Yet he had been included in the starting lineup, as faithfully reported by Bayern Munich itself on the official portal and various social media accounts. In the end, however, Manuel Neuer did not make it and threw in the towel, being substituted during the pre-match warm-up against Werder Bremen by Sven Ulreich between the posts.
ℹ️Manuel #New hat the Warm-Up abgebrochen. Der Oberschenkel hat leichte Reaktion gezeigt. Um kein Risiko einzugehen, wird ihn Sven #Ulreich zwischen den Pfosten ersetzen. #MiaSanMia #FCBayern #SVWFCB https://t.co/fdogLSm5xm
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) September 21, 2024
What happened?
According to what was reported by Sky Sports UKManuel Neuer had signaled that he was back in form after a relapse during the week in the Champions League match against Dinamo Zagreb, dominated 9-2, which also caused the German goalkeeper to be substituted at half-time. But with today’s match against Werder, valid for the fourth round of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich together with coach Vincent Kompany decided not to take any risks and left Neuer out of the warm-up and then the match.
This is the short announcement broadcast on their social profiles: “Manuel Neuer has cancelled the warm-up. His thigh has shown a slight reaction. To be on the safe side, Sven Ulreich will replace him between the posts,” Bayern announced shortly before kick-off.
The official formations
Werder Bremen (4-3-2-1): Zetterer; Pieper, Stark, Jung; Weiser, Stage, Lynen, Agu; Schmid, Ducksch, Grull. Trainer: Werner.
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Ulreich; Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Musiala, Coman; Kane. Available: Gnabry, Goretzka, Sané, Dier, Palhinha, Guerreiro, Muller, Tel. Trainer: Company.
Friday 20th September
Augsburg – Mainz 2-3
Saturday 21st September
3:30pm Bochum – Kiel
3.30pm Werder Bremen – Bayern Munich
15:30 Heidenheim – Freiburg
3.30pm Union Berlin – Hoffenheim
6.30pm Frankfurt – Borussia Monchengladbach
Sunday 22nd September
15:30 Leverkusen – Wolfsburg
17:30 Stuttgart – Dortmund
19:30 St. Pauli – RB Leipzig
Classification
1. Bayern Munich 9 points
2. Borussia Dortmund 7 points
3. Leipzig 7 points
4. Heidenheim 6 points
5. Bayer Leverkusen 6 points
6. Eintracht Frankfurt 6 points
7. Freiburg 6 points
8. Werder Bremen 5 points
9. Union Berlin 5 points
10. Mainz 5 points*
10. Stuttgart 4 points
11. Augsburg 4 points*
12. Wolfsburg 3 points
13. Hoffenheim 3 points
14. Borussia Monchengladbach 3 points
16. Bochum 0 points
17. St. Pauli 0 points
18. Kiel 0 points
*one more game