First disappointment of the season for Bayern Munichwho exited in the round of 16 of the German Cup at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen (title holders) and said goodbye to dreams of glory and the final in Berlin for the fifth consecutive year. Previously, the team coached today by Vincent Kompany had been eliminated three times in the second round and once in the quarter-finals.
Without striker Kane (out with a hamstring problem), the Belgian coach had focused on Musiala, Olise, Sané and Coman, but after just 17 minutes Manuel Neuer ruined all plans: the goalkeeper completely mistimed an exit and overwhelmed Frimpong, receiving a red card, the first of his career after 866 games.
Neuer explained: “The episode was obviously fundamental in the match, it hurts and I’m sorry. I saw it coming and I wanted to resolve the situation by going forward. I didn’t touch the ball, the referee decided to blow his whistle and give me a red card. I apologized to everyone on the pitch.”
The program
Tuesday 3 December
Bielefeld – Freiburg 3-1
Regensburg – Stuttgart 0-3
Bayern Munich – Bayer Leverkusen 0-1
Werder Bremen – Darmstadt 1-0
Wednesday 4 December
Cologne – Hertha Berlin
Wolfsburg – Hoffenheim
Karlsruher – Augsburg
Leipzig – Eintracht Frankfurt