BUNDESLIGA: Neuer sustain calf injury

Apr 12, 2014 6:36:00 PM
The 28-year-old didn't emerge for the
second half after suffering an injury
during his side's meeting with
Dortmund in the Allianz Arena
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer
was withdrawn at half-time of his side's
Bundesliga match with Borussia Dortmund ,
with the club confirming the Germany
international had been replaced because of a
calf injury.
The shot stopper played all of the first half
as his side went 1-0 down to their rivals on
Saturday but didn't emerge for the restart,
having been replaced by 20-year-old Lukas
Raeder.
Neuer's absence was felt from the early
stages of the second period as his young
replacement conceded twice in the first 12
minutes, being caught in a poor position from
Marco Reus and then seeing Jonas Hofmann
smashing over him and into the back of the
net shortly afterwards.
The injury could become a real problem for
Pep Guardiola as they prepare to meet Real
Madrid on April 23 in the semi-final of the
Champions League and Kaiserslautern in the
DFB-Pokal on Wednesday April 16. Bayern's
second choice goalkeeper Tom Starke has
been ruled out for the remainder of the
season after tearing a ligament in his right elbow.