Bayern Munich will not recover the German Cup. The Bavarian club was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Pokal by the defending champion, Bayer Leverkusen, who came to win at the Allianz-Arena this Tuesday evening (0-1).
This meeting changed in the 17th minute with the exclusion of Manuel Neuer. While Jeremie Frimpong had gone behind the defense, the German goalkeeper came to shove the Dutch full-back in the middle of a run, outside his area, and the referee had no other choice but to show the red card . The very first of Manuel Neuer’s immense career!
At 10 against 11, and without the injured Harry Kane, Bayern had some good chances in the first half, but Bayer ended up making the difference, with a header from Nathan Tella from a cross from Alejandro Grimaldo (67th).
On the French side, Dayot Upamecano, Kingsley Coman and Michael Olise started, while Sacha Boey and Mathys Tel came on. Nordi Mukiele was also in the eleven for Leverkusen, while former Rennais Martin Terrier and Jeanuel Belocian remained on the bench.
