Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will miss his side's top-of-the-table clash with Bundesliga high-fliers Freiburg on Sunday due to ongoing problems with his shoulder, coach Julian Nagelsmann confirmed. "Manuel won't play, he is still in pain.
I hope he can be back next week, but Freiburg will be too early for him," said Nagelsmann, whose team will now be without their captain for a second game in a row. "It's annoying, but that's how it is," he added.
Neuer missed Bayern's 4-2 Champions League win over Viktoria Plzen in midweek with a bruised shoulder, but had played every single minute of the league season so far.
Nagelsmann confirmed that he would once again be replaced by reserve keeper Sven Ulreich on Sunday. Bayern remain under immense pressure ahead of the Freiburg game, having won just one of their last six games in the Bundesliga.