Overview
- Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid 2-1 with Manuel Neuer making a string of saves against Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior, a performance BILD ranked among the standout games of his career.
- World Cup winner Benedikt Höwedes urged Germany to take Neuer to the World Cup and called him the best goalkeeper in the world.
- German reporting says coach Julian Nagelsmann is expected to start Oliver Baumann at the summer tournament, which keeps any change in goal under review.
- Neuer has said a national-team comeback is not on his agenda right now, despite the renewed attention after the Madrid win.
- Reader reactions compiled by FOCUS online were split, with many praising Neuer as decisive and others arguing the acclaim was inflated and noting two errors that Real failed to punish.