After the first red card of Manuel Neuer’s career, Bayern Munich was eliminated from the German Cup by Bayer Leverkusen (0-1).
Bayern Munich is back in the German Cup. The Bavarian club was eliminated in the Cup final by defending champion Bayer Leverkusen, who won at the Allianz-Arena in March (0-1).
This is based on the 17th minute with the exclusion of Manuel Neuer. While Jérémie Frimpong had gone behind the defense, the Allerand goalkeeper came to push the Dutch full-back in the middle of a run, outside his area, and the referee had no other choice than to show the red card . Manuel Neuer’s first career!
At 10 against 11, and without the injured Harry Kane, Bayern had some good chances in the first half, but Bayer had a good chance to make the difference, with a header from Nathan Tella on 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.