Germany’s No.1 missed the win over Kaiserslautern with the calf injury he picked up against Borussia Dortmund but he is confident of being available for the trip to the Bernabeu
Bayern Munich have been boosted by the news that goalkeeper Manuel Neuer expects to be fit for Wednesday’s Champions League showdown with Real Madrid.
The Germany international was forced off at half-time in last weekend’s Bundesliga defeat to Borussia Dortmund because of a calf problem.
However, while Neuer was left out of the squad for Wednesday night’s DFB-Pokal win over Kaiserslautern, the 28-year-old shot-stopper is confident of being available for the first leg of Bayern’s Champions League semi-final tie against Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.
“I feel very good,” he told his club’s official website. “I’m assuming that I can play on Wednesday.”
After taking over in goal for the 5-1 rout of Kaiserslautern, the 20-year-old Lukas Raeder is once again expected to deputise for Neuer in Saturday’s Bundesliga meeting with Eintracht Braunschweig.