Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer out 2 weeks with calf injury

Posted April 15, 2019 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer reacts during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, on Saturday, April 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson) The Associated Press

MUNICH (AP) - Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will miss about two weeks with a muscle fiber tear in his calf and defender Mats Hummels is out for a few days with a thigh strain.

The Bundesliga club says doctor Hans-Wilhelm Mueller-Wohlfahrt diagnosed the injuries after the 4-1 win at Fortuna Duesseldorf on Sunday. Neuer injured his calf with no other players involved and limped off in the 53rd minute.

Bayern coach Niko Kovac said it was the same left calf that caused Neuer to miss games two weeks before. Neuer also had a thumb injury at the time.

Neuer will miss Bayern's league and cup games against Werder Bremen and the league match at Nuremberg. Bayern, which leads Borussia Dortmund by one point, is also bidding to reach the German Cup final.

The 33-year-old Neuer made only three league appearances for Bayern last season because of a hairline fracture in his left foot and was only confirmed late for Germany's World Cup squad last year.

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Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, left, leaves the pitch injured for Bayern goalkeeper Sven Ulreich, right, during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Fortuna Duesseldorf and Bayern Munich in Duesseldorf, Germany, Sunday April 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) The Associated Press

Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer leaves the pitch injured during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Fortuna Duesseldorf and Bayern Munich in Duesseldorf, Germany, Sunday April 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) The Associated Press

Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, center, leaves the pitch injured during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Fortuna Duesseldorf and Bayern Munich in Duesseldorf, Germany, Sunday April 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) The Associated Press

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