Top 5 Saves Manuel Neuer Made for Bayern Munich That Will Stun You

The exclusion of Neuer from the German national team after the World Cup came as a shocker to many, but Joachim low’s decision was widely contested as he put one of Germany’s all time best goalkeepers on the line. The World Cup winner in 2014 had a bad World Cup in Russia in 2018 and was struggling with a foot injury.

Still only 33 and fresh enough to play on for another couple of years at the top level, the former Schalke man is highly rated and why not. We take a look at the Top 5 Saves Manuel Neuer made for Bayern.

5. Bayern Munich v Arsenal, 2015-16 UEFA Champions League

Neuer is usually quick off the feet, and uses his body to block shots out. This one was pure handword as he parried a Mesut Ozil point blank range shot with great aplomb.

The occasion called for a Neuer special, with Bayern squaring off against fancied English opposition Arsenal. The shot came at the end of a brilliant piece of play strung together by Arsene Wenger’s team, involving Sanchez, Santi Cazorla and Ramsey.

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4. Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich, 2018-19 Bundesliga

This one was awkward for Dortmund skipper Marco Reus as he had started celebrating his free kick goal against Bayern in the showdown between the two sides in December.

Reus, shooting 20 yards out, didn’t notice the Bayern captain making a goal-line save to deny their arch-rivals a critical point in one of the most important games of the season.

3. Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich, 2013-14 Bundesliga

The master of penalty saves, Manuel Neuer came up against the best in the Bundesliga and delivered. Pitched up against Robert Lewandowski of Dortmund in an all heated German giants’ showdown, Neuer denied the Pole by diving to his left and keeping his low shot out.

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Lewandowski was the leading goalscorer in the Bundesliga at the time.

2. Real Madrid v Bayern Munich, 2011-12 UEFA Champions League

Facing against a Real Madrid team in the Champions League is a difficult proposition in itself and Neuer was additionally charged with stopping a CR7 spot-kick from going in.

The save becomes all the more special because of the timing as it ensured that the Bavarians went on to the Finals. With the game locked after extra time, Neuer denied Ronaldo with a wonderful save to his right, carrying Bayern through to the Final against Chelsea.

1. FC Koln v Bayern Munich, 2017-18 Bundesliga

Reaction saves are often the best and so is the case here as Manuel Neuer made a stunning save from a Ozako header that seemed destined to be heading for the top corner.

What makes this save all the more special is that Bayern were holding just a one-goal lead and looking to press when the home team had broken out and knit together a brilliant counter-attack.