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Bayern Munich's Neuer Injury Sours Record Day
Bayern Munich's Neuer injury ends record-breaking day as Bayern beat Mainz 2-1.
In brief
Bayern Munich's Neuer injury ends record-breaking day as Bayern beat Mainz 2-1. Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer suffered a foot injury during a 2-1 win over Mainz, ending his record-breaking day as Bayern's oldest player. Originally reported by the Guardian.
Neuer's record-breaking day
Bayern Munich secured a 2-1 victory over Mainz in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Neuer's injury
Neuer became Bayern's oldest player at 40 years, 225 days, but was forced off with a foot injury.
Neuer's mistake
Neuer's error against Augsburg led to the fastest-ever Bundesliga goal after eight seconds.
Neuer's error rate
According to Sofascore, Neuer made one error every 3.4 matches in his previous 17 Bundesliga games.
The essence
Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer suffered a foot injury during a 2-1 win over Mainz, ending his record-breaking day as Bayern's oldest player.
