Craig Burley feels the UCL favourites all have one thing in common; their lack of defensive structure.

Ale Moreno assesses whether in-form Robert Lewandowski is valued as much as he should be at Bayern.

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Joachim Low has said that Manuel Neuer will remain Germany’s first choice goalkeeper, but will split duties with Marc-Andre ter Stegen in the upcoming international break.
Ter Stegen made his disappointment at not featuring in the last international break public, which prompted a reply from Neuer. It then led to Bayern president Uli Hoeness threatening a boycott of Bayern players in the German national team.
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The FC crew discuss the areas Germany need to shore up after they scraped by Northern Ireland to reclaim top spot in Group C.
Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen says it was “inappropriate” for Manuel Neuer to criticise him for expressing his desire to play more for the German national team.
Ter Stegen, 27, has been Barca’s outright No.1 since Claudio Bravo moved to Manchester City in 2016, but has remained backup to Neuer in international football.
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The FC crew discuss the areas Germany need to shore up after they scraped by Northern Ireland to reclaim top spot in Group C.
Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen says it was “inappropriate” for Manuel Neuer to criticise him for expressing his desire to play more for the German national team.
Ter Stegen, 27, has been Barca’s outright No.1 since Claudio Bravo moved to Manchester City in 2016, but has remained backup to Neuer in international football.
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Manuel Neuer speaks exclusively to ESPN FC about the occasion of playing at Anfield against Liverpool and how he expects Jurgen Klopp’s side to play.

In an exclusive with ESPN FC, Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer makes no excuses when asked about his side’s Bundesliga campaign.

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MUNICH — It would have been easy, understandable even, to cancel the interview. A few days before we were due to meet in the Bavarian capital last Sunday, Manuel Neuer had hurt his right hand in a training exercise. The injury was initially described as not serious but soon became the subject of much intrigue as the Bayern Munich goalkeeper missed two games and the club refused to provide any updates. Neuer, too, remained tight-lipped. The exact nature of his complaint was guarded jealously at…

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Serge Gnabry scored twice for Bayern Munich and Kingsley Coman provided the winner in extra time as Bayern defeated Hertha Berlin 3-2.

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Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has told ESPN he is confident of playing in the Champions League round-of-16 first leg clash at Liverpool on Feb. 19.
The 32-year-old goalkeeper has missed the Bundesliga champions’ last two matches with an injury to his right thumb and only used his feet in an open training session on Sunday as a precaution. However, he said he expects to be back in action in time for the trip to Anfield.
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Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac has said he will not take any risks on goalkeeper Manuel Neuer ahead of the Champions League visit to Liverpool on Feb. 19.
Neuer, 32, suffered a hand injury in the buildup to the Bundesliga match at Bayer Leverkusen earlier this month and has missed games against Leverkusen and Hertha Berlin.
“The player always makes the last call,” Kovac told a news conference ahead of the weekend meeting with Schalke.
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Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk believes Germany lacked confidence during the Netherlands 3-0 victory over the 2014 World Champions.

Kasey Keller says if Joachim Low doesn’t make changes soon it might be him that gets changed, after Germany’s 3-0 loss to the Netherlands.

The Netherlands beat Germany for the first time in 16 years, to earn their first UEFA Nations League victory at a roudy Johan Cruijff Arena.
Manuel Neuer has rejected Lothar Matthaus’ recent criticism of him and said that he is “in good form” and “all the lads know it.”
The Germany keeper was responding after the nation’s former captain had said that he believed Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen should get a chance in goal.
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Neuer, 32, returned from a foot injury only weeks before the 2018 World Cup and, while he was in solid form despite Germany’s early exit in Russia, the Bayern Munich captain has been far from his best in recent weeks…

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