MUNICH: Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is set to return for Bayern Munich for the first time in more than a month in Saturday鈥檚 Bundesliga game against Borussia Moenchengladbach but Jamal Musiala will miss out.
The 38-year-old Neuer missed Bayern鈥檚 last four games of 2024 with a broken rib and wasn鈥檛 in the squad for a friendly against Salzburg on Monday, but now looks fully fit again, coach Vincent Kompany said Friday.
Neuer鈥檚 return for Bayern鈥檚 first league game of 2025 is all the more important after backup Daniel Peretz injured a kidney in a training incident on Wednesday. He鈥檚 expected to miss a few weeks, Kompany said.
Kompany confirmed Musiala, who hadn鈥檛 been training because of illness, won鈥檛 be available Saturday for the German league leader.
Among several other absences are midfielder Jo茫o Palhinha, who hasn鈥檛 played since early November with an adductor muscle tear, and defender Dayot Upamecano, who鈥檚 serving a one-game Bundesliga suspension for five yellow cards.