Neuer hits 1,000 mark as Bayern held 0-0
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer went over 1,000 minutes without conceding a goal during yesterday’s goalless draw at Hoffenheim as the Bavarians had their 10-match winning streak ended. Bayern’s 2-0 win over Manchester City in the Champions...
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer went over 1,000 minutes without conceding a goal during yesterday’s goalless draw at Hoffenheim as the Bavarians had their 10-match winning streak ended.
Bayern’s 2-0 win over Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday had been their 10th consecutive victory and although the run was broken at Hoffenheim, Munich’s last defeat in any competition was still back on August 7.
Neuer, who joined from Schalke last summer, has now gone 1,018 minutes without conceding a goal in all competitions. The 25-year-old had to work to keep his record intact as he pulled off a stunning save from defender Marvin Comper on 22 minutes.
Neuer still has to keep several cleansheets to claim a record.
Belgian Dany Verlinden holds the European record of 1,390 minutes for Brugge, a mark which Manchester United’s Edwin van der Sar came close to breaking when he went 1,311 minutes without conceding a goal in the 2008-09 season.
Despite picking up a point, Bayern remain three points clear at the top of the league and with a vastly superior goal difference, they cannot be caught even if second-placed Werder Bremen win at Hanover today.
Moenchengladbach, the only team to beat Bayern this season, suffered their first defeat in four games when they went down 1-0 at Freiburg to stay third.
‘Gladbach’s teenage goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen conceded his first goal since August 22 after Freiburg midfielder Johannes Flum fired home from 20 metres and his shot took a deflection.
Michael Ballack captained Leverkusen to a 3-1 win at home to Wolfsburg having scored in his team’s Champions League win over Genk on Wednesday.
Ballack was again impressive and went close with a long-range shot as striker Eren Derdiyok, defender Gonzalo Castro and forward Stefan Kiessling all scored.
Borussia Dortmund bounced back from their heavy Champions League defeat at Marseille in midweek to enjoy an impressive 4-0 win at home to Augsburg as Poland striker Robert Lewandowski and midfielder Mario Goetze ran riot.
Lewandowski hit two first-half goals, before goalkeeper and captain Roman Wiedenfeller maintained his side’s lead when he dived the right way to halt a penalty from Gibril Sankoh.
Goetze made sure of the three points when he darted on to a chip from Lewandowski and the 19-year-old returned the compliment when he fired in his cross which the Polish forward headed home to complete his hat-trick.
Results, fixtures
B. Leverkusen 3 - Wolfsburg 1
B. Dortmund 4 - Augsburg 0
Nuremberg 3 - Mainz 3
Freiburg 1 - B. M’gladbach 0
H. Berlin 3 - Cologne 0
Hoffenheim 0 - B. Munich 0
Standings
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| B. Munich | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 19 |
| W. Bremen | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 16 |
| B. M’gladbach | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| B. Dortmund | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 13 |
| Stuttgart | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
| Hoffenheim | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
| B. Leverkusen | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Schalke | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
| Hertha Berlin | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 |
| Hanover | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Nuremberg | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Cologne | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 10 |
| Wolfsburg | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 |
| Mainz | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 8 |
| Freiburg | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 7 |
| Kaiserslautern | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| Hamburg | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 4 |
| Augsburg | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 |
Playing today
Hanover vs W. Bremen - 15.30
Hamburg vs Schalke 04 - 17.30