Bayern keeper Neuer to miss DFB Pokal final against Stuttgart in latest injury setback

On Friday, Bayern announced Neuer was not part of the 21-man squad travelling to the German capital for the showpiece event, having failed to recover from injury.

The 40-year-old goalkeeper made a surprise return to Germany's World Cup squad on Thursday, coming back two years after announcing his international retirement to play in a fifth World Cup.

Named man of the match in Bayern's 2-1 win away at Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals in April, Neuer has continued to perform at a high level this season but has missed several games due to injury.

The 2014 World Cup winner has been troubled by the recurrence of a calf injury in the same leg he broke in a skiing accident in 2022.

Neuer was substituted after 60 minutes in Bayern's final Bundesliga game on Saturday with a problem in the same calf muscle.

Neuer will be replaced by understudy Jonas Urbig, who will also join the Germany squad this summer as a practice goalkeeper.

Bundesliga winners in mid-April, Bayern can secure a record-extending 14th double by defeating Stuttgart in the German capital on Saturday.