Sven Ulreich filled in capably during Neuer's Bundesliga absence with a sore toe as Bayern like to have a strong back up keeper in case of anything untoward happening with the world's best goalkeeper.
Javi Martinez will take much of the blame for Bayern Munich's 2-1 Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat by Real Madrid on Wednesday after his red card, but it does not hide the hosts' need for a major overhaul. "That is how ambitious he is". "Bayern never got hold of Madrid's strikers in the second half", Kahn complained. Teammate Marcelo had a theory following the four-time Ballon d'Or winner's match-winning performance against Bayern.
"We don't have a big chance, but it's still a chance - we're still alive", said Ancelotti.
It could have been worse for Bayern - Sergio Ramos had a goal ruled out late for offside.
Ronaldo says he'll be at Los Blancos for another 10 years so he should surpass club legend Ferenc Puskas' record of being the club's oldest post-war goalscorer when he netted against Sevilla on November 1965 aged 38 years and 233 days. "I made radical changes to my training to get to this stage of the season in the best state possible", Ronaldo told reporters after becoming the first player to score 100 goals in UEFA competitions.
Bayern were unable to defend their opener as Real turned up in the second half with two goals from Ronaldo on Wednesday evening, reports Xinhua news agency.
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Ancelotti added: "Sometimes you miss a penalty, that was not the first one, and it will not be the last one, but we can build on the first half".
Real deserved the win which Ronaldo sealed by reaching the 100-goal milestone on 77 minutes. It wasn't a penalty but that happens and it could have been 2-0.
"I am very disappointed by the penalty miss, but this is football".
"We have to find the ten to fifteen percent in Madrid that we lacked this time", demanded Robben.
Thanks to the brilliance of Manuel Neuer, Bayern still have a sniff in the tie and both Lewandowski and Mats Hummels will likely be fit for the return at the Bernabeu. Now we must relax because the game in LaLiga is just around the corner. The Brazilian forward is banned for Saturday's visit to Real Sociedad and the "Clasico' showdown at Real Madrid the following week, plus the game against basement club Osasuna, with Paco Alcacer likely to take his place". With the Spanish title-decider against Barcelona coming one week on Sunday that might be a concern but Bale confirmed that his injury was "not too bad".
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