Story bymuller-eraSat, January 17, 2026 at 11:45 PM UTC·1 min readThere is no one like Manuel Neuer and that is a fact. As he has done several times before, Neuer turned Bayern Munich hero vs. RB Leipzig. The Bavarians in their first game of the second half of the season faced RB Leipzig away. If they managed to go home with a 5-1 win, it was majorly by dint of a solid goalkeeping job by Neuer. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHere’s a great example of how good a job the captain did — his save against Diomande in the 72nd minute. Purely reflexive, and at his age, he still has not lost his touch. So naturally the consensus was that he not retire — his age clearly meant nothing.