Goalkeeper of Bayern and the German national team Manuel Neuer has set a new record in the UEFA Champions League for the number of clean sheet matches in the tournament.
Recall that Bayern defeated London's Arsenal 1-0 in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals and advanced to the semi-finals with an aggregate score of 3-2.
Thus, this game marked Neuer's 58th clean sheet in this tournament. The German goalkeeper broke the previous record held by former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who had 57 such games.
It is worth noting that Neuer trails Casillas in the number of games played in the tournament among goalkeepers. Neuer has 138 matches to his name, while Casillas has 177.
Earlier, the head coach of the German national team, Julian Nagelsmann, confirmed that Neuer would be the starting goalkeeper for the national team at the 2024 European Championship.
Moreover, Bayern goalkeeper was named the best goalkeeper of the 2010s by FourFourTwo.