Bundesliga matchday 26: Bayern’s keeper crisis, European race tightens, relegation battle intensifies | OneFootball

Matchday 26 delivered a chaotic finale for Bayern Munich, who finished with nine men and a deepening goalkeeping crisis, while Stuttgart boosted their European push and the relegation battle tightened across six clubs.

According to Get German Football News, Bayern were without Manuel Neuer and Jonas Urbig when Sven Ulreich suffered injury in a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen. On Sunday the club said Ulreich had torn a right adductor muscle fibre and faces a lay-off.

With all three senior keepers out, sixteen-year-old Leonard Prescott was on the bench, is eligible for the knockout phase, and could debut against Union Berlin if Urbig is not fit. Urbig may return if his concussion symptoms clear before Atalanta on Wednesday.

If no extra Champions League berth arrives, only the top four will qualify. Five points separate Hoffenheim on 50 in third from Bayer Leverkusen on 45 in sixth, with Stuttgart and Leipzig between them. Leipzig host Hoffenheim on Friday.

Mainz won 2-0 at Werder Bremen, and Borussia Monchengladbach beat St. Pauli 2-0. Four points split 12th to 16th, and Wolfsburg in 17th are three behind St. Pauli and four from safety. Köln host Gladbach, and Wolfsburg face Werder, on matchday 27.

Dortmund beat Augsburg as 18-year-old Luca Reggiani became the Bundesliga’s youngest Italian scorer. In Hamburg’s 1-1 draw with Köln, Fabio Vieira scored, and coach Merlin Polzin lamented a €20m option is prohibitive and another Arsenal loan doubtful.

Source: Get German Football News