Bayer knocked Bayern out of the DFB Pokal after Neuer's red card

Manuel Neuer's mistake led to Bayern ending their participation in the 2024/25 DFB Pokal.

The Munich goalkeeper run out of the penalty area in the 17th minute of the game and crashed into Frimpong before immediately seeing a red card. Playing with ten men, Kompany's side were unable to stop the reigning Cup winners, eventually conceding the decisive goal in the second half when Tella headed the ball into the net.

2024-25, Germany - DFB Pokal

Bayern - Bayer 04 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: Tella, 69 (0:1)

Bayern: Neuer (till 17); Upamecano; Kim Min-jae (Tel M., 84); Kimmich; Goretzka (Pavlovic Al., 73); Sane L. (Peretz Da., 19); Coman (Gnabry, 73); Olise; Davies; Laimer (Boey, 73); Musiala
Bench: Dier; Guerreiro; Ibrahimovic A.; Muller
Yellow Cards: Upamecano 13; Goretzka 52
Red cards: Neuer 17'

Bayer 04: Kovar M.; Hincapie; Tah J.; Tapsoba E.; Grimaldo; Mukiele (Arthur Soares, 61); Frimpong J.; Andrich (Schick, 46; Tella, 61); Wirtz; Palacios Ex.; Xhaka
Bench: Hradecky; Aleix Garcia; Belocian; Terrier; Stepanov Ar.; Onyeka F-I.
Yellow Cards: Tapsoba E. 13; Wirtz 22; Kovar M. 78