European football: Bayern beat Mainz but Neuer’s record-breaking day turns sour
What happened
Bayern Munich beat Mainz 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday, but goalkeeper Manuel Neuer left the pitch injured before half-time.
The 40-year-old had just become Bayern's oldest player ever, passing Bernd Dreher, before a recurrence of his foot injury forced him off for Jonas Urbig.
Earlier in the half, Neuer flailed at a cross and Mainz's Lee Jae-sung scored, but the goal was ruled out for offside.
Bayern stayed top on goal difference, level on 21 points with Borussia Dortmund after nine games, and have now gone 31 league away games unbeaten.
Neuer's October error against Augsburg was his fifth leading to a goal in 17 Bundesliga games, according to Sofascore using Opta data; he made 10 such errors in the previous 248 appearances.
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