Overview
- Manuel Neuer returned to Bayern's starting lineup in Madrid on Tuesday, kept a clean sheet and helped the team secure a 2-0 win over Atlético Madrid.
- Neuer revealed after the match that he had felt pain every day while walking during his five-game layoff and that he used a 14°C cold-water treatment on the morning of the game to ease his foot.
- The appearance was Neuer's 164th in the Champions League, moving him into sole third place on the competition's all-time appearance list behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Iker Casillas.
- Jonas Urbig had deputized in goal during Neuer's absence, and Bayern now sit on eight points from four group games, a position that keeps direct qualification to the round of 16 likely.
- Neuer publicly credited Bayern's medical staff for getting him fit to play, and the team now turns to a Bundesliga trip to Mainz on Saturday as it manages the captain's ongoing injury load.