Urbig Shines in Bayern’s 5–0 Win Over Stuttgart as Eberl Defends Nübel
The 22-year-old backup learned of his start only hours before kickoff, underscoring Vincent Kompany’s deliberate rotation.
Overview
- Jonas Urbig started in goal and delivered a clean sheet in Bayern Munich’s 5–0 victory over VfB Stuttgart.
- Urbig said he was told at 11 a.m. that he would start and stressed the goalkeeping group’s readiness to step in when needed.
- Match reports credited Urbig’s distribution and highlighted Alexander Nübel’s struggles, including an error on Bayern’s third goal.
- Bayern sporting director Max Eberl publicly backed Nübel, saying he has shown very good performances and remains an outstanding goalkeeper.
- Vincent Kompany has been integrating Urbig with selective starts this season, including recent DFB-Pokal outings and now a league assignment.