MUNICH (AP): The captain "Bavaria" Manuel Neuer is now eliminated from the game in the Bundesliga for Bayer in Leverkusen.

Bayern have stated that the 32-year-old goalkeeper injured his right hand in training on Friday and remains in Munich, rather than traveling with the team.

Bayern, six-time favourites in the defence, did not give the extent of the injury he has had, no indication of how many games he will miss. His space play an auxiliary goalkeeper Sven Ulreich.

Team Nico Kovacs 6 points behind Dortmund "Borussia" and needs to win in Leverkusen, in order to save pressure on the League favorites, who are still faced with a solid away game now on the 5th space Eintracht Frankfurt.

Bayern have won 7 victories in 7 League games.

The Leverkusen won their first victory under the direction of fresh coach Peter warden last weekend.