As the Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich thrashed Schalke on Sunday, Manuel Neuer had set a new
record in Bundesliga with the 197th clean sheet of his German top-flight career.
The 34-year-old has been voted as the best goalkeeper of 2020 by FIFA, improving the previous record set by former goalkeeper Oliver Kahn of Bayern and Germany.
To hit the old level, which current German keeper Neuer usurped after 423 league matches for the Bavarians and former club Schalke, Kahn needed 557 Bundesliga matches for Bayern and Karlsruher.
Neuer pulled off saves on Sunday to deny Mark Uth and Suat Serdar at Gelsenkirchen.
Neuer said he hoped that Schalke could escape relegation until joining Bayern in 2011 through their academy.
After brushing off his record concerns, Neuer told Sky that he hoped Schalke would remain in the Bundesliga and manage to turn the tide.
Schalke had one or two opportunities, and as well as they should have done, Bayern did not defend.
The 4-0 win, which saw Thomas Mueller score twice, took Bayern seven points clear of RB Leipzig's second position in the table.
The 34-year-old has been voted as the best goalkeeper of 2020 by FIFA, improving the previous record set by former goalkeeper Oliver Kahn of Bayern and Germany.
To hit the old level, which current German keeper Neuer usurped after 423 league matches for the Bavarians and former club Schalke, Kahn needed 557 Bundesliga matches for Bayern and Karlsruher.
Neuer pulled off saves on Sunday to deny Mark Uth and Suat Serdar at Gelsenkirchen.
Neuer said he hoped that Schalke could escape relegation until joining Bayern in 2011 through their academy.
After brushing off his record concerns, Neuer told Sky that he hoped Schalke would remain in the Bundesliga and manage to turn the tide.
Schalke had one or two opportunities, and as well as they should have done, Bayern did not defend.
The 4-0 win, which saw Thomas Mueller score twice, took Bayern seven points clear of RB Leipzig's second position in the table.