Manuel Neuer overtakes Thomas Müller and Lionel Messi in UEFA Champions League appearances top three
The 40-year-old goalkeeper made his 164th Champions League appearance in Bayern Munich 's 2026/27 league-phase win at Atlético Madrid . He overtakes former teammate Thomas Müller , who finished his Bayern career with 163 outings, while also moving clear of Messi, who made made 163 appearances for Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.
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8 outlets · first-seen order- +0 min
FAZ — SportDE · DEBroke it
Champions League: Poker um Olise und Neuer beim FC Bayern in Madrid
- +7 h 17 min
n-tv — SportDE · DEOwn reporting
Thomas Müller entthront: Manuel Neuer kehrt zurück - und schnappt sich direkt Rekord
- +8 h 54 min
Transfermarkt — NewsEN · DEOwn reporting
Manuel Neuer overtakes Lionel Messi in list of all-time Champions League appearances
- +9 h 6 min
- +9 h 58 min
AjanssporTR · TROwn reporting
- +10 h 12 min
zerozero.ptPT · PTOwn reporting
Manuel Neuer isola-se como o terceiro jogador com mais jogos na Liga dos Campeões
- +10 h 18 min
BundesligaEN · DEOwn reporting
Manuel Neuer overtakes Thomas Müller and Lionel Messi in UEFA Champions League appearances top three
- +11 h 39 min
kicker — AktuellDE · DEOwn reporting
Neuer gesteht: "Habe auch heute Morgen wieder Schmerzen beim Gehen gehabt"
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