Oliver Baumann, at 34 one of the oldest debutants in DFB history, explains why Manuel Neuer was not his idol, goalkeepers never finish learning and he saves so many penalties.
It is impossible to predict how long Marc-André ter Stegen, 32, will be out after his patella tendon injury. The national team’s starting goalkeeper is unlikely to return before the start of next season. This offers the substitutes Oliver Baumann, 34, and Alexander Nübel, 27, unexpected opportunities, although the goalkeeper from Hoffenheim seems to be a little ahead of his Stuttgart colleague. Baumann has a home game in the game against Bosnia on Saturday evening in Freiburg; he was born a few kilometers away in Breisach am Rhein.
