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'Words fail me' - Devastated Manuel Neuer speaks out after howler helps Real Madrid dump Bayern Munich out of Champions League

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The Bavarians were on the cusp of securing an all-German final showdown against Borussia Dortmund, holding a 3-2 aggregate lead over Madrid after Alphonso Davies' early goal at the Bernabeu. However, Neuer's blunder in the dying moments of the match, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/video-joselu-hero-real-madrid-super-sub-champions-league-semi-final-on-manuel-neuer-howler-var-check/bltdadb7e3db94cd862" target="_blank">which paved the way for Joselu's equaliser, </a>turned the tide in Madrid's favour.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Neuer, hailed as one of Bayern Munich's greatest players, endured a heart-wrenching moment as he failed to handle Vinicius Junior's shot, allowing Joselu to capitalize and level the tie in the 88th minute. With extra-time looming, Joselu struck again in injury time, sealing <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/harry-kane-trophy-curse-no-chance-real-madrid-champions-league-voodoo-winners-losers-joselu-wembley/blta5ffff5ee8801643" target="_blank">Bayern's fate and propelling Real Madrid into the final.</a>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Speaking after the match, a disappointed Neuer told DAZN: "Anyone who’s ever played football knows how I’m feeling right now. That we’ve been knocked out in the closing stages, having led 1-0 until the 85th minute, it’s extremely bitter. We’d taken one step to London, we saw ourselves in the final and now I’m lost for words. It’s extremely bitter for me. "I expected the ball to land a bit differently to my chest but it went a bit higher and it was difficult to get a hold of it. And then Joselu was there quicker and it was difficult to defend. For a goalkeeper who’s been around for a while, it’s something I’ve already experienced, but the goal was brutal."

WHAT NEUER SAID

Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel echoed Neuer's sentiments and labelled the goalkeeper's mistake as "very unusual"."We are almost through, it’s almost there and there was a very unusual mistake from our best player for the equaliser then we conceded the second one in stoppage time," he said."When you are through in the 88th minute you see the end of the tunnel. Was it our very best match? No. But we didn’t need to be perfect, we just needed to be good enough in this moment. In the moment when we had one player out with a cramp, we conceded a goal we never usually would with our goalkeeper. You have to accept the result in the end."

DID YOU KNOW?

Tuchel's tenure at Bayern is set to end with a whimper as the Bavarian giants go trophyless in this campaign. The German manager will return to the dugout for the penultimate time against Wolfsburg on Sunday in the Bundesliga.Meanwhile, Real Madrid's triumph sets the stage for an enticing European final against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on June 1.

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Manuel Neuer was at a loss for words after his howler helped Real Madrid dump Bayern Munich out of the Champions League.

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