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2026-11-10 · DW

Neuer injury gives Urbig chance to shape Bayern and Germany future

It's no secret that getting playing time is important to the development of any professional footballer – especially if your aspiration is to become the first-choice goalkeeper for your country . For most national team coaches, only a keeper who is playing regularly for his club merits consideration. Unsurprisingly, Germany coach Jürgen Klopp is no exception. While he did give Urbig – the backup keeper at Bayern – two starts in his first international break as national team boss, for the upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against Serbia and the Netherlands , Marc-André ter Stegen remains the undisputed No. 1. But when Klopp gave ter Stegen the nod, Urbig was still spending most of his time on the bench in Munich.

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