Manuel Neuer sidelined after knee surgery

Bayern Munich keeper Manuel Neuer successfully underwent knee surgery and will be unavailable for the coming weeks, the German club announced on Sunday.

Neuer played in Bayern's 3-2 league win over RB Leipzig on Saturday. And the very next day, he had an operation on his right knee.

"All of us at the club and the whole team wish Manuel a good and speedy recovery, and we're sure he will soon be back to top fitness with us," said Bayern's sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic on the Bavarian club's website. 

The club didn’t say how long Neuer would be out of action. The Bayern and German captain said on social media that his surgery went well, and that he was hoping to be back in a "couple of weeks".

Bayern face VfL Bochum on Saturday, before taking on Austria's RB Salzburg in a Champions League knockout tie on February 17.