Sevilla 1-2 Bayern Munich: 5 Talking Points

#3 Is Sven Ulreich good enough to temporarily succeed Manuel Neuer?

Sven Ulreich has had to fill some pretty big boots

Having established himself as the first-team goalkeeper and going on to become a mainstay in the Stuttgart first-team for 5 full seasons, Sven Ulreich moved to Bayern Munich before the start of the 2015-16 season.

Since then, in the presence of Manuel Neuer, Ulreich has had little to do at the Bavarian club. In his two full seasons at Bayern before the ongoing one, making just 10 appearances across all competitions.

This season, though, Neuer's injury meant that Ulreich would have to step up and defend the sticks, and defend he has. He has already made a total of 36 appearances in all competitions, already.

In the Bundesliga, he has played 23 games and has kept 11 clean sheets, conceding an average of 0.78 goals per game, while making an average of 1.39 saves per game.

In the UEFA Champions League, he has played 7 games and has kept just 2 clean sheets. However, here too, he has conceded just 0.78 goals per game, while making an impressive average of 3 saves per game.

So far, he has made the most of the opportunity as Bayern seem to be excelling on all fronts. At the age of 29, he may not be a long-term alternative to Neuer. His biggest test, though, is yet to come in the form of whichever team Bayern will have to take on in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, if and when they qualify.

If Bayern do qualify and Ulreich can manage to deny the best of the best from finding the back of the net, then there's no doubt that he's not just good enough for the Bundesliga, but also at the European level.