Lehmann hits all-time low with Bayern fans

ARSENAL goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has never been popular in Munich but on Tuesday his status dipped to an all-time low after an unsporting act in Germany’s 4-2 defeat by Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.

The match celebrated Bayern’s first performance in their 340 million stadium, but Lehmann stole the headlines with a brutal bodycheck which sent Bayern midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger crashing into the advertising hoardings.

Schweinsteiger, an international team-mate of Lehmann, looked less than amused by the tackle as he hobbled back onto the pitch.

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