Lehmann still my number one, says Germany manager

Germany’s team manager Oliver Bierhoff has backed Jens Lehmann to bounce back following the goalkeeper’s first-half dismissal in Arsenal’s Champions League final defeat to Barcelona.

Lehmann, who has been riding on a wave of euphoria ever since learning he had pipped Oliver Kahn as Germany’s number one goalkeeper at the World Cup, was sent off in the 18th minute in Paris when he brought down Samuel Eto’o.