Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer made his comeback from a nine-month injury break on Saturday but was unable to prevent the world champions suffering a surprise 2-1 friendly defeat to Austria. Neuer, who had not played a single official game since breaking a bone in his foot back in September, was handed the captaincy and looked fresh and confident but was powerless to stop Austria's two second-half goals.
It was Germany's fifth match without a win and their first defeat to Austria for 32 years. Forward Nils Petersen was given his Germany debut at the age of 29 but was largely anonymous.