Loris Karius was the toast of Schalke 04 supporters on Saturday night as he produced a goalkeeping masterclass to earn his team a clean sheet against Bayern Munich.The former Liverpool ‘keeper – whose time with the Reds ended on a low point after two costly errors in the 2018 Champions League final against Real Madrid – has since enjoyed quite the redemption arc in Gelsenkirchen, helping his current club to promotion back to the Bundesliga earlier this year.The 33-year-old was hailed as a crucial figure in Schalke’s return to the top flight, and their first home game back in the division pitted them against the reigning champions.Karius denies Bayern with world-class performanceKarius made five saves in total as his side held Bayern to a 0-0 draw and ended their opponents’ streak of scoring in 58 successive games (BBC Sport), with two of those stops being especially eye-catching.In the first half, he reacted quickly to tip away a shot from Nathaniel Brown from penalty spot range, and that was eclipsed shortly before full-time by a stunning reaction save to keep out a goalbound shot from Harry Kane.(Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustKarius’ redemption has been wonderful to witnessHaving conceded only 0.8 goals per game in Schalke’s promotion campaign, Karius already looks at home in the Bundesliga and will do very well to have a moment as satisfying as that stupendous save to deny the England striker.Considering that the goalkepeer barely played at all in the early part of this decade – he made just seven appearances from the 2020/21 to 2023/24 seasons – his redemption since leaving Liverpool has been remarkable.We couldn’t be happier for the German after the harrowing experience of Kyiv eight years ago, and it’s difficult to comprehend how much strength of character was required to pick himself up from that night in May 2018.Karius’ story is an example to any footballer who goes through such a tough period in their career to never lose faith in themselves and remain defiant in the hope of a better tomorrow.Having been through the trenches in the past, the 33-year-old must’ve felt like a million dollars after his world-class performance against Bayern, and that is wonderful to see. More power to him.You can view Karius’ heroics against Bayern below, via Sky Sports Football on YouTube:The post (Video) Loris Karius continues post-Kyiv redemption arc with world-class heroics to thwart Bayern appeared first on The Empire of The Kop.