Leverkusen won the Bundesliga for the first time in their history last season, bruising the ego of serial winners Bayern in the process.
Now, the Bavarian giants have the opportunity to lay down a marker in the 2024/25 campaign as the two teams placed first and second in the table do battle on Saturday.
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Leverkusen Recent Form
Last season, Leverkusen went the entire Bundesliga campaign without losing a game on their journey to winning the title. We are only four games into the new season and they have lost already, with RB Leipzig putting them to the sword at the end of August.
They won their other three league games against Gladbach, Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg.
In the Champions League last week, they impressively won 4-0 away from home at Feyenoord, with Florian Wirtz scoring two.
Leverkusen Injury News
The only injury concern recently for Leverkusen has been Exequiel Palacios, but he earned 11 minutes off the bench last weekend so is close to full fitness.
Last Leverkusen Lineup
Here’s how Leverkusen lined up against Wolfsburg.
Bayern Recent Form
Bayern have enjoyed a fantastic start to the new campaign under Vincent Kompany, winning six matches in a row across three competitions. They started the season off with a victory versus Ulm in the German Cup and subsequently won all four Bundesliga fixtures versus Wolfsburg, Freiburg, Kiel and Werder Bremen.
They are breaking records in Europe, too, as they secured the biggest ever Champions League victory with a 9-2 demolition of Dinamo Zagreb.
Bayern Injury News
Sacha Boey and Manuel Neuer are out injured at the moment, but the squad was boosted by the return of forward Arijon Ibrahimovic to training.
Last Bayern Lineup
Here’s how Bayern lined up against Werder Bremen.
Leverkusen – Player To Watch
Florian Wirtz was one of the best young players in Europe last season and has reclaimed that form in recent weeks with four goals in his last three games for the reigning champions.
Bayern – Player To Watch
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Author : editors@footballcritic.com (Martin Macdonald)
Publish date : 2024-09-27 07:00:00
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