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Match Preview for Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen
Two giants of German soccer meet within the Champions League this week when Bayern Munich host Bayer Leverkusen.
Vincent Kompany is hoping to lift his repute as a head coach by beating his highly-rated rival Xabi Alonso for the primary time this season.
And expectations for Bayern are excessive this time period having lastly returned to their greatest kind.
They cleared the path within the Bundesliga standings, eight factors forward of final season’s winners.
However Leverkusen stay a really harmful group beneath their Spanish head coach.
Midfielder Florian Wirtz is flying, scoring six objectives and grabbing one help within the competitors to date, simply two shy of Michael Ballack’s membership file of 9 objective involvements in Europe.
On the opposite aspect, Harry Kane stays extra decided than ever to finish his lengthy trophy drought.
And with the Bundesliga crown wanting extra probably, he can flip extra of his focus to Europe, having gone so shut with Tottenham in 2019.
Bayern sit on the kinder aspect of the draw, and in the event that they overcome their rivals will face both Inter Milan or Feyenoord within the quarter-finals.
Actual Madrid and Liverpool are each on the other aspect, which means they can’t face them till the ultimate.
It’s a brand new #UCL week! 🔥
Full give attention to #FCBB04! 💪#FCBayern #MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/RwWV8SvgQ8
— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) March 3, 2025
Workforce information for Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen
Each groups have comparatively wholesome squads heading into this enormous tie.
Bayern are hoping to have Joshua Kimmich again and obtainable after the German returned to coaching final weekend, with talks over a brand new contract nonetheless ongoing.
Eric Dier and Aleksandar Pavlovic each missed coaching on Sunday with minor diseases however ought to recuperate for Wednesday’s sport.
Kane is again to full health after going through a scare just a few weeks in the past, and he will likely be wanting so as to add to his 20 objective contributions within the competitors because the begin of final season.
For Leverkusen, Piero Hincapie will likely be obtainable after serving his suspension within the Bundesliga over the weekend, however Jeanuel Belocian will likely be lacking in defence.
Martin Terrier is the opposite lacking identify for Alonso, who has most of his squad obtainable to him.
Anticipated line-ups for Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich: Neuer; Laimer, Kim, Upamecano, Davies; Palhinha, Goretzka; Olise, Musiala, Coman; Kane
Bayer Leverkusen: Hradecky; Mukiele, Tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Aleix Garcia, Xhaka, Grimaldo; Tella, Schick, Wirtz
That is MASSIVE! 🔥#UCL | #FCBB04 pic.twitter.com/P1Grt1uiE9
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) March 3, 2025
The way to watch Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen: TV channel, on-line dwell stream
The match will likely be proven dwell on TNT Sports activities 2 within the UK with kick-off at 20:00. You may also stream it on the invention+ app.
The Stats for Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich have received 7 of the final 8 residence matches whereas scoring greater than 2.5 goalsIn 7 of the final 8 Bayern Munich residence matches the variety of objectives was over 2.5In 4 of the final 5 Bayer Leverkusen away matches within the Champions League, the variety of objectives was over 2.5Bayern have solely misplaced 1 of their final 11 last-16 residence legs, scoring 41 objectives within the processLeverkusen are unbeaten in all 3 conferences towards Bayern this season
