Match preview for Bayern Munich against Bayer Leverkusen
Two giants of German football meet in the Champions League this week when Bayern Munich Bayer Leverkusen organizes.
Vincent Kompany hopes to increase his reputation as head coach by defeating his highly valued rival Xabi Alonso for the first time this season.
And the expectations of Bavaria are high in this term that have finally returned to their best form.
You are in the Bundesliga classification, eight points ahead of the winners of last season.
But Leverkusen remains a very dangerous team under her Spanish head coach.
The midfielder Florian Wirtz flies, scores six goals and has achieved an assist from the competition so far, only two shy of Michael Ballack’s club record of nine goals in Europe.
On the other hand, Harry Kane remains more determined than ever to end his long trophy village.
And since the Bundesliga crown looks more likely, he can turn more of his focus on Europe after going so close to Tottenham in 2019.
The Bavarians sit on the children’s side of the draw, and if they overcome their rivals, the quarter -finals will either compete against Inter Milan or Feyenoord.
Real Madrid and Liverpool are both on the opposite side, which means that they can only put them in the final.
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Team messages for Bayern Munich against Bayer Leverkusen
Both teams have relatively healthy teams that go into this huge tie.
Bayern hopes to have Joshua Kimmich back and available after the German has returned to training last weekend, although the talks about a new contract have not yet been concluded.
Eric dier and Aleksandar Pavlovic missed both on Sunday with minor diseases, should recover for the game on Wednesday.
Kane is back in full fitness a few weeks ago, and he will try to expand his 20 goal contributions in competition since the beginning of last season.
For Leverkusen, Piero Hincapie will be available over the weekend after his suspension in the Bundesliga, but Jeanuel Belocian will be missing in defense.
Martin Terrier is the other missing name for Alonso, who has most of his squad.
Expected lineups for Bayern Munich against Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich: Newer; Laimer, Kim, Upamecano, Davies; Stroh, Goretzka; Olise, Musiala, Coman; Cane
Bayer Leverkusen: Hradecky; Mass, tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Aleix Garcia, Xhaka, Grimaldo; Tella, Schick, Wirtz
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– Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) March 3, 2025
How to see Bayern Munich against Bayer Leverkusen: TV channel, online -Live stream
The match is shown live on TNT Sports 2 in Great Britain with a kick -off at 8:00 p.m. You can also stream it on the Discovery+ app.
The statistics for Bayern Munich against Bayer Leverkusen
- Bayern Munich won 7 of the last 8 Home games and scored more than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Bayern Munich at home. The number of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Bayer Leverkusen games in the Champions League, the number of gates was over 2.5
- Bavaria only have lost 1 of their last 11 Last-16 home legs and scored 41 goals
- Leverkusen are In all 3 unbeaten Meeting against Bavaria this season
