The first two places in the Bundesliga collide in the 16 Champions League round, with the Bayern Munich hosted by Bayer Leverkusen in the first part of Wednesday night.
Leverkusen has once again impressed in 2024/25 but seem to give up their Bundesliga crown on the dominant force of the country with Bayern Bouncing as a result of Die Werkelf’s historic campaign.
Currently, Vincent Kompany’s side has eight clear points at the summit after Leverkusen missed a golden opportunity to close the gap in his recent head -to -head duel. The Bayern goes to the back of Eintracht Frankfurt and Stuttgart Emphics victories, while the champions have lost only one game by 2025.
They have also been very successful in this equipment since Xabi Alonso took the reins. Espanyol has not lost any of their six meetings against Rekordmeister, and his team claimed the victory for Allianz Arena at the DFB-Pokal last December.
The visitors qualified for the Ronda of 16 automatically after finishing in the first eight of the league phase table, while the Bayern passed in front of the Celtic to the play-offs to move forward in the knockouts.
Here is 90 minutes Guide for this matter all German to the Champions league.
Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen head to head (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
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Bayern of Munich |
Bayer Leverkusen |
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Stuttgart 1-3 Bayern Munich – 28/02/25 |
EintRacht Frankfurt 1-4 Bayer Leverkusen – 01/01/25 |
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Bavaria Munich 4-0 EintRacht Frankfurt – 23/02/25 |
Holstein Kiel 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen – 22/02/25 |
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Bayern Munich 1-1 Celtic – 02/18/25 |
Bavaria Leverkusen 0-0 Bayern Munich – 02/15/25 |
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Bavaria Leverkusen 0-0 Bayern Munich – 02/15/25 |
Wolfsburg 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen – 08/08/25 |
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Celtic 1-2 Bayern Munich – 02/02/25 |
Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 (AET) FC Kon – 02/05/25 |
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TV Channel/Stream Live |
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UK |
Discovery+, Discovery+ App, TNT Sports 2 |
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United States |
Paramount+ |
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Canada |
Dazn Canada |
Joshua Kimmich re-trained in the first stage on Wednesday, after recovering from an injury to Achilles Minor. The patron saint of the German national team is expected to return to Kompany’s XI immediately, although Leon Goretzka and Joao Palhinha performed well in Stuttgart.
Aleksandar Pavlovic again fights diseases and, therefore, is a doubt. Tarek Buchmann has recently undergone shoulder surgery and may not reappear this season.
Harry Kane minutes were managed two weekends against Eintracht Frankfurt, but played all Friday night’s victory.
Bayern predicted Line VS Leverkusen (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, warrior; Kimmich, straw; Olise, Musiala, Sane; Kane
Alonso suggested that Edmond Tapsoba lost Leverkusen’s recent victory over Frankfurt as a precaution, but there is still a doubt about the defender’s state for the first stage on Wednesday.
The manager is hoping that Tapsoba will be suitable for returning, but Espanyol may have to use Mario Hermoso or Piero Hincapie on his background line.
Aleix Garcia should retain its place by Granite Xhaka despite the availability of Robert Andrich, while Martin Terrier and Jeanuel Balacion will not play again this season due to the mishap of long -term injuries.
Leverkusen predicted the line against Bayern (3-4-2-1): Hradecky; Mug, tah, tapsoba; Frimpong, Garcia, Xhaka, Grimaldo; Tella, Wirtz; Schick.
Many write the Bayern Munich after their unconvincing exhibition against Celtic, but Kompany’s side will be very confident of his two most recent performances against complicated Bundesliga opponents.
This may not be a vintage iteration of Die Roten and Alonso’s Leverkusen have had their number since Espanyol took over, but the pedigree and heritage of the matter in the competition. Bayern has it in abundance and will advance this first leg on the floor of the house.
