The top Two of the Bundesliga in the 16th round of the Champions League collided on Wednesday evening in the first leg in the first leg.
Leverkusen was impressed again in 2024/25, but you will give up your Bundesliga crown to the dominant power of the country after the historical campaign of Die Werkelf.
Vincent Kompany’s team is currently clear eight points on the summit after Leverkusen missed a golden opportunity to close the gap in her latest head-to-head duel. Bavaria is fighting against the emphatic victories over Eintracht Frankfurt and Stuttgart, while the champions lost only one game in 2025.
Since Xabi Alonso took over the reins, they have also achieved enormous success in this game. The Spaniard has lost none of his six meetings against the record champion, and his team called for victory in the Allianz Arena last December in the DFB Cup.
Visitors automatically qualified for the 16th round after they had ended up in the top night of the league phase table, while Bavaria drove past Celtic in the play-offs Celtic to penetrate the Knockouts.
Here is 90 minutes Read this all-German affair in the Champions League.
Bayern Munich against Bayer Leverkusen head-to-head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Bayern Munich | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|
Stuttgart 1-3 Bayern Munich – 28/02/25 | Eintracht Frankfurt 1-4 Bayer Leverkusen – 01/03/25 |
Bayern Munich 4-0 Eintracht Frankfurt – 23/02/25 | Holstein Kiel 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen – 22/02/25 |
Bayern Munich 1-1 Celtic – 18/02/25 | Bavaria Leverkusen 0-0 Bayern Munich – 15/02/25 |
Bavaria Leverkusen 0-0 Bayern Munich – 15/02/25 | Wolfsburg 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen – 08/02/25 |
Celtic 1-2 Bayern Munich – 12/02/25 | Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 (AET) FC Koln – 05/02/25 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Discovery+, Discovery+ App, TNT Sports 2 |
United States | Paramount+ |
Canada | Dazn Canada |
Joshua Kimmich returned to the first leg on Wednesday after recovering from a small Achilles injury. The skipper of the German national team is expected to return to Kompanys Start -XI, although Leon Goretzka and Joao Palhinha in Stuttgart achieved a good performance.
Aleksandar Pavlovic fights again and is a doubt. Tarek Buchmann was recently subjected to shoulder surgery and may not be seen this season.
Harry Kane’s minutes were administered against Eintracht Frankfurt two weekends ago, but he played the entire victory on Friday evening.
Bayern predicted the line-up against Leverkusen (4-2-3-1): Newer; Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Palhinha; Olise, Musiala, Healthy; Cane
Alonso indicated that Edmond Tapsoba missed Leverkusen’s recent victory against Frankfurt as a precaution, but there is still doubts about the defense lawyer for the first leg on Wednesday.
The manager is confident that Tapsoba is suitable for returning, but the Spaniard may have to use either Mario Hermoso or Piero Hincapie in his backline.
Despite Robert Andrich’s availability, Aleix Garcia should keep its place next to Granit Xhaka, while Martin Terrier and Jeanuel Balacion will no longer play this season due to long -term setbacks of injuries.
Leverkusen predicted the line-up against Bavaria (3-4-2-1): Hradecky; Mukiele, Tah, Tapsoba; Frimpong, Garcia, Xhaka, Grimaldo; Tella, Wirtz; Chic.
Many write Bayern Munich after their non -convincing exhibition against Celtic, but Kompany’s team will be great self -confidence from their two recent performances against tricky Bundesliga opponents.
This may not be a vintage literation of the Rotens and Alonsos Leverkusen since the Spaniard took responsibility, but family tree and heir in competition. Bavaria are in abundance and you will give this tight first leg on home soil.