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Leverkusen defender Mukiele is out through suspension, while Jeanuel Belocian is out for the season through injury, which could see Xabi Alonso deploy Mario Hermoso, Piero Hincapie and Jonathan Tah in a back three.

In midfield, Robert Andrich is still uncertain to be fit, and if he does not recover in time, Exequiel Palacios could be chosen to partner Granit Xhaka.

Leverkusen are also hit in attack with Florian Wirtz set to be out until early April. The creative midfielder's absence could open up the opportunity for Amine Adli to join Nathan Tella and Victor Boniface up front.

For Bayern Munich, Manuel Neuer is still out and is not expected to play until late March due to a calf injury. So Jonas Urbig is likely to continue to guard the goal, with centre-back duo Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-jae forming a defensive wall in front of him.

Joshua Kimmich is certain to feature in midfield and could partner Leon Goretzka in a two-man central midfield formation.

Up front, Harry Kane will continue to play the spearhead role, with support from the trio of Michael Olise, Kingsley Coman and Jamal Musiala, players with high potential to create breakthroughs in Bayern's attacking system.

Latest expected lineup Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich

Bayer Leverkusen:

Kovar; Mukiele, Tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Xhaka, Palacios, Grimaldo; Tella, Wirtz; Boniface

Bayern Munich:

Urbig; Stanisic, Upamecano, Kim, Guerreiro; Goretzka, Kimmich; Olise, Musiala, Coman; Kane

Latest football commentary Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich

Leverkusen put themselves in a difficult position in the second half of the first leg. Despite trailing 1-0 at half-time, they were put at an even greater disadvantage when goalkeeper Matej Kovar made a serious mistake in the 54th minute, failing to catch a seemingly harmless cross, allowing Jamal Musiala to easily double Bayern's lead.

Being two goals down was already a huge test, but the situation got worse when Nordi Mukiele received a second yellow card in the 62nd minute for an uncontrolled tackle, leaving Leverkusen with no hope of turning the game around.

Towards the end of the match, Edmond Tapsoba fouled Harry Kane in the box, leading to a penalty that gave Bayern a 3-0 lead. Coach Xabi Alonso knew that his team's chances of progressing were almost gone, especially when in the history of the Champions League, only three teams had ever successfully overturned a three-goal deficit in the first leg with a four-goal victory at home.

Leverkusen's slump continued as they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Saturday. With just nine games remaining, the gap between them and Bayern in the standings is becoming increasingly difficult to bridge.

Alonso's men's recent form has been inconsistent, with just two wins, two draws and two defeats in their last six games in all competitions. This is also the first time they have lost consecutively since May 2023.

The defeat to Werder Bremen also ended Leverkusen's 18-game unbeaten run at home, in which they won 13. However, they still have an impressive record in the Champions League, having won their last four games at the BayArena without conceding a goal.

Despite capitalizing on their opponents' mistakes, Bayern still deserve credit for allowing Leverkusen just one truly dangerous chance throughout the first leg.

Vincent Kompany's side are in impressive scoring form, scoring three or more goals in six of their last 10 games, taking their European tally this season to 26 in 11 games.

Kompany has faced Leverkusen three times in domestic competition this season, with two draws in the Bundesliga and one defeat in the DFB-Pokal, conceding just two goals in all three meetings.

Bayern, however, lost 3-2 to Bochum on Saturday, despite taking an early two-goal lead. Joao Palhinha's red card in the 42nd minute left them playing with a man down for much of the game, allowing Bochum to stage a comeback.

Before the Bochum defeat, Bayern were on a 10-game unbeaten run, including eight wins. They had also lost just two of their last 12 away games, but one of those was a 3-0 defeat to Feyenoord in the Champions League on January 22.

Latest Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munichas follows:

• Sportsmole:Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Bayern Munich

• WhoScore:Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Bayern Munich
• Our newspaper predicts:Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Bayern Munich

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