Comments and predictions for Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen: The Gray Tigers hunt their prey
The match between Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen in the Champion League takes place at 3:00 a.m. on March 6. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen team information
Bayern Munich are hopeful Joshua Kimmich will be fit for the upcoming match, having returned to light training over the weekend, with recent reports in Germany suggesting the midfielder could sign a long-term contract with the club.
Eric Dier and Aleksandar Pavlovic were absent from Sunday's training session with minor illnesses, while Jamal Musiala, Joao Palhinha and Celtic hero Alphonso Davies also have fitness concerns. All five are expected to be fit.
Up front, Harry Kane continues to show his excellent form. Since the start of last season, no player has contributed to more goals in the Champions League than him, with 15 goals and 5 assists (a total of 20 goals).
On the other side, Florian Wirtz is also having a remarkable Champions League campaign. In his first appearance in this prestigious tournament, the Leverkusen midfielder scored 6 goals and had 1 assist in the group stage, just 2 goals short of Michael Ballack's record (9) - the achievement that this legend achieved when he led Leverkusen to the final of the 2001-02 season.
Leverkusen's defence also has an important addition, with Piero Hincapie set to return from suspension over the weekend. However, defender Jeanuel Belocian remains sidelined with a long-term injury.
In addition, Martin Terrier is the only injury concern left for the visitors. However, with almost full strength in hand, coach Xabi Alonso still used a very strong squad in the match last weekend, showing that he has no intention of saving his key players' strength even though the big Champions League match is near.
Latest expected lineup Bayern Munich vs 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
Latest football commentary Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen
Vincent Kompany's Bayern Munich are firmly on course to win the Bundesliga title, opening up an eight-point lead over Bayer Leverkusen after a 3-1 win over Stuttgart on Friday.
The win extended Bayern's unbeaten run to nine games in all competitions, despite a tense draw at home to Celtic in the second leg of their play-off tie.
Alphonso Davies scored a late equaliser to send Bayern through with a first-leg win in Glasgow, but they know they need to do better if they are to maintain their impressive run in the Champions League last 16.
At home, Bayern have lost just one of their last 11 games in the round of 16, scoring a total of 41 goals, with devastating wins such as 7-0 against Red Bull Salzburg and Shakhtar Donetsk, and 5-1 against Arsenal and Besiktas.
Leverkusen, however, will be a much tougher test. After being eliminated from the DFB-Pokal by Xabi Alonso, the Champions League is Kompany's last chance to win a trophy this season.
Bayern have fond memories of facing a German side in European competition – the 2013 Champions League final at Wembley, when Arjen Robben scored the winning goal to beat Borussia Dortmund.
Meanwhile, Leverkusen also have a positive history of confrontations with fellow countrymen in European competition, having knocked Werder Bremen and Hamburg out of the UEFA Cup in 1988 and 2008 respectively.
Manager Xabi Alonso has every reason to believe that Leverkusen will continue their unbeaten run against Bayern, having never lost to the Bavarians since taking over. Last month’s 0-0 draw at the BayArena – where Leverkusen only allowed Bayern two shots – extended Alonso’s unbeaten run against Bayern to six games.
Leverkusen's away form in Europe, however, has been on the decline. Although they are unbeaten in 29 consecutive Bundesliga away games, they have lost their last two Champions League games against Liverpool and Atletico Madrid.
Leverkusen are currently on an eight-game unbeaten run, but last month's goalless draw saw them miss out on the chance to close the gap on Bayern, so the Champions League and DFB-Pokal are likely to be Alonso's main focus for the remainder of the season.
Not having to face Real Madrid, Liverpool or Paris Saint-Germain until the final is a source of hope for Leverkusen, but they still face some formidable opponents on the way, with Bayern first and, if they progress, Inter Milan or Barcelona.
Latest score prediction Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusenas follows:
- Sportsmole:Bayern Munich 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen
- WhoScore:Bayern Munich 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen
- Our newspaper predicts:Bayern Munich 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen
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