45’: Florian Wirtz slices through the box but his cross across the goal goes untouched.
43’: Leon Goretzka's header pushed over the crossbar Matěj Kovář.
38’: Kingsley Coman’s shot barely deflects wide. Bayern refuse to back down!
34’: Kingsley Coman’s header from a corner kick barely goes over the crossbar.
33’: Save! Daniel Peretz denies Frimpong.
32’: Konrad Laimer slips behind the Leverkusen defense then slams a shot into the side netting.
30’: Another wide shot, this one from Nordi Mukiele. Leverkusen are pressing the attack but haven’t challenged Peretz…yet.
22’: Yellow card. Florian Wirtz is booked for stepping into Joshua Kimmich’s free kick.
19’: Substitution. Leroy Sané replaced by Daniel Peretz.
17’: RED CARD! Manuel Neuer decks Jeremie Frimpong on a breakaway.
12’: Double yellow cards. Dayot Upamecano takes offense to another foul by Edmond Tapsoba, and a shoving match ensues.
11’: A poor clearance from Dayot Upamecano, but Florian Wirtz’s uncontested shot goes barely wide.
7’: Kingsley Coman records the first shot of the game, but it’s no trouble for Matěj Kovář.
1’: Game time, hoo!
Leroy Sané and Michael Olise will feature together in the starting lineup for the first time. Konrad Laimer held on to the right back starting spot, despite getting beat 1v1 by Jamie Gittens in the Dortmund game.
In his short yet successful tenure as manager at Bayer Leverkusen, Xabi Alonso has never lost to his former club, Bayern Munich. His counterpart, Vincent Kompany, has never been defeated by a German club during his managerial career.
Bayern has only scored multiple goals once in its last five matches, but the defense has been stellar in keeping opponents off the board. Stuttgart is the only German club to shut out Leverkusen this season.
Regardless of today’s result, an impressive streak or two will be broken.
Prediction: Bayern Munich wins 2-1. Leon Goretzka (header) and Jamal Musiala (controversial penalty kick) save the day.
It’s Bayern time.
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Match Info
Location: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Time: 8:45 pm local time, 2:45 pm EST
TV/streaming: ESPN+, Find Your Country
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