Bavaria beats Bayer: Who wins the duel of the giants?
Bavaria beats Bayer: Who wins the duel of the giants?
On Wednesday, March 3, 2025, the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League will take place between FC Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen. The game is held in the Allianz Arena in Munich and starts at 9:00 p.m. CET. The preliminary appearance starts at 8:30 p.m. and is exclusively broadcast by DAZN. The commentator of the evening is Freddy Harder while Michael Ballack acts as an expert. This home game for Bayern will be very important for both teams to take the first step towards the next round of the Champions League. According to t-online.de and Leverkusen have been before three Weeks that ended with a 0-0, no game lost.
The balance between the two teams speaks for Bayer Leverkusen, which has not yet lost under coach Xabi Alonso in six encounters with Bavaria (3 victories and 3 draw). Bayern can also look back on good statistics under the referee Michael Oliver, because they have not yet lost a game with him. The Leverkuseners recently had a 3-1 win against VfB Stuttgart and are in strong form, with just one loss point from the last ten league games.
form and personal details
For Bayern, the availability of Joshua Kimmich, who missed the game against Stuttgart due to tendinitis, will be decisive. His use in the first leg remains questionable. Aleksandar Pavlović is also ill, which means that João Palhinha and Leon Goretzka could be in the starting eleven for the first time. Another focus is on Harry Kane, who has stayed without a goal in his last four games since the play-off against Celtic. This is opposed to Jamal Musiala, who most recently scored his 16th goal of the season in a 4-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Leverkuseners also rely on their top form. With Wirtz, who has already scored six goals in this Champions League season, they are strong. This is the importance of the game for both teams underlined. Leverkusen could also build on a positive series against Bavaria after switching the Munich in the DFB Cup 1-0 in December 2024. This encounter is the sixth game between German teams in the history of the Champions League, whereby Bavaria was represented in all previous games.
forecasts and possible lists
The possible list of Bavaria could look as follows: New (c), Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies, Goretzka, Palhinha, Olise, Musiala, Sané, Kane. At Leverkusen, a line -up with Hrádecký (c), Mukiele, Tah, Hincapié, Frimpong, Xhaka, Palacios, Grimaldo, Adli, Wirtz and Boniface is expected. There are worries on both sides: Bavaria is worried about Kimmich and Pavlović, while Leverkusen could do without Tapsoba.
Overall, the first duel of the two Bundesliga rivals in the round of 16 of the Champions League promises to become an exciting game in which both teams want to play their strengths to have the better tickets in the second leg next week. Fans can look forward to an intensive match that could have far-reaching consequences for the further course of the Champions League season, especially if you consider the possible opponents in the quarter-finals, such as Inter Milan or Feyenoord Rotterdam, who are waiting for the winners of this encounter.
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