Bayer Leverkusen flies from the Champions League - Bavaria wins clearly!

Bayer Leverkusen flies from the Champions League - Bavaria wins clearly!

On March 12, 2025, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern Munich faced each other in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. In an exciting duel, Bavaria prevailed 2-0 and closed the door for Leverkusen to an extension. Leverkusen is again leaving the last 16, a fate that the club had had to endure five times since 2003/04.

The game, which took place in the sold -out stadium of the Bayarena under the direction of referee Slavko Vincic, was characterized by intensive actions. In the second half, Harry Kane brought Bayern in the lead in the 52nd minute with a precise header after a free kick from Joshua Kimmich. This goal not only brought the guests into play, but also showed the difficulties with which Leverkusen had to fight to crack the Bayern defensive.

Leverkusens missed opportunities

Bayer 04 had several opportunities to turn the action. In particular, the shots of García, Frimpong and Schick in the 64th, 65th and 67th minute remained unused. In this critical phase, Leverkusen urged to achieve the balance, but needed four goals in the final quarter of an hour to reach an extension.

Bayern also invested a lot on the offensive. In the 71st minute, Alphonso Davies increased to 2-0 after a pass from Kane, which further tightened the already tense situation for the Leverkusen. As a result, Jamal Musiala had two aluminum hits in the 81st and 86th minute, which underlined the dominance of Munich. Another shot from Kane in the 77th minute missed the goal.

Change and warnings

In the game there were also several changes. Leverkusen brought Emiliano Buendia for Álex Grimaldo in the 84th minute, while Bavaria Thomas Müller and João Palhinha changed for Harry Kane and Leon Goretzka. Referee Vincic distributed yellow cards extensively this time, including Granit Xhaka and Patrik Schick von Leverkusen as well as Harry Kane and Kingsley Coman from Bavaria. Coman and Laimer in particular would be closed to the next Bundesliga game.

After the final whistle, Bayern saw themselves again as the winner in a long history of the encounters. The record champion has a clear advantage against Leverkusen: 59 victories, 22 draws and 22 defeats in a total of 103 competitive games speak a clear language.

Now Bayern Munich is expecting Inter Milan in the quarter -finals, while Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have to compete against VfB Stuttgart next day. The two teams combine an intensive rivalry and the tension remains high in the Bundesliga and the Champions League.

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