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Xabi Alonso and Vincent Kompany are both very animated in the touchline, lurking on the edge of their respective technical areas, barking instructions and pointing animatedly.
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Bayern Munich are warming to their task here.
Harry Kane drops deep to the right edge of the box and plays the ball across to Raphael Guerreiro, who fires in a half-volley with his left foot that fizzes wide.
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Half a chance for Bayern Munich as Joshua Kimmich's far-post corner finds Dayot Upamecano, but he heads the ball well over.
Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky then takes his time with the goal kick, leading to a ticking off from the referee.
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We have just seen a shot of a young Bayern fan eating an absolutely giant pretzel. Seriously, it is bigger than his head.
Anyway, back to matters on the pitch. Jamal Musiala has a low effort from the edge of the box, but he drags it well wide.
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Image source, Getty ImagesEarly opening for Harry Kane as he runs on to a searching through ball, but Lukas Hradecky is quick off his line to claim.
The atmosphere is absolutely rocking at the Allianz.
KICK-OFFpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 28 September
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Bayern Munich get the game started.
Postpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 28 September
A Bayern Munich home game during Oktoberfest. I don't need to tell you what the atmosphere is like.
Bayern are even wearing a special kit to mark the occasion.
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They may have already lost at home this season but Bayer Leverkusen head to Munich on the back of a 29-game unbeaten run away from home in all competitions, going back to a 3-0 loss in Bochum on the final day of 2022/23 campaign.
Kane the record breakerpublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 28 September
It has been a good week for Harry Kane.
He became the top scoring English player in Bundesliga history as he netted his 41st league goal for Bayern Munich in their 5-0 win at Werder Bremen last weekend, moving him above Jadon Sancho.
Then on Wednesday Harry Kane scored four goals to become England's top scorer in Champions League or European Cup history as Bayern hammered Dinamo Zagreb 9-2.
Kane's fourth - his third penalty of the game - was his 33rd Champions League goal as he passed Wayne Rooney's old record of 30. The quadruple also marked his 50th, 51st, 52nd and 53rd Bayern goals in just 50 games for the club.
He also has more goals (5) and more assists (4) than any player in Bundesliga so far.
Image source, Getty ImagesAlonso v Kompanypublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 28 September
Image source, Getty ImagesVincent Kompany has made the perfect start as Bayern boss. The former Burnley manager has overseen six wins in six games in all competitions.
They sit one point clear at the top of the Bundesliga table going into tonight's game - but Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen are not far behind.
The champions are three points adrift after winning three from four in the league. Their only defeat a 3-2 reverse at home to RB Leipzig - their first Bundesliga defeat in 36 matches.
Team news - three changes for Bayernpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 28 September
Vincent Kompany makes three changes to the Bayern Munich side that beat Werder Bremen last weekend. Manuel Neuer is fit to return in goal, defender Raphael Guerreiro replaces Konrad Laimer and Serge Gnabry comes in for Kingsley Coman.
Bayern Munich XI: Manuel Neuer (c) Raphael Guerreiro, Dayot Upamecano, Minjae Kim, Alphonso Davies, Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, Serge Gnabry, Harry Kane.
Subs: Sven Ulreich, Leon Goretzka, Leroy Sane, Kingsley Coman, Eric Dier, Joao Palhinha, Thomas Muller, Konrad Laimer, Mathys Tel.
Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso makes five changes to the side that beat Wolfsurg 4-3 last weekend. Piero Hincapie, Jeremie Frimpong, Martin Terrier, Robert Andrich and Victor Boniface come in for Nordi Mukiele, Jeanuel Belocian, Aleix García, Amine Adli and Patrik Schick.
Bayer Leverkusen XI: Lukas Hradecky, Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah, Piero Hincapie, Jeremie Frimpong, Robert Andrich, Granit Xhaka, Alejandro Grimaldo, Martin Terrier, Florian Wirtz, Victor Boniface.
Subs: Matej Kovar, Nordi Mukiele, Jonas Hofmann, Aleix Garcia, Exequiel Palacios, Patrik Schick, Nathan Tella, Amine Adli.
Good eveningpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 28 September
Bayern Munich have made a 100% start to the season as they look to win the Bundesliga title back from tonight's opponents Bayer Leverkusen.
Will they make it five from five?
Let's find out...
Harry Kane has scored 10 goals in seven matches in all competitions for Bayern Munich this season
Bayern Munich say the initial diagnosis on Harry Kane's ankle injury is "positive" after he limped out of the 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
England captain Kane, 31, was substituted in the 86th minute of the Bundesliga match at the Allianz Arena following a challenge by Leverkusen's Amine Adli.
Bayern said Kane "suffered a painful blow to his ankle" but that examinations by the medical department on Sunday "revealed a positive development".
Vincent Kompany's side face Aston Villa in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Kane reportedly said, external on Saturday night that he expects to be fit for the trip to Villa Park.
Kane injured in Leverkusen draw
Leverkusen took the lead in Munich through Robert Andrich, who crisply found the bottom corner after Granit Xhaka played the ball into his path.
Aleksandar Pavlovic fired a sumptuous 25-yard strike into the top corner to level for Bayern, despite goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky getting a hand to it.
Two minutes after the break Serge Gnabry struck a post from Kane's floated cross before hitting the crossbar with the rebound.
Alphonso Davies shot wide from the edge of the box and Konrad Laimer fired just past the post for Bayern.
They remain top of the table, two points ahead of RB Leipzig and three ahead of defending champions Leverkusen.
Bundesliga Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 28th September
Bundesliga Table
On Saturday 28th September
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Bayern Munich, Position 1, Points 13
- Bayer Leverkusen, Position 3, Points 10
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 13 |
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| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
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| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 10 |
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| 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
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| 5 | Heidenheim | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
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| 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
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| 7 | Freiburg | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
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| 8 | Stuttgart | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 |
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| 9 | Union Berlin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
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| 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
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| 11 | Mainz 05 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 5 |
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| 12 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 5 |
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| 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 4 |
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| 14 | St. Pauli | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
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| 15 | Augsburg | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 4 |
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| 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 3 |
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| 17 | Bochum | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 1 |
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| 18 | Holstein Kiel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 1 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 4 : UEFA Champions League
- Position 5 : UEFA Europa League
- Position 6 : UEFA Conference League Qualifiers
- Position 16 : Relegation Play-off
- Position 17 - 18 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, Bayern Munich
Manager: Vincent Kompany
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Neuer, Goalkeeper
22, Raphaël Guerreiro, Defender
2, Upamecano, Defender
3, Kim Min-Jae, Defender
19, Davies, Defender
6, Kimmich, Defensive Midfielder
45, Pavlovic, Defensive Midfielder
17, Olise, Attacking Midfielder
42, Musiala, Attacking Midfielder
7, Gnabry, Attacking Midfielder
9, Kane, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, M. Neuer , Captain
- Number 19, A. Davies
- Number 3, Kim Min-Jae
- Number 2, D. Upamecano , Yellow Card at 23 minutes
- Number 22, Raphaël Guerreiro , substituted for K. Laimer at 78 minutes
- Number 45, A. Pavlović
- Number 6, J. Kimmich
- Number 7, S. Gnabry , substituted for K. Coman at 65 minutes
- Number 42, J. Musiala
- Number 17, M. Olise , substituted for L. Sané at 78 minutes
- Number 9, H. Kane , substituted for T. Müller at 86 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Bayern Munich
- Number 11, K. Coman
- Number 15, E. Dier
- Number 8, L. Goretzka
- Number 27, K. Laimer
- Number 16, João Palhinha
- Number 25, T. Müller
- Number 10, L. Sané
- Number 39, M. Tel
- Number 26, S. Ulreich
away team, Bayer Leverkusen
Manager: Xabi Alonso
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Hrádecky, Goalkeeper
12, Tapsoba, Defender
4, Tah, Defender
3, Hincapié, Defender
30, Frimpong, Midfielder
34, Xhaka, Midfielder
8, Andrich, Midfielder
20, Grimaldo, Midfielder
11, Terrier, Attacking Midfielder
10, Wirtz, Attacking Midfielder
22, Boniface, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, L. Hrádecký , Captain
- Number 3, P. Hincapié
- Number 4, J. Tah
- Number 12, E. Tapsoba
- Number 20, Álex Grimaldo , Yellow Card at 71 minutes, substituted for J. Belocian at 91 minutes
- Number 8, R. Andrich , Yellow Card at 32 minutes
- Number 34, G. Xhaka
- Number 30, J. Frimpong
- Number 10, F. Wirtz , Yellow Card at 57 minutes, substituted for E. Palacios at 91 minutes
- Number 11, M. Terrier , substituted for A. Adli at 58 minutes
- Number 22, V. Boniface , substituted for N. Tella at 78 minutes
away team, Bayer Leverkusen
- Number 21, A. Adli
- Number 44, J. Belocian
- Number 24, Aleix García
- Number 7, J. Hofmann
- Number 17, M. Kovář
- Number 23, N. Mukiele
- Number 25, E. Palacios
- Number 14, P. Schick
- Number 19, N. Tella
home team, Bayern Munich
Manager: Vincent Kompany
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Neuer, Goalkeeper
22, Raphaël Guerreiro, Defender
2, Upamecano, Defender
3, Kim Min-Jae, Defender
19, Davies, Defender
6, Kimmich, Defensive Midfielder
45, Pavlovic, Defensive Midfielder
17, Olise, Attacking Midfielder
42, Musiala, Attacking Midfielder
7, Gnabry, Attacking Midfielder
9, Kane, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, M. Neuer , Captain
- Number 19, A. Davies
- Number 3, Kim Min-Jae
- Number 2, D. Upamecano , Yellow Card at 23 minutes
- Number 22, Raphaël Guerreiro , substituted for K. Laimer at 78 minutes
- Number 45, A. Pavlović
- Number 6, J. Kimmich
- Number 7, S. Gnabry , substituted for K. Coman at 65 minutes
- Number 42, J. Musiala
- Number 17, M. Olise , substituted for L. Sané at 78 minutes
- Number 9, H. Kane , substituted for T. Müller at 86 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 11, K. Coman
- Number 15, E. Dier
- Number 8, L. Goretzka
- Number 27, K. Laimer
- Number 16, João Palhinha
- Number 25, T. Müller
- Number 10, L. Sané
- Number 39, M. Tel
- Number 26, S. Ulreich
away team, Bayer Leverkusen
Manager: Xabi Alonso
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Hrádecky, Goalkeeper
12, Tapsoba, Defender
4, Tah, Defender
3, Hincapié, Defender
30, Frimpong, Midfielder
34, Xhaka, Midfielder
8, Andrich, Midfielder
20, Grimaldo, Midfielder
11, Terrier, Attacking Midfielder
10, Wirtz, Attacking Midfielder
22, Boniface, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, L. Hrádecký , Captain
- Number 3, P. Hincapié
- Number 4, J. Tah
- Number 12, E. Tapsoba
- Number 20, Álex Grimaldo , Yellow Card at 71 minutes, substituted for J. Belocian at 91 minutes
- Number 8, R. Andrich , Yellow Card at 32 minutes
- Number 34, G. Xhaka
- Number 30, J. Frimpong
- Number 10, F. Wirtz , Yellow Card at 57 minutes, substituted for E. Palacios at 91 minutes
- Number 11, M. Terrier , substituted for A. Adli at 58 minutes
- Number 22, V. Boniface , substituted for N. Tella at 78 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 21, A. Adli
- Number 44, J. Belocian
- Number 24, Aleix García
- Number 7, J. Hofmann
- Number 17, M. Kovář
- Number 23, N. Mukiele
- Number 25, E. Palacios
- Number 14, P. Schick
- Number 19, N. Tella
- Referee:
- Felix Zwayer
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Bastian Dankert
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Robert Kempter
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Christian Dietz
- Fourth Official:
- Martin Petersen
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Thorben Siewer
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Bayern Munich v LeverkusenOverall Possession
Shots
Bayern Munich 18Bayer Leverkusen 3Shots on target
Bayern Munich 3Bayer Leverkusen 2Shots off target
Bayern Munich 11Bayer Leverkusen 1Blocked shots
Bayern Munich 4Bayer Leverkusen 0Total touches in the box
Bayern Munich 24Bayer Leverkusen 4Goalkeeper saves
Bayern Munich 1Bayer Leverkusen 2Fouls
Bayern Munich 11Bayer Leverkusen 15Corners
Bayern Munich 6Bayer Leverkusen 1Season so far
Bundesliga
Key, Bayern Munich v Leverkusen
League position, Bayern Munich 1st, Bayer Leverkusen 4thTotal points, Bayern Munich 26, Bayer Leverkusen 17
Goals scored
Bayern Munich 33Bayer Leverkusen 21Goals conceded
Bayern Munich 7Bayer Leverkusen 16Shots
Bayern Munich 135Bayer Leverkusen 133Shots on target
Bayern Munich 79Bayer Leverkusen 66Shots off target
Bayern Munich 56Bayer Leverkusen 67Blocked shots
Bayern Munich 52Bayer Leverkusen 55Passing accuracy %
Bayern Munich 90.37Bayer Leverkusen 88.18Points gained from a losing position
Bayern Munich 5Bayer Leverkusen 6Points dropped from a winning position
Bayern Munich 2Bayer Leverkusen 11Form guide
All competitions
Bayern Munich won
v Werder Bremen
0
5
Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen won
v Wolfsburg
4
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich won
v Dinamo Zagreb
9
2
UEFA Champions League
Bayer Leverkusen won
v Feyenoord
0
4
UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich won
v Holstein Kiel
1
6
Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen won
v Hoffenheim
1
4
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich won
v Freiburg
2
0
Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen lose
v RB Leipzig
2
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich won
v Wolfsburg
2
3
Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen won
v Carl Zeiss Jena
0
1
DFB Pokal
Previous meetings
All competitions
Bayern Munich and Bayer LeverkusenBayern Munich Won 56Bayer Leverkusen Won 21Draw 19
Played
96
Previous scores
All competitions
Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen 3 , Bayern Munich 0 on the 10th of February 2024
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich
10th of February 2024
Bayern Munich 2 , Bayer Leverkusen 2 on the 15th of September 2023
Bayern Munich
Bayer Leverkusen
15th of September 2023
Bayer Leverkusen 2 , Bayern Munich 1 on the 19th of March 2023
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich
19th of March 2023