Leverkusen vs Bayern München Champions League preview: Where to watch, predicted line-ups, team news
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
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Where to watch, predicted line-ups, team news, form and coaches' views ahead of the round of 16 second leg.
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Leverkusen host Bayern in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 match-up.
Match at a glance
When: 11 March (21:00 CET)
Where: BayArena, Leverkusen
What: Champions League round of 16 second leg
Who: The Bundesliga holders against the six-time Champions League winners
First leg result: Bayern München 3-0 Leverkusen
Next: Winners face Feyenoord/Inter in quarter-finals
How to follow: Build-up and live coverage can be found here
Where to watch the game on TV
Fans can find their local UEFA Champions League broadcast partner(s) here.
What do you need to know?
Given Leverkusen's recent superiority over Bayern domestically, a 3-0 defeat in the first leg at Fußball Arena München came as something of a surprise, with the clinical Harry Kane scoring two to punish Xabi Alonso's side. Leverkusen are not the type of team to lie down and roll over, though, and a packed house at the BayArena will still believe in what would be a miraculous comeback. "We can't get carried away," warned Kane. "We know how tough a team they are, we know they can be dangerous and next week will be tough."
Possible line-ups
Leverkusen: Kovář; Arthur, Tah, Hermoso, Hincapie; Xhaka, Palacios; Adli, Grimaldo; Frimpong, Tella
Bayern: Urbig; Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Olise, Musiala, Coman; Kane
Form guide
Form: LLWWDD
Latest: Leverkusen 0-2 Werder Bremen, Bundesliga, 08/03
Form: LWWWDD
Latest: Bayern 2-3 Bochum, Bundesliga, 08/03
What the coaches say
Xabi Alonso, Leverkusen coach: "The first step is to believe. Us, and the fans that come to the stadium. They need to believe from the first second that we are able to do it. It's a game in a different dimension for us, it can go down in our individual history for a long time - if we play with great heart, passion, aggressiveness, intensity and with a cool head. We know how difficult it is, but sometimes a difficult situation creates something epic."
Vincent Kompany, Bayern coach: "You always want to win here. We want to get the result that sees us through. When we play a game, we go into it with the main priority of wanting to win it. We need to prepare for what we can prepare for. It's about the duels we want to win, the goals we want to score. At the end of the day, the players' quality will decide things. We will also have a big influence on the game."