Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen meet in an all-German clash in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16.
Heading into Wednesday’s first leg, eight points separate the two sides in the Bundesliga table, with Bayern Munich the leaders looking to re-capture the league title won by Bayer Leverkusen last season. Wednesday’s first leg marks the fourth meeting between these two sides already this campaign.
A total of three goals have been scored across the three games already played between these sides, two of which came in the Bundesliga and one in the DFB Pokal. Leverkusen emerged 1-0 victors in the cup, while the two league matches finished 1-1 and 0-0.
In the UEFA Champions League, Bayern Munich squeaked past Celtic in the Round of 32 via a stoppage time winner from Alphonso Davies, while Bayer Leverkusen clinched a berth in the last 16 by finishing sixth in the league phase.
Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen will air on Paramount+ in the United States, which requires a paid subscription.
The Spanish-language broadcast in the United States will be available on Vix Premium Deportes 3.
Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen will begin at 3 PM ET / 12 PM PT on Wednesday, March 5 from Fußball Arena München in Munich, Germany.
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer; Alphonso Davies, Kim Min-Jae, Dayot Upamecano, Konrad Laimer; Leon Goretzka, Joao Palhinha; Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala, Michael Olise; Harry Kane
Bayer Leverkusen (4-4-2): Lukas Hradecky; Piero Hincapie, Jonathan Tah, Edmond Tapsoba, Nordi Mukiele; Alejandro Grimaldo, Granit Xhaka, Exequiel Palacios, Jeremie Frimpong; Florian Wirtz, Patrik Schick