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Bayern München vs Bayer Leverkusen is a heavyweight German matchup in which Bayern’s historical edge meets Leverkusen’s ability to disrupt the expected order. Bayern won 3–0 in November 2025, Leverkusen answered with a 1–1 draw in March 2026, and Bayern won 2–0 in the DFB Cup on 22 April 2026. Future meetings will test which side controls the pressure across the full match.
Past matches, Bayern München vs Bayer Leverkusen
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Bayer Leverkusen
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19F
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42M
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10M
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28G
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5D
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15D
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6M
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17F
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7M
Bayern München Substitutes
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M
8
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D
19
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D
3
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G
40
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D
21
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D
34
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D
22
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F
39
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F
11
Match events
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22'⚽Harry Kane Normal Goal (Asst: Jamal Musiala)
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38'Edmond Tapsoba Yellow Card
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39'Ernest Poku Lucas Vazquez
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43'Aleksandar Pavlović Yellow Card
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73'Leon Goretzka Aleksandar Pavlović
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74'Alphonso Davies Konrad Laimer
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76'Alejandro Grimaldo Yellow Card
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77'Montrell Culbreath Nathan Tella
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84'Min-jae Kim Jamal Musiala
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84'Malik Tillman Robert Andrich
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90' +3⚽Luis Díaz Normal Goal (Asst: Leon Goretzka)
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90' +4Luis Díaz Goal confirmed
Stats for this game
Matchup Bayern München VS Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern bring the deeper historical weight
Bayern have often made this a demanding fixture for Leverkusen, with results such as a 5–1 home win in April 2011 and a 4–0 victory in September 2022. Leverkusen’s strongest responses show why the matchup still carries competitive tension: they won 2–1 in Munich in October 2012 and 3–0 at home in February 2024, proving that the established hierarchy can be challenged.
Leverkusen’s resistance meets Bayern’s finish
Bayern beat Leverkusen 3–0 at home on 1 November 2025. The Bundesliga meeting at Leverkusen on 14 March 2026 finished 1–1, before Bayern won 2–0 there in the DFB Cup semi-final on 22 April 2026. Bayern’s official report records Harry Kane and Luis Díaz as scorers, while its analysis notes that Leverkusen grew stronger after half-time. The pattern combines control with genuine resistance.
A new meeting can ask whether Leverkusen turn pressure into another upset or Bayern impose the standards that have shaped this matchup. Its appeal lies in the collision between expectation and the challenger’s capacity to answer.