It will be a chance for redemption atop the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich as they travel to face Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena on Saturday. Bayern currently lead the league by eight points, so an away victory here could be enough to put the league out of reach for Vincent Kompany's men.

Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen host Vincent Kompany and Bayern Munich on Saturday for a game which pits together the German league's top teams and their acclaimed coaches.

BERLIN - Champions Bayer Leverkusen will be desperate to narrow the eight-point gap to leaders Bayern Munich when they host the Bavarians on Saturday in a top-of-the-table Bundesliga clash. Read more at straitstimes.

Saturday's Bundesliga big game between leaders Bayern Munich and champions Bayer Leverkusen is not a title-deciding game even though the latter are eight points behind the Bavarians, Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said on Friday.

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany on Friday compared his side's current duel with Bayer Leverkusen to the Manchester City-Liverpool Premier League battles of his playing days.Kompany, who captained Pep Guardiola's City as they battled with Liverpool for supremacy in the Premier League,

Bayern Munich aim to end a winless run against Bayer Leverkusen when they visit the defending champions on Saturday with a chance to 11 points clear of them at the top of the Bundesliga. The top of the table clash is also an anticipated duel between Germany's most gifted young players in the form of Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala,

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich's busy match schedule should have no impact on their performance in Saturday's big match at champions Bayer Leverkusen, coach Vincent Kompany said on Friday. Bayern beat Celtic 2-1 in Glasgow on Wednesday in the first leg of their Champions League playoff for a spot in the Round of 16.