Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen

2nd in German Bundesliga
Florian Wirtz among three Leverkusen injuries before Bayern match Florian Wirtz among three Leverkusen injuries before Bayern match

Bayer Leverkusen is fretting about the fitness of three key players ahead of its Champions League match against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

Leverkusen suffer shock 2-0 home loss to Werder Bremen, Wirtz injured Leverkusen suffer shock 2-0 home loss to Werder Bremen, Wirtz injured

Bayer Leverkusen suffered a shock 2-0 home loss to Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Saturday to miss their chance to close in on leaders Bayern Munich.

Romano Schmid finds the back of the net for Werder Bremen Romano Schmid finds the back of the net for Werder Bremen

Romano Schmid finds the back of the net for Werder Bremen

Champions League: Will PSG bounce back? How good is Nwaneri? Champions League: Will PSG bounce back? How good is Nwaneri?

What did we learn from the first legs, and how will it impact next week? Gab Marcotti, Mark Ogden and Julien Laurens reflect on some of the UCL's burning questions.

Leverkusen need Alonso miracle to stage comeback vs. Bayern Leverkusen need Alonso miracle to stage comeback vs. Bayern

An Architect of the "Miracle in Istanbul" in 2005, Xabi Alonso will need more magic if his Leverkusen are to overturn Bayern's 3-0 aggregate lead.

Klinsmann: Bayern outstanding in UCL win vs. Leverkusen Klinsmann: Bayern outstanding in UCL win vs. Leverkusen

Jürgen Klinsmann reacts to Bayern Munich's 3-0 win vs. Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of the round of 16.

Alonso urges Bayer Leverkusen to channel Miracle of Istanbul Alonso urges Bayer Leverkusen to channel Miracle of Istanbul

Xabi Alonso said Bayer Leverkusen must use Liverpool's 'Miracle of Istanbul' as motivation for a Champions League fightback against Bayern Munich after suffering a 3-0 round of 16 defeat against the Bundesliga leaders.

Kane double as Bayern outclass error-prone Leverkusen Kane double as Bayern outclass error-prone Leverkusen

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane scored once in each half to guide his team to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Bayer Leverkusen in the all-German Champions League round of 16 first-leg match on Wednesday.

Champions League as it happened: Liverpool lucky to leave PSG with win Champions League as it happened: Liverpool lucky to leave PSG with win

Relive all the action from from Wednesday's Champions League fixtures as PSG hosted Liverpool, Barcelona visited Benfica and Bayern took on Leverkusen.

Bayern Munich's Kompany sidesteps questions about Wirtz Bayern Munich's Kompany sidesteps questions about Wirtz

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany gave up trying to answer a question about what makes Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz special, saying he wasn't "in the mood."

Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 25 +51 61
2 Bayer Leverkusen 25 +25 53
3 Mainz 25 +16 44
4 Eintracht Frankfu.. 25 +12 42
5 SC Freiburg 25 -2 41
6 RB Leipzig 25 +6 39
7 VfL Wolfsburg 25 +10 38
8 VfB Stuttgart 25 +5 37
9 Borussia Moncheng.. 25 +1 37
10 Borussia Dortmund 25 +6 35
11 FC Augsburg 25 -7 35
12 Werder Bremen 25 -11 33
13 TSG Hoffenheim 25 -15 26
14 1. FC Union Berli.. 25 -16 26
15 St. Pauli 25 -11 22
16 VfL Bochum 25 -23 20
17 Holstein Kiel 25 -24 17
18 1. FC Heidenheim .. 25 -23 16
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
14 Patrik Schick 16 22 0
10 Florian Wirtz 9 25 10
22 Victor Bonifac.. 7 14 1

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
10 Florian Wirtz 10 25 9
34 Granit Xhaka 7 25 2
20 Alejandro Grim.. 5 23 2