Florian Wirtz: Leverkusen's magician. © APA/afp / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV

The new German classic

In the new German football classic, FC Bayern will host Bayer Leverkusen for the first leg of the Champions League round of 21.00. In the fight for a place in the quarter-finals, the Munich team will want to establish a strong starting position for the return match six days later against the double winners on Wednesday (XNUMX p.m.).

March 05, 2025

From: dpa/dl

Munich coach Vincent Kompany is expecting another duel in which the details will make the difference. Bayern and Bayer are meeting for the fourth time this season - with Munich still waiting for their first win against Leverkusen, led by coaching genius Xabi Alonso.

Kompany can once again plan on Joshua Kimmich in this important showdown. The captain of the German national team was absent from the last Bundesliga match against Stuttgart due to a tendon irritation in his thigh. However, Kompany was confident that the midfielder would be "at 100 percent" in such an important match. For Leverkusen, defender Edmond Tapsoba returned to training before the match, while Robert Andrich is absent due to flu.

PSG and Liverpool, Benfica and Barcelona, ​​and Feyenoord and Inter will also face each other. The Milanese will play in Rotterdam at 18.45:XNUMX p.m. and have been warned: Feyenoord has already beaten Bayern Munich this year and recently eliminated Inter's city rivals Milan.

CL: Wednesday's games

Feyenoord – Inter (18.45:XNUMX p.m.)
Bayern Munich – Bayer Leverkusen (21.00)
Benfica – FC Barcelona
PSG – Liverpool