Can the Bavarians finish their shedding run?

Bayern Munich will try to finish a run of three consecutive defeats after they play host to RB Leipzig on Saturday.

Bayern Munich

Bayern started their poor run of kind with a 3-0 defeat to title rivals Bayer Leverkusen, earlier than they have been overwhelmed 1-0 by Lazio within the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. Issues bought worse for the Bavarians after they suffered a 3-2 defeat in final Sunday’s away assembly with Bochum.

Jamal Musiala gave Bayern the lead within the 14th minute, earlier than targets from Takuma Asano, Keven Schlotterbeck and Kevin Stöger turned the sport in Bochum’s favour. Though Harry Kane pulled a aim again within the closing phases, it proved to be too little too late.

In response to their three-game shedding run, the membership introduced that Thomas Tuchel has agreed to step down from his position as head coach on the finish of the present season. Whereas the 50-year-old will say his farewells in the summertime, he’ll at the moment be centered on Saturday’s difficult residence fixture towards Leipzig.

The Bavarians will start the sport in second place and 11 factors adrift of Leverkusen, who prolonged their benefit with Friday’s 2-1 win over Mainz 05. Closing that hole shall be removed from easy as Bayern have didn’t win any of their final 4 conferences with Leipzig since recording a 5-3 victory within the DFL-Supercup in July 2022.

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Bayern are unable to name upon Sacha Boey, Noel Aseko-Nkili, Tarek Buchmann, Kingsley Coman, Noussair Mazraoui, Bouna Sarr, Serge Gnabry and Alphonso Davies. In the meantime, defender Dayot Upamecano is suspended after being despatched off towards Bochum.

RB Leipzig

Leipzig bounced again from a 1-0 defeat towards Actual Madrid to assert all three factors in final Saturday’s residence league assembly with Borussia Mönchengladbach. Xavi Simons and Loïs Openda grabbed a aim apiece to assist Leipzig safe a 2-0 victory and transfer to inside one level of fourth-placed Dortmund.

Though Leipzig at the moment are unbeaten in three league video games, they’ve discovered wins laborious to return by of their current away matches. Marco Rose’s facet have needed to accept two factors from their earlier three Bundesliga street journeys, whereas they’ve received simply one in all their final six away matches within the high flight.

Nevertheless, die Roten Bullen have been in a position to declare a 3-1 victory of their most up-to-date away league assembly with Bayern in Could final yr. That consequence has fashioned a part of a four-game unbeaten run in 4 head-to-head matches towards the Bavarians. Leipzig have already recorded a victory over Tuchel’s facet this season, with Dani Olmo netting a hat-trick within the Supercup. Die Roten Bullen then went on to play out a 2-2 draw within the reverse league fixture in September.

Workforce Information

Leipzig are with out the providers of midfielder Lukas Klostermann, who was pressured off within the first half of the 2-0 win over Gladbach.

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