How do you follow up an historic upset? That’s the question facing Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen as they seek to prove they belong among European soccer’s top teams after ending Bayern Munich’s 11-year reign in the German league last season.

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 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,

Bayern Munich must be wary of Celtic's winning mentality ahead of Wednesday's Champions League playoff first leg in Glasgow, coach Vincent Kompany said on Tuesday.

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 coach Vincent Kompany knows the challenge that lies ahead in traveling to face Bayer Leverkusen in an incredibly important Bundesliga match on Saturday. “Leverkusen showed that they can press hard when they need to,