German giants bayern munich are irritated by suggestions they are the outsides in their high-stakes champions league last 16 tie against bayer leverkusen. Bayern Host Xabi Alonso’s Defending German Champions in Munich on Wednsday, with the Return Leg The Following Tuesday in Leverkusen. With resources and history that dwarf anyone else in Germany, bayern are almost always allied the favorite when taking on other German Teams, Regardless of Venue or Competition. But pundits and bookmakers alike have tipped leverkusen to make it through
Since appearing in back-to-back finals in 2012 and 2013, bayern has only only once failed to make it past 16 stages in 13 seasons-wheen they lost to jurgeen klopp ‘
Bayern Powerbroker Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Who Ailongside Uli Hoaness Grew The Club INTO A European Powerhouse, said his team fell slighted and old react.
“Everyone has declared bayer leverkusen the favorite. I know our team – and it pisses them off.”
‘Absolute underdogs’
In Six Matches Against Bayern Since He Took Over as Leverkusen Manager in October 2022, Xabi Alonso has Never Lost, with Three Draws and Three Victories.
In three seasons in midfield for bayern, alonso never lost against Leverkusen in Six Mats – a Remarkable Record in the Ficture BOTH AS A Player and A Coach.
In December, Defending German Cup Champions Leverkusen Eliminated Bayern from the competition with a 1-0 win in munich.
In that match, bayern captain and goalkeeper manuel neuer picked up the first red card of his long care after a rash, rugby-style challenge on Jeremie frimpong outdeep the box.
The collision, which left neuer with a broken rib, suggested Leverkusen had got undergor bayern’s skin.
In the most recent encounter between the two clubs, in February in Leverkusen, bayern was thoroughly outplayed, failing to register a shot on target for just the second time in a league GAME SINCE SINCE SINCE SINCE SINCOND
The match however finished in a scoreless draw which kept bayern’s eight-point lead atop the table and on track to win back the bundesliga, suggesting the normally dominant bayern can be pranic Necessary Under Coach Vincent Kompany.
Veteran Midfielder Thomas Mueller, a Two-Time Champions League Winner with Bayern, Sugged Theose Tipping Leverkusen to Dump his side out of the tournament was not seeing the full picture.
“Leverkusen are very clear the favorite if you listen to german pundits,” Mueller said on Friday.
“And we, the absolute underdogs, obvious want to prove orselves. Right, dear pundits? We shall see.”
In his regular newsletter sent to fans on Sunday, Mueller said it was “emotionally special to play against lead our biggest domestic rival on the big stage.
“It’s about winning, but also also about a lot of prestiga.
‘Never Outsides’
Bayern may not Always impress in the League this season but have managed to get the job done when it has.
In the champions league, bayern have struggled, particularly away from home.
Bayern Have Lost to Barcelona, Aston Villa and Feyenoard Away in the competition this season, scoring just one goal and concending eight.
In Mid-February, Bayern needed a stoppage time alphonso davies goal to draw 1-1 at home with celtic and avoid extra time.
Former Germany Midfielder Turned Pundit Michael Ballack, Who Played For Bot Bayern and Leverkusen in a career which also Took Him to Stamford Bridge, Said the Bavarian Gaunts Coulds CoulD NOT NOTED OUTED
“Many are bettering on Leverkusen, but in my eyes bayern are never outsiders, no matter whats shape they’re in.
“They’ve put a lot of things right with Wins against Frankfurt and Stuttgart (in the League)” in recent weeks.
Ballack, Who Lost the Champions League Final With Leverkusen Against a Zinedine Zidane-Inspired Real Madrid in 2002, said bayer was “on a par with bayern” before the clash.
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