i have to say that I expected some more resistance from Leverkusen. Now I still went with a draw in the German Bundesliga prediction pool, but to be honest Leverkusen didn't deserve it. It was such a one-sided game. The passes completed. Sure against Bayern in the Allianz Arena, you can never expect to be on eye-level with them in terms of ball possession, but this is quite a bit too passive for Leverkusen. I know that they prefer to play counter attacks in these games against teams that love ball possession, but they are still Leverkusen and can maintain the ball within their own lines and play smart passes between the lines. This looks more like they used any opportunity to hoof the ball out of their own half of the pitch. That's very uncommon for them and they can be pretty happy about that one point.
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i have to say that I expected some more resistance from Leverkusen. Now I still went with a draw in the German Bundesliga prediction pool, but to be honest Leverkusen didn't deserve it. It was such a one-sided game. The passes completed. Sure against Bayern in the Allianz Arena, you can never expect to be on eye-level with them in terms of ball possession, but this is quite a bit too passive for Leverkusen. I know that they prefer to play counter attacks in these games against teams that love ball possession, but they are still Leverkusen and can maintain the ball within their own lines and play smart passes between the lines. This looks more like they used any opportunity to hoof the ball out of their own half of the pitch. That's very uncommon for them and they can be pretty happy about that one point.
i have to say that I expected some more resistance from Leverkusen. Now I still went with a draw in the German Bundesliga prediction pool, but to be honest Leverkusen didn't deserve it. It was such a one-sided game. The passes completed. Sure against Bayern in the Allianz Arena, you can never expect to be on eye-level with them in terms of ball possession, but this is quite a bit too passive for Leverkusen. I know that they prefer to play counter attacks in these games against teams that love ball possession, but they are still Leverkusen and can maintain the ball within their own lines and play smart passes between the lines. This looks more like they used any opportunity to hoof the ball out of their own half of the pitch. That's very uncommon for them and they can be pretty happy about that one point.
In the future, Kompany must try to experiment, so that his squad is able to create more creativity when facing a team that has a solid defense.
Leverkusen does not have a solid defense, they conceded 10 goals in 5 games and when we look at the 5 games we realize that they conceded a goal in each game, so this is not a solid defense. What happened in the game against Bayern is that they were lucky that Bayern did not have a more effective attack. But this result is not bad for Bayern who are still at the top of the table, even if they are only 3 points ahead, what Bayern need is to keep winning games and have a good defense, because Leverkusen can lose points in the following games because they are not as strong as last season.
It was a very tough game for both teams, Leverkusen did came with lots of pressure knowing fully that any slacking will be used against them and lose all three points. The result came out in a very good sense, both teams had to share points instead of giving the other 3 points to nothing and this has kept Munich as the lead and brought Leverkusen to the third position on the table.
knowing that the next opponents of both teams will be weak opponents, so we will see both teams in these positions for a few rounds. For me the most important thing is that Bayern remains at the top and becomes champions this season
i have to say that I expected some more resistance from Leverkusen. Now I still went with a draw in the German Bundesliga prediction pool, but to be honest Leverkusen didn't deserve it. It was such a one-sided game. The passes completed. Sure against Bayern in the Allianz Arena, you can never expect to be on eye-level with them in terms of ball possession, but this is quite a bit too passive for Leverkusen. I know that they prefer to play counter attacks in these games against teams that love ball possession, but they are still Leverkusen and can maintain the ball within their own lines and play smart passes between the lines. This looks more like they used any opportunity to hoof the ball out of their own half of the pitch. That's very uncommon for them and they can be pretty happy about that one point.
In a difficult place, with a less impressive game, Leverkusen was still able to bring home 1 point. In my opinion, it was a strategy to dampen Bayern Munich attack line which was in top form. True, at first glance Leverkusen looked like they were playing to get a draw at the Allianz Arena, and they managed to do so. For Kompany, failing to get full points was a loss, because they should have been able to take advantage of the home game better. In the future, Kompany must try to experiment, so that his squad is able to create more creativity when facing a team that has a solid defense. The two goals scored in the match were very interesting, in my opinion it was truly sensational. 
i have to say that I expected some more resistance from Leverkusen. Now I still went with a draw in the German Bundesliga prediction pool, but to be honest Leverkusen didn't deserve it. It was such a one-sided game. The passes completed. Sure against Bayern in the Allianz Arena, you can never expect to be on eye-level with them in terms of ball possession, but this is quite a bit too passive for Leverkusen. I know that they prefer to play counter attacks in these games against teams that love ball possession, but they are still Leverkusen and can maintain the ball within their own lines and play smart passes between the lines. This looks more like they used any opportunity to hoof the ball out of their own half of the pitch. That's very uncommon for them and they can be pretty happy about that one point.
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Munich 1-1 Leverkusen.
The match is Bayern Munich's home match. Moreover, the Bayern Munich team is in great form this season. We have seen Bayern Munich win every match by a big margin. Therefore, considering all aspects, the Bayern Munich team is considered as the favorite in this match.
The Leverkusen team is not weak. But this season they are not in great form like previous season. Leverkusen lost the match against Leipzig. It's been a long time since we saw the Leverkusen side lose a match. So it will be very difficult for Leverkusen to win the away match against Bayern Munich. My guess was that the match would be a draw or Bayern Munich would win.
It seems that Bayer Leverkusen is also only targeting a draw because after all, Bayer Leverkusen can still play with a good effort at half time until Bayer Leverkusen also managed to make the first. But after that, Bayer Leverkusen seemed to only play with a focus on their defense, keeping from losing to Bayern Munich who clearly had a revenge mission. Because although they got a 1-1 draw at half-time, but Bayer Leverkusen also did not have a big effort in the second half at least to make goal attempts.
Because clearly, Bayern Munich dominated the match and statistics like this seem to be very different from last season where Bayer Leverkusen had high aggressiveness compared to Bayern Munich. But with this result at least proves, that Kompany really managed to restore and improve Bayern Munich because previously Kompany was still quite doubtful, but the results are quite impressive so far.
Because clearly, Bayern Munich dominated the match and statistics like this seem to be very different from last season where Bayer Leverkusen had high aggressiveness compared to Bayern Munich. But with this result at least proves, that Kompany really managed to restore and improve Bayern Munich because previously Kompany was still quite doubtful, but the results are quite impressive so far.
Bayern has been tested today and they show how strong that they are because they took possession of the ball all through the match. It was juat that they didn't create a good chance of scoring the second goal in order for them to win Leverkusen.
Leverkusen is not an easy side as Xabi Alonso is a good coach who saw how Bayern was out playing his men in the first half, he had to immediately change his game formation from 3-5-2 to 4-4-2 after the first half break in order to lessen the pressure that Bayern was mounting on his players. It was a goalless second half and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Leverkusen is not an easy side as Xabi Alonso is a good coach who saw how Bayern was out playing his men in the first half, he had to immediately change his game formation from 3-5-2 to 4-4-2 after the first half break in order to lessen the pressure that Bayern was mounting on his players. It was a goalless second half and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Bayern Munich played well, they dominated the match. A lot of attacks were made by the players of Munich. Leverkusen's players, on the other hand, were tactical in this match. Kompany failed to win against Xabi Alonso's match tactics. Alonso proved his ability in this match.
We have seen excellent performances from Bayern Munich in each of the past matches. In no match did we see a poor performance from Munich. The players were also very confident. It was very difficult for Leverkusen's players to resist such a team. This is why the team played defensively from the beginning of the match. Leverkusen's players did not try to win. Leverkusen's target was to get 1 point from this away match. And they managed to do it. Bayern Munich performed well but could not get 3 points. Bayern Munich need to be more tactical.
Bayern has been tested today and they show how strong that they are because they took possession of the ball all through the match. It was juat that they didn't create a good chance of scoring the second goal in order for them to win Leverkusen.
Not the kind of result I had earlier anticipated but I think it wouldn't have been any better than this because both sides came prepared for the game, if you had followed the game from the beginning you would noticed how the Munich side kept the ball whilst the Leverkusen side where a bit defensive conscious and didn't press much as they often do though such is expected especially when you are up against a team like Bayern Munich that is known to be very fast when attacking and creating chances upfront but that we didn't get to see more of that in this game because the Leverkusen side fastened their seat belt a bit earlier so Bayern Munich could penetrate much.Bayern Munchen path to realizing their ambition to dominate the Bundesliga again seems difficult, they must not be careless in the future, because Leverkusen is very ready to take over the top of the standings at any time. of course, it is still too early to talk about it, because the standings have not been formed with a wide point difference. Leipzig, who is currently in second place, also has the opportunity to lead the top of the standings in the future. I rate, the Bundesliga is now showing interesting competition, and not as boring as usual.
As i predicted that Bayern Munich is taking initiative to playing attacking since the beginning of match and this makes Leverkusen playing a bit defense and during the match i have seen Bayern Munich can gets much opportunities to scores even some of shot attempts from their players were hitting the crossbar and besides that in the first half Leverkusen seems successfully to guarded Kane because he cannot moved freely and this also caused why Bayern Munich is hard to scores
Leverkusen can't do much because Bayern Munich is really dominate the match but luckily Leverkusen defensive lines is very solid which makes them cannot conceded more goals until match ended but basically both teams has displayed good performance today and i have to says draw is fair results for them
Although Bayern Munich is really dominate the match but they were failed to beat Leverkusen and this result is make Bayern Munich still unable to win from Leverkusen since last season but finally Bayern Munich winning streak has been stopped today but their position is still at first place with 13 points above to Leipzig
Vincent Kompany is a good manager I must say, he has started to show us how good he is because most of us said that he need to have faced all the big teams in the Bundesliga before we can admit that he can do it, and he has faced the defending champions today and played very well and dominated the game completely, but his team was not lucky to win the game because Kane was well marked.
Bayern Munich still maintains their three points gap between them and the defending champions Leverkusen and Dortmund after five Bundesliga games, RB Leipzig is having a good season, they are the second team in the table with 11 points, I am impressed with their performance so far because they look very serious and they are well competitive.
Yeah it is a 1-1 draw.
However the game was really satisfying, wasn't it?
Both goals were really lovely but Pavlovic's goal was something else man. 
It was a shot that is very difficult for any goalkeeper in the world.
After a point in the second half, you must have noticed how much Bayern Munich started to control the game. But they still wasted really important opportunities. Especially those two hit to the post by Gnabry...
My bets were on BTTS and over 2.5 goals. If only there was another goal... But it's still okay though.
However the game was really satisfying, wasn't it?
Both goals were really lovely but Pavlovic's goal was something else man. It was a shot that is very difficult for any goalkeeper in the world. After a point in the second half, you must have noticed how much Bayern Munich started to control the game. But they still wasted really important opportunities. Especially those two hit to the post by Gnabry...
My bets were on BTTS and over 2.5 goals. If only there was another goal... But it's still okay though.
Bayern Munich got their first draw of the season in the Bundesliga against a team they are familiar with and I have that feeling that the next for Bayern Munich is to lose a game and drop all 3pt and Leverkusen might take advantage of the fact that Bayern lost. It can happen that way or both teams might play a draw again in their next games respectively. Between both teams who can we say deserves the draw Bayern Munich or Bayer Leverkusen?
Pulsating draw in the Bayern vs Leverkusen game, I expected nothing else. The Bayern equaliser was a really good goal by Pavlovic. Bayern will be happy to keep their 3 point gap to the champions Leverkusen.
Kane looks to be a doubt for the CL game with Aston Villa next week so Bayern will be sweating on his availability for that game.
Kane looks to be a doubt for the CL game with Aston Villa next week so Bayern will be sweating on his availability for that game.
Bayern has been tested today and they show how strong that they are because they took possession of the ball all through the match. It was juat that they didn't create a good chance of scoring the second goal in order for them to win Leverkusen.
Not the kind of result I had earlier anticipated but I think it wouldn't have been any better than this because both sides came prepared for the game, if you had followed the game from the beginning you would noticed how the Munich side kept the ball whilst the Leverkusen side where a bit defensive conscious and didn't press much as they often do though such is expected especially when you are up against a team like Bayern Munich that is known to be very fast when attacking and creating chances upfront but that we didn't get to see more of that in this game because the Leverkusen side fastened their seat belt a bit earlier so Bayern Munich could penetrate much.
I thought Bayern Munich will use home advantage to play this game to secure victory from Bayer Leverkusen, but it was a surprise to me see Bayer Leverkusen first Bayern Munich to secure goal from the game despite the display Bayern Munich was displaying in the field to give people hope.
If not that Bayer Leverkusen defenders reduced strength before the end of 45 minutes, I don't think Bayern Munich would have equalized the goal from the game, because Bayer Leverkusen were trying to secure another goal in the second half to make the goals 2-1 to beat Bayern Munich but the opportunity was no longer there till the end of the game, because Bayern Munich coach discovered were the problem is coming from among the players to found solution that made the game to ended up draw 1:1, i believe Bayer Leverkusen will not allow draw or lose game to happen in their next game than to win to boost their points.
If not that Bayer Leverkusen defenders reduced strength before the end of 45 minutes, I don't think Bayern Munich would have equalized the goal from the game, because Bayer Leverkusen were trying to secure another goal in the second half to make the goals 2-1 to beat Bayern Munich but the opportunity was no longer there till the end of the game, because Bayern Munich coach discovered were the problem is coming from among the players to found solution that made the game to ended up draw 1:1, i believe Bayer Leverkusen will not allow draw or lose game to happen in their next game than to win to boost their points.
If the opponent is Bayer Leverkusen then it is not as easy as we imagine even though Bayern Munich is playing at home, they have to play more optimally and hope for luck. I am not underestimating Bayern Munich but it is a fact that Leverkusen understand how to play against Bayern Munich, Apart from relying on a strong defense, Leverkusen also has speed in counter-attacks so whoever the opponent is, they have to be more careful.
By the way I was surprised to see the final result of the Dortmund vs Bochun match, I left the game after Bochum scored 2 goals in the first half and I checked the final result today, I honestly can't believe Dortmund made a comeback and even scored 4 goals totally beyond my expectations. Leipzig take advantage of their result and took 2nd place, that's the right move.
Bayern has been tested today and they show how strong that they are because they took possession of the ball all through the match. It was juat that they didn't create a good chance of scoring the second goal in order for them to win Leverkusen.
Leverkusen is not an easy side as Xabi Alonso is a good coach who saw how Bayern was out playing his men in the first half, he had to immediately change his game formation from 3-5-2 to 4-4-2 after the first half break in order to lessen the pressure that Bayern was mounting on his players. It was a goalless second half and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Leverkusen is not an easy side as Xabi Alonso is a good coach who saw how Bayern was out playing his men in the first half, he had to immediately change his game formation from 3-5-2 to 4-4-2 after the first half break in order to lessen the pressure that Bayern was mounting on his players. It was a goalless second half and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Bayern Munich and Bayern Leverkusen are very two big teams that are in their top notch form now. They really played a very superb game even though one of the teams was trying to outshine the other one before the game got balanced in the second half. The game has really shown who the king of the Bundesliga are and it clearly shows that both teams cannot be easily outmatched for the Bundesliga champions just yet. The league is very much in its early stage and this result have shown that this two teams cannot be easily outshined in this league and they’ll be given us a great time for who to win the Bundesliga title in the end.
Bayern Leverkusen won the title last season but it won’t be easy for them to repeat the same thing this year. Last year, they were able to win the league without losing any match but unfortunately this season even in its early time, they already lost a match and this is something to have a doubts on them winning the league title easily this season. RB Leipzig, Stuttgart and also Borussia Dortmund are also strong competitors for the league title and I expect them to give us a top fight for the league title along side the two teams that played today.
Bayern has been tested today and they show how strong that they are because they took possession of the ball all through the match. It was juat that they didn't create a good chance of scoring the second goal in order for them to win Leverkusen.
Watching Live I didn't do the Bayern vs Leverkusen match like the Premier League match that I like, but I saw the Highlights of the Bayern vs Leverkusen match, it seemed that Leverkusen refused to lose to Bayern with the game they played even though Bayern statistics were better.We got a chance to enjoy a wonderful match. I would say Bayern Munich failed to win this match only because of Xabi Alonso's match strategy. Xabi Alonso is an excellent coach. And he is well aware that Leverkusen are far behind Bayern Munich this season. That's why in this match he has prepared his month strategy very carefully. Leverkusen performed very cautiously. Especially Leverkusen played defensively in this match. Leverkusen's players did not try to attack too much. They kept their defense strong. And Leverkusen got the expected result from the match. Bayern Munich's goal was to get full points in the match, but Alonso was happy to get 1 point from this match.
The match ended as I expected as both teams played their best but at the end of the day they shared points which shows a different thing from what most people expected to see in the game. Aside the ball possession that Bayern Munich dominated the match was a balanced game because seeing how both teams were very careful not to make mistakes shows that they believe so much that any mistakes they make they will get punished for it from their opponent. Vincent Kompany did an excellent job by instructing his players to attack and remember to fall back to defense when they lose the ball you could see how both teams tried not to concede goals after the 1:1 they played in the first half.
Xabi Alonso is a great coach he has proven that his team can face any team this season despite them not starting very strong like last season, the performance of his boys today shows that they are very much ready to defend their title this season.
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Munich 1-1 Leverkusen.
The match is Bayern Munich's home match. Moreover, the Bayern Munich team is in great form this season. We have seen Bayern Munich win every match by a big margin. Therefore, considering all aspects, the Bayern Munich team is considered as the favorite in this match.
The Leverkusen team is not weak. But this season they are not in great form like previous season. Leverkusen lost the match against Leipzig. It's been a long time since we saw the Leverkusen side lose a match. So it will be very difficult for Leverkusen to win the away match against Bayern Munich. My guess was that the match would be a draw or Bayern Munich would win.
If not that Bayer Leverkusen defenders reduced strength before the end of 45 minutes, I don't think Bayern Munich would have equalized the goal from the game, because Bayer Leverkusen were trying to secure another goal in the second half to make the goals 2-1 to beat Bayern Munich but the opportunity was no longer there till the end of the game, because Bayern Munich coach discovered were the problem is coming from among the players to found solution that made the game to ended up draw 1:1, i believe Bayer Leverkusen will not allow draw or lose game to happen in their next game than to win to boost their points.
Munich 1-1 Leverkusen.
The match is Bayern Munich's home match. Moreover, the Bayern Munich team is in great form this season. We have seen Bayern Munich win every match by a big margin. Therefore, considering all aspects, the Bayern Munich team is considered as the favorite in this match.
The Leverkusen team is not weak. But this season they are not in great form like previous season. Leverkusen lost the match against Leipzig. It's been a long time since we saw the Leverkusen side lose a match. So it will be very difficult for Leverkusen to win the away match against Bayern Munich. My guess was that the match would be a draw or Bayern Munich would win.
The match is 1-1 at the end of the first half. But we saw Bayern Munich's dominance in the first half. Munich's players attacked a lot. Probably a total of 7 shots were taken by Munich players. But the interesting thing is that Leverkusen had only one shot in the first half and managed to score one goal. The second half is expected to be more competitive.
Leverkusen is not an easy side as Xabi Alonso is a good coach who saw how Bayern was out playing his men in the first half, he had to immediately change his game formation from 3-5-2 to 4-4-2 after the first half break in order to lessen the pressure that Bayern was mounting on his players. It was a goalless second half and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Bayern enjoyed much of the possession and and fired dozen of shots with 3 on target but only scored once. This goes to show how strong Leverkusen's defence is under Xabi Alonso. Even though Bayern was that ball-dominant, Leverkusen managed to keep very disciplined at the back and didn't allow much gap to be exposed to the attack line of Bayern. Another tactical switch by Alonso, changing from 3-5-2 to 4-4-2 after the break, also allowed a big part in decreasing the enormous pressure on his team in the second half of the game.
Furthermore, the change in formation orchestrated by Xabi Alonso did manage to relieve a bit of pressure off Bayern as well as steadied the defensive shape of Leverkusen. When Leverkusen switched to a 4-4-2 formation, they closed the gaps in the middle that previously existed for Bayern to manipulate, thus forcing them to play wide. It forced Bayern to look for other ways to attack since Leverkusen was defending very well, especially in their penalty area as the defenders were able to clear some good chances.
Bayern team showed more quality and were very aggressive in their game pattern, no wonder they have being winning all their matches since the beginning of this season. Any team that is not strong will not be able to play Bayern and that was why you see that they were able to win 9-0 in UCL because of their attacking force. Kompany is the right man for the job, he will take Bayern to a more greater height.
Munich 1-1 Leverkusen.
The match is Bayern Munich's home match. Moreover, the Bayern Munich team is in great form this season. We have seen Bayern Munich win every match by a big margin. Therefore, considering all aspects, the Bayern Munich team is considered as the favorite in this match.
The Leverkusen team is not weak. But this season they are not in great form like previous season. Leverkusen lost the match against Leipzig. It's been a long time since we saw the Leverkusen side lose a match. So it will be very difficult for Leverkusen to win the away match against Bayern Munich. My guess was that the match would be a draw or Bayern Munich would win.
The match is 1-1 at the end of the first half. But we saw Bayern Munich's dominance in the first half. Munich's players attacked a lot. Probably a total of 7 shots were taken by Munich players. But the interesting thing is that Leverkusen had only one shot in the first half and managed to score one goal. The second half is expected to be more competitive.
Leverkusen is not an easy side as Xabi Alonso is a good coach who saw how Bayern was out playing his men in the first half, he had to immediately change his game formation from 3-5-2 to 4-4-2 after the first half break in order to lessen the pressure that Bayern was mounting on his players. It was a goalless second half and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Bayern enjoyed much of the possession and and fired dozen of shots with 3 on target but only scored once. This goes to show how strong Leverkusen's defence is under Xabi Alonso. Even though Bayern was that ball-dominant, Leverkusen managed to keep very disciplined at the back and didn't allow much gap to be exposed to the attack line of Bayern. Another tactical switch by Alonso, changing from 3-5-2 to 4-4-2 after the break, also allowed a big part in decreasing the enormous pressure on his team in the second half of the game.
Furthermore, the change in formation orchestrated by Xabi Alonso did manage to relieve a bit of pressure off Bayern as well as steadied the defensive shape of Leverkusen. When Leverkusen switched to a 4-4-2 formation, they closed the gaps in the middle that previously existed for Bayern to manipulate, thus forcing them to play wide. It forced Bayern to look for other ways to attack since Leverkusen was defending very well, especially in their penalty area as the defenders were able to clear some good chances.
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