Defending Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen edged out Mainz to win 1-0 in a tight encounter to earn their seventh straight league victory. The victory came thanks to a brilliant free kick from Alex Grimaldo at the beginning of the second half and keeps Leverkusen second in the table,

A second-half goal from Alex Grimaldo sent Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-0 home win over Mainz, closing the gap with league leaders Bayern Munich to one point.

Bayer LeverkusenAfter winning their final five league games of 2024, Leverkusen have picked up from where they left off, starting the calendar year with back-to-back victories. Die Werkself claimed a

The two standout German teams from last season are on opposite trajectories as the pressure mounts in the Bundesliga and Champions League.

Spitzt sich das Titelduell Bayern ... Jäger von Bayer Leverkusen sind, das ist so, weil Leverkusen deutscher Meister ist", sagte Eberl kurz nach dem 6:0 im Testspiel gegen den FC Red Bull Salzburg.

Bayern Munich's strong Bundesliga season that has seen the club score 53 league goals in 17 matches is almost exclusively down to the quality of the individual players and not the coach, Vincent Kompany said on Friday.

Champions Bayer Leverkusen will have defender Jonathan Tah back in the squad for their league game against visiting Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday but striker Victor Boniface will not be fit in time for the game,

Victor Boniface is still not fully fit, with Xabi Alonso acknowledging the Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Monchengladbach game has come a bit too early for the striker

Bayern have scored only two more goals (48) than they have missed big chances (46) this season in the Bundesliga. In comparison, their title rivals Bayer Leverkusen, have missed only 25. Eintracht Frankfurt, currently third on the table, have wasted 31 big chances.

Patrik Schick scored a first-half brace as Bayer Leverkusen won 3-2 at a flu-hit Borussia Dortmund on Friday, closing the gap to Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich to one point. Already struck by an injury crisis, illness ripped through Dortmund’s defence ...

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