At 1:30 a.m. Beijing time on February 25, the 23rd round of the 2023-24 Bundesliga season ushered in a key battle: Bayern Munich vs. RB Leipzig.
Bayern's current title defence prospects are no longer optimistic, and managers Thomas Tuchel and Bayern Munich have confirmed that they will part ways at the end of the season.
It's a tough battle, will Bayern fight for the title until the very end, or will they languish and let Bayer Leverkusen seal the title?
Leipzig will certainly want to beat Bayern, not to prevent Bayern from defending their title and helping Bayer Leverkusen to win the title, but to secure Champions League qualification themselves.
In the Bundesliga standings before the game, Bayern ranked second with 50 points in 22 games, 11 points behind Bayer Leverkusen, who played one round in the first round; Leipzig is fifth with 40 points from 22 games, one point behind fourth-place Borussia Dortmund.
Yes, Bayern started the 4231 formation, center Kane, Musiala, Muller, Sane on the front line, Goretzka and Pavlovic in the double back, Guerrero, Dier, De Ligt, Kimmich in the back four, and goalkeeper Neuer. The total value of the starting eleven is 5200 million euros.
Leipzig started the 4222 formation, Opponda and Sesko partnered in the front, midfielders Harvey Simons, Olmo, Schrager, Haidara, four defenders Raum, Orban, Simacan, Henrichs, and goalkeeper Braswig. The total value of the starting eleven is 3400 million euros.
Only 20 seconds into the opening game, Bayern goalkeeper Neuer made a mistake with the ball, Olmo's shot was blocked, Haidara took the ball and shot from a distance was also blocked, but fortunately, a teammate helped Neuer block it.
In the 5th minute, Guerrero passed the ball into the box from the left, and Kane's header hit the post and bounced.
In the 20th minute, Harvey Simmons took the ball on the left side and cut inside to the middle and shot wide.
In the 34th minute, Musiala made a precise straight stop in the midfield, and Sane formed a single knife, but he couldn't complete the shot when he brought it to the bottom line.
In the 41st minute, Pavlovich hoisted the ball into the box in the middle of the field, Muller headed it in front of the goal, and Kane hit the goal with a barb, but it didn't hit the target.
In the 56th minute, Musiala split the ball in front, Kane hit a volley into the penalty area, and the ball went in! Bayern lead Leipzig 1-0.
In the top five league scorers' charts, Kane leads the way with 26 goals, five more than Kylian Mbappe in second place.
In the 59th minute, De Ligt kicked down Opponda in a scramble and received a yellow card, and Bayern played Freiburg in the next round, and De Ligt suspended the game for accumulating 5 yellow cards.
In the 70th minute, Olmo made a wonderful pass, and Sesko scored the goal. Leipzig tied the score at 1-1. Neuer also made the wrong save.
In stoppage time, Kane scored twice and scored the killer goal, Bayern 2:1 against Kleipzig. With 53 points from 23 games, eight points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen, the gap has not been widened.