It’s been a bumpy road of late for Bayern Munich, losing their grip on first place in the Bundesliga and being forced into chasing unlikely leaders Red Bull Leipzig instead of starting to run away from the field like they’ve been doing by now the last few years. Now they need to get their momentum heading in the right direction again, starting with a match against Bayer Leverkusen.
Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen 2016: Time, live stream, TV schedule, and 3 things to know
Carlo Ancelotti has a lot of work to do if he’s going to get Bayern Munich back to their winning ways.
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It’s been interesting to watch Bayern struggle of late, partly due to injuries and partly due to a loss of form from some key players. Carlo Ancelotti has been making adjustments to try to work around these weaknesses, but so far it hasn’t been effective enough to get them back to looking like themselves again. They’ll need to get very creative to work through their current struggles, and it will be a stern test of Ancelotti’s abilities to get the job done.
TV: Fox Sports 2 (U.S. - English), Fox Deportes (U.S. - Spanish),
Online: Fox Soccer 2GO, Fox Sports Go (U.S.)
Match Date/Time: Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET, 6:30 p.m. local
Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Three big things to know
- Bayern are working from an unfamiliar position — they’ve not only lost their grip on first place in the Bundesliga, but they’ve actually lost two straight matches and gone winless in three. Bayer Leverkusen won’t be eager to let Bayern break that streak, and the Bavarians will need to be more focused than we’ve seen from them lately.
- Leverkusen have been in pretty inconsistent form themselves, leaving them well adrift from the title race in ninth place. It’s been a tough road for Bayer after being one of the most exciting teams in Germany the last couple of years, but they have a chance to right the ship and get things going again if they can extend Bayern’s misery. The kind of confidence and momentum that a team could get from winning a match like this cannot be understated, and they will fight all the harder to make it happen.
- Despite their recent struggles, Leverkusen have quietly been enjoying strong form from a couple of key players in Kevin Kampl and Hakan Calhanoglu. The duo have been frighteningly dangerous in the final third, and if anything is going to let them knock Bayern down another peg or two, it’s going to be those two having another stellar performance.
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