BAYERN MUNICH V BAYER LEVERKUSEN LIVE UPDATES - LATEST BUNDESLIGA SCORE AS FIRST TAKES ON THIRD

Bayern sit atop the Bundesliga yet again with an eight-point cushion on closest challengers Borussia Dortmund, whilst Leverkusen lie third, 14 points inferior to their hosts today.

It's a back three for Gerardo Seoane, as he plumps for Jonathan Tah, Edmond Tapsoba and Piero Hincapie to shield Lukas Hradecky, with Mitchell Bakker and Jeremie Frimpong the youthful wing-backs offering energy down either side. In the middle, midfield orchestrator Kerem Demirbay is joined by the evergreen workhorse of Charles Aranguiz, and Florian Wirtz and Moussa Diaby line up behind the false nine this afternoon, Amine Adli, although expect plentiful alternations between that front three.

Let's analyse these teams, shall we?

It's a rare start for Sven Ulreich in net for the league leaders as Manuel Neuer is out again, and Omar Richards is back at left-back after Kingsley Coman had played as a makeshift wing-back on that side against Frankfurt. Benjamin Pavard is on the right, flanking the central pairing of Niklas Sule and Dayot Upamecano, with Joshua Kimmich operating ahead of them as the regista alongside the more adventurous Jamal Musiala. Coman is to the left of Thomas Muller in the attacking midfield trio, and Serge Gnabry will offer pace and guile down the right, looking to supply talismanic Robert Lewanodowski.

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