Things started off great for Bayern Munich against Bayer Leverkusen as it controlled possession and seemed to be on its way to wearing down the visitors. Well...about that. In the 17th minute, Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer inexplicably — and recklessly — barreled into Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong just outside the box to earn a red card and throw the entire match into disarray for the Bavarians: Here is a video (for as long as it is posted on X,

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Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich meet German champions Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday evening, when only one team can progress to the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals. Bayern will welcome the cup holders to Bavaria with a nine-point gap between them in the league table.

Bayern and Leverkusen is a much more even contest these days with Alonso overseeing an unbeaten four-game run against Kompany's outfit. The visitors have scored in their last 34 DFB Pokal away games but the last time that they failed to score in a domestic cup game was back in 2015 against Bayern which finished on penalties.

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Harry Kane will miss Bayern Munich’s DFB-Pokal match against Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday with a thigh muscle injury. The former Tottenham Hotspur striker suffered the injury in Bayern’s 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Saturday and was replaced by Thomas Muller in the 33rd minute.

Bayern Munich have enough talented players to replace injured striker Harry Kane, starting on Tuesday with their German Cup round of 16 tie against holders Bayer Leverkusen, coach Vincent Kompany. The England captain,

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane will be out until late December at least, coach Vincent Kompany said on Monday. The England captain suffered a hamstring problem in the 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday and first misses Tuesday's German Cup third-round clash at home to holders Bayer Leverkusen "It's always tough to say.