Harry Kane Scores Brace, Bayern Munich Destroys Leverkusen In The First Match Of The Last 16

Bayern Munich had no trouble destroying Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in Germany's Bundesliga team match in the first 16 of the Champions League at the Allianz Arena Stadium, Thursday, March 6, 2025 in the morning WIB. Striker Harry Kane scored a brace in that match which opened Bayern's chances to the quarter-finals.

Duel dua tim penghuni peringkat pertama dan kedua Bundesliga sudah harus bertemu di babak 16 besar. Leverkusen, selama dua musim terakhir, menjadi gempa bagi Bayern. Musim lalu, Bayern gagal menjadi juara liga yang diangkap Leverkusen. Ini merupakan gelar liga pertama dalam sejarah Leverkusen.

This season, Bayern and Leverkusen continue to compete. Leverkusen eliminated Bayern in the early stages of the German Cup. On the other hand, Bayern showed an advantage in domestic competition.

They topped the standings after pocketing 61 points. Followed by Leverkusen who is eight points adrift of second place.

When the two teams met again in European competitions, Bayern showed their dominance. Appearing at home, Vincent Kompany's team recorded three times breaking into the Leverkusen goal. This is the first victory of the last seven meetings with Leverkusen.

This victory also smoothed Bayern's steps to the quarter-finals. The reason is, they only need a draw to get rid of Leverkusen in the second match at BayArena Stadium, Wednesday, March 12, 2025 in the morning WIB.

In that match, Leverkusen failed to show his best performance. Xabi Alonso's team, which Bayern had targeted before signing Kompany, made more mistakes. Even their defense is so easily penetrated by the front row of Bayern.

It is proven that the game has only been running for nine minutes, the goal of Matej Kovar has conceded. Kane's powerful header which welcomed assist Michael Olise put Bayern 1-0 up.

This is the 30th goal of the England captain of the national team in various competitions this season. The goal also ended Kane's failure to break into the opponent's goal in the last four matches.

In a position behind, Leverkusen actually kept trying to get up. Even the visitors almost equalized when Jeremie Frimpong just faced goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, five minutes later. It's just that Frimpong's close-range shot, who was alone in front of goal, failed to beat Neuer.

Furthermore, Jamal Musiala's header almost increased Bayern's advantage if it did not soar over the crossbar. Bayern's lead lasted until the first half was over.

In the second half, Bayern dominated. Meanwhile, Leverkusen still could not threaten the host's defense. The absence of flagship players Victor Boniface and Patrick Schick in that match made Leverkusen's front line less prominent.

On the other hand, Bayern managed to add more goals when goalkeeper Kovar made a mistake in the 54th minute. Starting from his attempt to thwart Joshua Kimmich's cross. But the ball fell at the feet of Musiala who then fired a shot into the net.

Bayern also won 2-0. They enjoyed the match even more and forced Leverkusen to stay more. Meanwhile, Leverkusen is getting under pressure.

Moreover, they then lost a player after defender Nordi Mukiele fouled Kingsley Coman in the 62nd minute. He got a second yellow card followed by a red card.

Bayern took advantage of the advantage of the number of players to add goals. But they could only do so from the penalty spot after Edmond Tapsoba brought Kane down in the restricted city. The referee briefly reviewed the incident via VAR before pointing to the spot.

Kane completed the penalty in the 75th minute. The score changed to 3-0 which lasted until the game ended. If qualifying for the quarter-finals, Bayern meets Feyennoord or Inter Milan.