Bayer Leverkusen are taking the belief gained from finishing in the top eight of the Champions League standings into the latter stages of their Bundesliga title defence.

Bayern Munich took a small but potentially decisive step toward the Bundesliga title last weekend when defending champion Bayer Leverkusen dropped points at Leipzig.

Defending Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen have only lost once in the league so far this season, so how come they're six points behind leaders Bayern Munich?

Harry Kane has scored for the first time from open play since November and Bayern Munich has stretched its Bundesliga lead to six points after winning in Freiburg 2-0.

Is the Bundesliga title race over? Perhaps not quite. But Bayern Munich has made a big step towards reclaiming the Bundesliga title from Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. While the Rekordmeister beat SC Freiburg 2-1, Leverkusen dropped two points against RB Leipzig after being 2-0 up early on.

Leon Goretzka has scored twice for Bayern Munich to beat Wolfsburg 3-2 and retain its four-point lead in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich’s attempts to sign Jonathan Tah in the 2024 summer transfer window were very well documented and even commented on after the window closed, but eventually those attempts failed on account of a difference in price valuation between Bayern and Bayer Leverkusen.

The Bavarians have 48 points and extended their advantage over second-placed Bayer Leverkusen after they beat Freiburg 2-1 on January 25, whereas Holstein Kiel held Wolfsburg to a 2-2 stalemate on January 24 but are second last in 17th place with 12 points.

The home team are fifth last in 14th place with 20 points and were beaten 3-0 by St Pauli on January 26, whereas Leipzig managed to hold champions Bayer Leverkusen to a 2-2 stalemate on January 25 and are fifth with 32 points.

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