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German Bundesliga 2024-25, Matchday 32 Preview: Key Matchups, Players To Watch, Injury List And More

This round could also see the first team relegated from the division with Bochum fighting for its survival on Friday

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Bayern Munich hopes to confirm the resumption of normal service in the Bundesliga by wrapping up another title on Saturday. (Full Coverage | Points Table)

An outstanding campaign from Xabi Alonso바카라s Bayer Leverkusen ended Bayern바카라s record 11-year reign last season, but the Bavarian powerhouse has bounced back from that unexpected interruption to put itself in position for what would be a record-extending 34th German championship.

A win in Leipzig on Saturday would clinch it, irrespective of Leverkusen바카라s visit to Freiburg the next day. Bayern leads the defending champion by eight points with three rounds remaining.

This round could also see the first team relegated from the division with Bochum fighting for its survival on Friday.

Key matchups

바카라 Bayern will need to beat Leipzig without the suspended Harry Kane, who looks set to win his first ever major title while watching from the stands. Kane picked up his fifth yellow card last weekend in the 3-0 win over Mainz. Leipzig is fighting for Champions League qualification and could delay Bayern바카라s party as it bids to finish among the top four.

바카라 Leverkusen is already thinking of next season with Bayern poised to clinch the title but fourth-placed Freiburg is also fighting for Champions League qualification.

바카라 Bottom side Bochum visits relegation rival Heidenheim on Friday, when it realistically needs a win to keep alive its slim hopes of avoiding the drop. Heidenheim, in the relegation playoff place four points above Bochum, would send Bochum down to the second division if it wins.

바카라 Borussia Dortmund바카라s late push for Champions League qualification continues at home to Wolfsburg on Saturday. Dortmund appears to have turned a corner under new coach Niko Kovač with three straight wins across all competitions since its 2-2 draw at Bayern.

Players to watch

바카라 Michael Olise is arguably Bayern바카라s stand-out player this season after arriving from Crystal Palace last summer. The France winger set up one goal and set up another against Mainz to take his tally to nine goals and 16 assists in the Bundesliga.

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바카라 Thomas Müller will likely fill in for the suspended Kane against Leipzig. It might be the veteran바카라s last start for Bayern in his 501st Bundesliga appearance as he바카라s set to leave the club at the end of the season.

바카라 Florian Wirtz is another player who could potentially leave amid speculation linking the Leverkusen star to Manchester City and Real Madrid.

Injury list

바카라 Hoffenheim captain Oliver Baumann is out of his team바카라s match at Borussia Mönchengladbach because of concussion from his clash with Carney Chukwuemeka in the loss to Dortmund last week. Chukwuemeka바카라s knee struck the goalkeeper바카라s head in a race for the ball.

바카라 There바카라s better news for another goalkeeper as Freiburg바카라s Noah Atubolu has recovered from a shoulder injury and could return against Leverkusen.

Transfer news

바카라 Leverkusen is reportedly resigned to coach Xabi Alonso leaving for former club Real Madrid and is considering former Barcelona coach Xavi and former Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag as possible successors.

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바카라 The 2024 champion announced Ibrahim Maza from Hertha Berlin as its first signing for next season on Thursday. Leverkusen has also been linked with Serbian goalkeeper Đorđe Petrović 바카라 on loan at Strasbourg from Chelsea 바카라 and Paris Saint-Germain바카라s 17-year-old defender Axel Tape.

바카라 Eric Deier바카라s contract at Bayern is up at the end of the end of the season and the England defender has reportedly opted for a switch to Monaco. Gladbach defender Ko Itakura has emerged as a target for Bayern, though Dortmund is also interested in the Japan international with Nico Schlotterbeck out for several months.

What they바카라re saying

바카라 바카라I바카라ll need a ticket next year.바카라 바카라 Thomas Müller considers a novelty after 25 years at Bayern.

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