"Bayer Leverkusen arrived at the Allianz Arena on a run of 37 Bundesliga away games unbeaten, and they never looked like extending it. You will forgive the Bundesliga neutral for mourning not the loss of an incredible record-breaking sequence which stretched back to 27 May 2023 when Xabi Alonso's team were heavily beaten by relegation-battling Bochum but the demise of a competitor to Bayern Munich not seen since Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund were in their thrilling pomp."
"In many ways this latest one was Kompany's governance of the campaign in microcosm: the revival of Serge Gnabry, who scored the opener midway through the first half; the make-do-and-mend approach which is successful enough to look anything but with Konrad Laimer and now young Tom Bischof excelling in the full-back positions (they assisted the first two goals, with Laimer laying on a first Bundesliga strike for Nicolas Jackson); the status to leave out the likes of Kane and it not being a big issue."
Bayern Munich defeated Bayer Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena, ending Leverkusen's 37-game unbeaten away run. Leverkusen offered little sign of extending that sequence, marking the collapse of a serious challenger to Bayern. Vincent Kompany rotated his squad ahead of the Champions League, leaving Harry Kane, Luis Diaz and Michael Olise on the bench while fielding effective alternatives. Serge Gnabry scored the opener, and full-backs Konrad Laimer and Tom Bischof contributed assists, including Laimer setting up Nicolas Jackson's first Bundesliga goal. Bayern extended their perfect season record to 15 wins from 15 matches.
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