BERLIN (AP) — Indomitable this season, Bayern Munich has another chance to demonstrate its superiority when Bayer Leverkusen visits in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Leverkusen ended Bayern’s record 11-year run as champion in 2024, but the Bavarian powerhouse wrested the title back last season and Leverkusen has undergone a summer transformation after losing key players.

While Bayern looks even stronger in Vincent Kompany’s second season in charge — 14 wins across all games including the German Supercup so far — Leverkusen is already on to its second coach after making a botched start under Erik ten Hag.

Kasper Hjulmand has steadied the team, which has won its last four Bundesliga games but was humbled 7-2 at home by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.

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