BAYERN OVERPOWER LEVERKUSEN WITH CLINICAL 3–0 WIN IN BUNDESLIGA CLASH

Bayern Munich crushed Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 at the Allianz Arena, extending their winning streak to 15 games. Serge Gnabry, Nicolas Jackson, and a Loic Bade own goal sealed a dominant victory for the Bavarians.

Bayern overpower Leverkusen with clinical 3–0 win in Bundesliga clash
Bayern Munich 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen - Photo Credit: Getty Images

At the Allianz Arena on Saturday afternoon, Bayern Munich put on an incredible display to defeat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0, extending their winning streak to 15 games. 

The first goal for the home team came from Serge Gnabry, who made his 250th appearance in the Bundesliga.

Before Loic Bade turned into his own net, Nicolas Jackson scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season, giving Bayern a 3-0 advantage at halftime. The 37-game winning streak for Bayer Leverkusen away from home ended with this loss.

Match report for Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen


Bayern's innate flair was unaffected by Vincent Kompany's seven changes to the team, as they controlled from the start.

Mark Flakken stopped Karl's curling attempt at the goal. After a fantastic play, the young player shot from the edge of the box, narrowly missing, demonstrating his growing interest in the game.

Karl was involved once more two minutes later. He swung a wonderful cross into the box this time, and Leon Goretzka got up to meet it but was unable to keep his shot on goal.

Serge Gnabry, who scored his fourth goal in the Bundesliga, gave Bayern the lead in the 24th minute. Gnabry was let through on goal by Tom Bischof's wonderful pass; the German winger used his speed to slip past Flakken.

Another superb cross from Karl found its way into the area, but Nicolas Jackson was unable to reach the ball's toe. Shortly after, Jackson headed in a fantastic cross from Konrad Laimer to score his first Bundesliga goal of the year.

The on-loan Chelsea striker believed he had scored his second goal of the day, but it was correctly disallowed for offside. Karl came quite close to scoring when he attempted a left-footed effort from the box's edge, but it missed the mark.

Bayern scored its third goal shortly before halftime. Attempting to clear the danger, Loic Bade diverted a low cross from Raphael Guerreiro's left into his own net.

Jackson had a chance to score Bayern's second goal of the evening in the second half, but he headed it over the crossbar.

Leverkusen attempted to re-enter the game after enjoying a lot of midfield control, but Bayern was not in the mood to let them generate opportunities.

Guerreiro was given a fantastic pass by Karl, but his attempt missed the mark.

Kompany added Diaz, Kane, and Olise off the bench at 3-0, highlighting the squad's strength and depth.

Sacha Boey was unable to keep his shot on aim, so Olise tees him off by cutting inside from the right.

The Bavarian powerhouses made sure they got all three points by keeping possession.

BAYERN MUNICH RULE OUT MARCUS RASHFORD MOVE REGARDLESS OF ANTHONY GORDON OUTCOME

Marcus Rashford is not a target for Bayern Munich this summer, as the club focuses entirely on signing Gordon from Newcastle.

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Bayern Munich excluded Marcus Rashford from their summer plans - Photo Credit: Getty Images

Bayern Munich aren’t considering a move for Marcus Rashford this summer, no matter what happens with Anthony Gordon. That’s according to a German reporter who’s close to the story.

Right now, Rashford is wrapping up his loan at Barcelona. He’s set to return to Manchester United at the end of the season. Barcelona have an option to make the deal permanent for €30 million (£26 million) in the summer. Both Rashford and Barcelona want him to stay, but here’s the catch: the club doesn’t want to pay the full €30 million.

Barcelona would rather keep Rashford on loan for another year or get him for a lower fee. Manchester United’s not having it. They want the full price, so Barcelona are starting to look at other players.

Rashford hasn’t made a secret of where he wants to be. Earlier in the season, he told Sport, one of the local Barcelona papers, about how much he wants to stay, saying, “Of course, what I want is to stay at Barca. It’s the ultimate goal.” He talked about the pressure and expectations at the club, saying they keep him motivated and that he feels like he’s in the perfect environment to grow and win trophies. For now, though, it’s all up in the air until next summer.

Last year, Bayern Munich actually showed some interest in Rashford before he went to Barcelona. But now, they’re focused on signing Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United for the left wing. The problem is, Gordon’s interested, but Newcastle’s price is ridiculous, reportedly around £80 million (€92.6 million). That’s much higher than what Bayern’s willing to pay. They’re thinking closer to £60 million (€69.4 million), and maybe with add-ons or an instalment plan. If Newcastle won’t budge, it probably isn’t happening.

Christian Falk, a trusted journalist from Bild, says Bayern aren’t considering Rashford as a backup if they can’t land Gordon. Bayern’s got a short list of players for the left wing, and Rashford isn’t on it. Gordon’s their main focus, but even if that deal falls through, Rashford’s not the next in line.

So at this stage, Bayern and Rashford won’t be coming together this summer, even if Gordon stays at Newcastle. That’s just not in the plans.

BAYERN MUNICH IDENTIFY ARSENAL’S KAI HAVERTZ AS TOP TARGET FOR SUMMER WINDOW

From North London to Munich? Kai Havertz emerges as the leading candidate to join Bayern’s elite Premier League-built attack.

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Kai Havertz emerges as Bayern replacement for Jackson following Chelsea deal collapse - Photo Credit: Getty Images

Bayern Munich still have their eye on an Arsenal star, hoping to bring more Premier League experience up front, especially after plans with Chelsea fell apart.

Right now, Bayern are among the best teams in Europe. It really depends on how you rank PSG, but Bayern’s up there, no question. Vincent Kompany deserves a lot of credit for getting them to this level. Still, you can’t ignore their recruitment. They keep picking top-flight Premier League attackers, and it works.

With Luis Diaz, Harry Kane, and Michael Olise, Bayern’s attack is lethal. Those three have already scored 100 goals this season. Defenders in the Bundesliga just can’t cope, and you can tell their time in England’s toughest league has paid off.

Bayern have another Premier League forward in the mix right now, but he’s not sticking around.

Chelsea deal off, Bayern looking at Arsenal.

On Wednesday, Fabrizio Romano made it official that X: Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson will head back to Stamford Bridge this summer because Bayern aren’t activating his €65m buy option. Bayern’s director, Max Eberl, confirmed it, so that the backup spot behind Kane opens again when Jackson leaves.

James Benge reports that Kai Havertz’s name is coming up as a possible replacement. He said on the Inside Arsenal podcast that Bayern are definitely interested, “but nothing concrete yet.” Havertz could be the squad player who covers for Musiala and Kane.

Honestly, signing a German for Germany’s top club makes sense. Arsenal won’t just roll over, though, if Bayern come calling. Even after picking up Viktor Gyokeres last summer, Mikel Arteta still prefers Havertz up front. When Arsenal played Manchester City in their biggest game this season, Arteta benched Gyokeres and started Havertz.

Havertz has had injury issues this year. Heading into summer, he’ll still have two years left on his contract. If Bayern make a strong offer, Arsenal could think about selling.

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