In a battle for the Bundesliga lead, first place Bayern host second place RB Leipzig at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday December 21. Here’s all the info you need to watch.
This unlikely battle for the top spot in the Bundesliga sees a fully fit Bayern Munich squad take on newcomers and newly promoted RB Leipzig. The two teams are tied atop the Bundesliga on 36 points with Bayern ahead on goal difference. Carlo Ancelotti will have everyone available for team selection, including Arjen Robben and Philip Lahm, after both missed Bayern’s 1-0 win over Darmstadt at the weekend. Since losing to Dortmund in November the Bavarian giants have won four in a row and climbed up to first in the Bundesliga.
Their opponents – Red Bull Leipzig are an incredible story of fast-track success, having climbed all the way from the amateur ranks in 2009 to the top of the Bundesliga seven years later. They have benefitted from a massive cash injection from their sponsors at Red Bull, managing to attract a lot of young German talent and playing a fast, cohesive style that has taken the German league by storm. Leipzig has won 11 of their first 15 Bundesliga games, in the process shattering all records for newly promoted teams.
It’s very doubtful that the German schedule makers had in mind this type of top of the table crash before the Winter break. However this promises to be a very high quality, highly contested affair pinning the traditional German powerhouse Bayern against an up and coming team that has generated a fair amount of adversity due its lack of history and its corporate-backed rise to the top.
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Date: Wednesday, December 21
Start time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: Munich, Germany
Stadium: Allianz Arena
TV Info: FS1
Live Stream: FoxSoccer2go
The Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig will be broadcast live on FS1. Live streaming is available on the Foxsoccer2go app, which you can access with your cable or satellite subscriptions.