FC Bayern München 3-1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: result and report

Bundesliga · Friday 18 August 2017

Result

FC Bayern München 3-1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bundesliga · Friday 18 August 2017, 18:30 UTC · half-time 2-0

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FC Bayern München 3-1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: match report

FC Bayern München defeated Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday 18 August 2017. The half-time score was 2-0.

Niklas Süle opened the scoring in the 9th minute. FC Bayern München's goals came from Niklas Süle (9'), Corentin Tolisso (18') and Robert Lewandowski (52', penalty). Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored through A. Mehmedi (65').

Discipline: FC Bayern München received 1 yellow card; Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards.

FC Bayern München went on to finish that season 1st with 84 points, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5th with 55.

FC Bayern München lined up in a 4-3-3 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Arturo Vidal of FC Bayern München (8.8), ahead of Karim Bellarabi (8.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 FC Bayern München wins, 5 draws and 2 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Yellow card · Dominik KohrBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 9'Goal · Niklas SüleFC Bayern München · 1-0
  • 18'Goal · Corentin TolissoFC Bayern München · 2-0
  • 52'Yellow card · Charles AránguizBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 52'Penalty goal · Robert LewandowskiFC Bayern München · 3-0
  • 63'Yellow card · A. VidalFC Bayern München
  • 65'Goal · A. MehmediBayer 04 Leverkusen · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Bayern München 3, draws 5, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.

Team news

FC Bayern München line-up (4-3-3)

Sven Ulreich, Joshua Kimmich, Niklas Süle, Mats Hummels, David Alaba, Corentin Tolisso, Sebastian Rudy, Arturo Vidal, Thomas Müller, Robert Lewandowski, Franck Ribéry

Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Bernd Leno, Benjamin Henrichs, Jonathan Tah, Sven Bender, Wendell, Dominik Kohr, Charles Aránguiz, Leon Bailey, Karim Bellarabi, Admir Mehmedi, Kevin Volland