Overview
- Serge Gnabry scored, Nicolas Jackson netted his first Bundesliga goal for Bayern, and a Loïc Badé own goal sealed a three-goal first half.
- Vincent Kompany managed minutes by benching Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Luis Díaz ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League visit to Paris Saint-Germain.
- The defeat ended Leverkusen’s Bundesliga-record 37-match away unbeaten run and was their first league loss under Kasper Hjulmand.
- Bayern moved to 27 points, five clear of RB Leipzig, as their record start reached 15 wins in 15 matches across all competitions.
- Separately, the DFB suspended Gladbach’s Jens Castrop for two games for violent play after a VAR-upheld red card against Bayern.