Overview
- Bayern remain unbeaten and 11 points clear after a 3-1 win at Köln, closing the first half with 47 points, 66 goals and a +53 goal difference.
- Leipzig host at the Red Bull Arena on Saturday, having won seven of eight home league games since a 6-0 opening‑day defeat to Bayern.
- Bayern’s right side is depleted with Konrad Laimer, Josip Stanisic and Sacha Boey out, while Alphonso Davies is ill and Nicolas Jackson is at AFCON; Musiala is set to rejoin the squad.
- Leipzig are without Assan Ouédraogo due to a knee issue, plus Lukas Klostermann with an infection and Johan Bakayoko with a muscle injury.
- Elsewhere in the restart, Dortmund beat St. Pauli 3-2 with Emre Can’s stoppage-time penalty after video review, and Frankfurt drew 3-3 at Bremen on a VAR-confirmed late equalizer.