Overview
- The one-leg tie at the BayArena kicks off Wednesday at 20:45 CET and will decide who reaches the final in Berlin.
- Bayern, which clinched the Bundesliga at the weekend, call the Cup a priority and travel on a 27-match domestic away unbeaten run.
- Serge Gnabry is out with an adductor injury, while Jamal Musiala nears full sharpness and Manuel Neuer is poised for his 63rd Cup appearance.
- Leverkusen, sitting sixth in the league, lean on home support and threats like Alejandro Grimaldo and Patrik Schick, with Edmond Tapsoba saying the pressure is on Bayern.
- Bayern have not lifted the Cup since 2020 and were knocked out by Leverkusen last season, raising the stakes for a spot in this year’s final.