Overview
- The win made it 15 straight in all competitions for Bayern and snapped Leverkusen’s 37‑match away league unbeaten run.
- Kompany made seven changes, resting Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Luis Díaz, who all began on the bench.
- In the 59th minute he introduced all three together in a substitution widely reported as the Bundesliga’s costliest at roughly €275 million in combined market value.
- Serge Gnabry scored on 25 minutes, Nicolas Jackson headed a first Bundesliga goal on 31, and a Loïc Badé own goal on 44 set the final score.
- Young signing Tom Bischof excelled at left‑back with the assist for 1–0, as Kompany and Max Eberl said the rotation built belief for Tuesday’s meeting with PSG.