5' Coman goes down in the area under a challenge from Orban, but the linesman quickly calls the play back for offside.
3' Leipzig make a bright start as Mukiele swings in a dangerous cross that narrowly evades the run of Sabitzer.
1' Bayern get the first half underway.
The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick off is just seconds away!
Bayern have set a new Bundesliga record after 26 matchdays, having scored 78 goals in 2020/21. But they’ll now come up against the league’s best defence this season in RB Leipzig (21 goals conceded and 13 clean sheets).
The big news for Bayern is that Robert Lewandowski isn’t fit enough to make the squad. He’s replaced up top by Choupo-Moting. Meanwhile, Boateng drops out for Hernandez and the suspended Alphonso Davies makes way for Coman.
Leipzig make two changes to the side that defeated Arminia Bielefeld 1-0 before the international break: Marcel Halstenberg and Kevin Kampl drop out for Upamecano and Mukiele.
SUBS: Tanguy Kouassi, Serge Gnabry, Javi Martinez, Marc Roca, Alexander Nubel, Jamal Musiala, Bouna Sarr, Tiago Dantas.
BAYERN MUNICH (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer; Benjamin Pavard, Niklas Sule, Lucas Hernandez, David Alaba; Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka; Leroy Sane, Thomas Muller, Kingsley Coman; Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
SUBS: Lazar Samardzic, Justin Kluivert, Hwang Hee-Chan, Ibrahima Konate, Philipp Tschauner, Yussuf Poulsen, Alexander Sorloth, Josep Martinez, Benjamin Henrichs.
RB LEIPZIG (3-1-4-2): Peter Gulacsi; Lukas Klostermann, Willi Orban, Dayot Upamecano; Tyler Adams; Nordi Mukiele, Dani Olmo, Marcel Sabitzer, Amadou Haidara; Christopher Nkunku, Emil Forsberg.
Bayern enter this one at the summit of the Bundesliga and they know a victory today should be enough to end the title hopes of their last remaining rival.
Hello and welcome to live commentary of this Bundesliga fixture between RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich. This game will mark a key moment in the title race: Leipzig are in second after five wins from their last six and currently sit four points behind leaders Bayern. If they are to win the league, they’ll most likely need a win today.
