A few months into the 2024/25 season, things have improved for the Bavarians. Heading into Saturday evening's match at the Munich arena, the momentum now favors the once-struggling 2020 treble winners.
Kaiserslautern, a second-division team, began the match strongly, putting pressure on Leverkusen's goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky early on, with Daniel Hanslik launching a threatening attempt.