Bayern Munich vs. RB Leipzig: A brief history

(Thiago 17', Alonso 25', Lewandowski 44' pen.)<br></br>Bayern and Leipzig were level on points going into their first ever meeting in December 2016. Tensions flared when Emil Forsberg (third from right) was sent off for a rough tackle on Philipp Lahm (bottom left). With a man advantage, Bayern easily vanquished their new challenger and secured an important victory to their title-winning campaign.

(Sabitzer 2', Werner 29', 65', Poulsen 47' — Lewandowski 17' pen., 84', Thiago 60', Alaba 90+1', Robben 90+5')<br></br>The second meeting between these two sides was certainly not short on entertainment value. Although Leipzig surrendered a 4-2 advantage in the span of 11 minutes, the result was a coming-out party for the Red Bulls and a terrific cap on their first season in the German top flight.

(Forsberg 68' — Thiago 73')<br></br>Bayern handed Leipzig an early German Cup exit in the second round. The Red Bulls fought gallantly against the defending cup champions for 120 minutes, but their effort was in vain once Sven Ulreich stopped Timo Werner's spot kick in the penalty shootout. Bayern beat Borussia Dortmund in the next round, but fell to Eintracht Frankfurt in the final.

(Rodriguez 19', Lewandowski 38')<br></br>The two sides squared off again in the league three days after their cup tie in October 2018. Leipzig's opportunity to exact revenge was snuffed out after Willi Orban (third from right) was sent off for a last-man tackle on Arjen Robben. With the man advantage, Bayern shifted into cruise control and easily dispatched the Saxony-based side.

(Keita 37', Werner 56' — Wagner 12')<br>A stellar showing from Naby Keita (right) helped Leipzig to secure their first win (and only to date) over Bayern. With his side facing an early 1-0 deficit, Keita finished off a saved effort from Timo Werner before setting up his teammate later. Bayern, however, were coming off a midweek Champions League fixture and fielded with several squad players.</br>

(Ribery 83')<br></br>The two sides were toe-to-toe before Franck Ribery broke the deadlock. Things kicked off after Stefan Ilsanker took down Thiago with a rash sliding challenge. The Austrian midfielder received a straight red card from Referee Marco Fritz. Renato Sanches, who took issue with Ilsanker's challenge, was also set off with a second yellow.

This particular meeting in May 2019 was set to be a sneak preview to the German Cup final later that month. The result was much more underwhelming, with the two sides playing to their only scoreless draw to date.

(Lewandowski 29', 85', Coman 78')<br></br>On the heals of securing the Bundesliga title on the final matchday the week before, Bayern trounced the Red Bulls in the cup final in Berlin's Olympic stadium. Robert Lewandowski's brace was the second of his career in a German Cup final.

(Forsberg 45+3' pen. — Lewandowski 3')<br></br>After dropping points at home on the first match of the season against Hertha Berlin, Bayern appeared to have their season back on track when the two sides met on Matchday 4 in September 2019. But an early Robert Lewandowski strike was canceled out by Emil Forsberg's penalty before halftime.