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Florian Wirtz will be looking to help Bayer Leverkusen recover from a heavy defeat to Bayern Munich and get their title charge back on track as they travel the short distance to local rivals Cologne on Sunday (kick-off: 3.30pm).
Rhine rivals Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Cologne duel for regional supremacy in north-west Germany as well as Bundesliga points when derby day comes around each season.
Bayern Munich added several new superlatives to the dictionary on Matchday 8 in a first-half performance which will go down in the history books. After 45 minutes, Julian Nagelsmann's men were already 5-0 up - Bundesliga Match Facts powered by AWS explains how they did it...
Gerardo Seoane has Bayer Leverkusen sitting pretty in second place, behind defending champions Bayern Munich on goal difference ahead of Matchday 8's top-of-the-table clash at the BayArena. Is the Swiss coach the man to finally get 'the Eternal Bridesmaids' hitched?
Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen have regularly found themselves at odds competing against each other for silverware – as they will do once again on Sunday in a top-of-the-table clash – but there are plenty of players with split allegiances come the Matchday 8 encounter.