CHANCE! Thiago heads a cross from James just over the bar! It was a great run, but it was just behind him.
88'
James fires one at goal from the edge of the box after a cross is headed out to him, but it's blocked and Leipzig get away with it.
87'
And Keita can't continue, so Leipzig must see the last few minutes out with just nine men.
86'
C. Tolisso enters the game and replaces A. Robben.
Keita goes down holding his leg, and it looks like he may not be able to continue. Leipzig have used all their substitutes, however, and if Keita can't play on, they'll be down to nine men!
Tolisso - who scored the winning goal in the last match in the Bundesliga - replaces Robben, who goes off to a warm ovation.
84'
Rafinha enters the game and replaces J. Kimmich.
Kimmich comes off against his former club and Rafinha comes on for the last few minutes of the game.
82'
Thiago Alcântara gets yellow.
Thiago gets a yellow card that has, in truth, been coming for a while. He's produced a couple of unseemly challenges and deserves his booking.
81'
CHANCE! James takes the ball well on the edge of the box, turns quickly and curls his shot too high and over the far post. He rushed it a little bit as he was being closed down, but it was a good effort.
80'
CHANCE! Martinez has a pop from range that flies wide of the far corner. It wasn't short on power, but never looked like hitting the target.
79'
Boateng curls a lovely ball in towards Alaba in the box, but he can't quite get a touch on it! The shape of that pass was excellent.
77'
A lovely long ball is lofted toward the onrushing Martinez, but it's just too strong and he can't get there.
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75'
The three forward players are interchanging at will, and Vidal in particular is getting forward from midfield into advanced positions.
74'
There is a mad scrap on the edge of the Leipzig box. It falls to Robben, who plays in Kimmich, whose cross looks dangerous, but is eventually dealt with. He crosses again half-a-minute later, but it's just over Thiago's head.
71'
CHANCE! James tries to force his way through the box and is felled, before Robben shoots wide on the swivel. They appeal for a penalty, but nothing is given.
69'
Both sides look to have accpeted the result already. Neither seem to really have their hearts and minds in this game any more, and the game has taken on a pedestrian pace.
66'
CHANCE! Rudy played Kimmich into acres of space down the right, and his low cross is nearly bundled into the net for an own goal, but they clear it out before James produces a stinging, dipping drive that Gulasci does well to hold on to.
65'
Bayern knock the ball about comfortably around the halfway line, not really creating much but just keeping it safe for now.
62'
K. Laimer enters the game and replaces E. Forsberg.
Forsberg is removed for Laimer in Leipzig's third and final change.
61'
Martinez tries to switch the ball to Alaba on the far left, but just overcooks it and it goes out for a throw.
59'
Robben lines up a free-kick after a foul on Thiago, but eventually Alaba takes charge and fires his free-kick over the wall but always curling wide of the near post. Robben is looking for a goal to become the club's highest-scoring non-German player in history.
58'
CHANCE! Alaba cuts the ball back to the edge of the box to Vidal, who misses it, but Robben latches onto it and fires one straight at the goalkeeper.
57'
Bayern are almost playing 3-4-3 at times, with the full-backs pushing so high up the field and Martinez dropping in between the two centre-halves to provide stability.
55'
Heynckes is still bellowing at his side to attack with more energy and tempo. They seem to have a tendency of relaxing a little too much and becoming a touch complacent at times.
53'
Bayern take a few risks and show some sloppy play to allow Leipzig a rare foray into the Bayern area. The visitors are still pressing high, despite their man disadvantage.
50'
Kimmich has a go from distance, but it's always rising and sails over the bar.
49'
CHANCE! Vidal chests the ball down and plays in the onrushing Alaba, whose fierce shot found the side-netting.
48'
CHANCE! Thiago flicks a cross towards goal from the left and it deflects just wide of the far post for a corner, which comes to nothing.
47'
CHANCE! Bruma breaks quickly through the centre and curls one towards the far post, but it's held well by Ulriech. Positive start from him and Leipzig.
46'
Bruma enters the game and replaces M. Sabitzer.
We're back underway! Sabitzer is replaced by Bruma in a positive switch for the visitors.
45' +1
Vidal wins a corner with his first touch as he tries to play James in down the left.
45'
A. Vidal enters the game and replaces R. Lewandowski.
Lewandowski can't continue and is replaced by Vidal, oddly enough, a move which sees Thiago push up into a false-nine position.
44'
Bayern are showing a fluidity in attack now, as Robben drifts inside to link up with his fellow attacking midfielders. Leipzig are really just hanging on.
43'
CHANCE! The corner is headed just over by Hummels, who was all on his own there! He really should have hit the target.
42'
Lewandowski re-emerges and the ball is worked well down the left, and eventually a corner is won.
41'
Lewandowski has gone straight off the pitch following that goal, and looks as though he may have pulled something in making that run. He may well have to be replaced.
38'
R. Lewandowski has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by Javi Martínez.
Martínez spotted the run of Lewandowski well as he made a fantastic run, and played him through with a perfectly-weighted through-ball.
GOAL! And they have gone for the kill! Martinez threads the ball through for Lewandowski, who slots coolly into the bottom corner to make it 2-0 to Bayern!
37'
Bayern work the ball forward well, but Robben is caught offside. Heynckes looks livid on the touchline with his team's casual attitude. He wants them to really go for the kill here.
35'
Bayern look very comfortble now, and are in complete control of this game. Hummels has pushed forward past the halfway line in order to help create something against Leipzig's low block.
32'
Leipzig just can't get out of their own half at the moment. Poulsen works fruitlessly up front, but eventually manages to drive into the Bayern half before being tackled on the edge of the box by Boateng.
30'
Thiago threads the ball through for Kimmich, who produces a lovely flick, but he's offside. The young man has come on in leaps and bounds since joining Bayern, and is a regular fixture in the side now as he faces his former club.
29'
James clatters into Keita in the centre, and Leipzig take their time with the free-kick as they catch their breath.
27'
Thiago gives away a foul for a late challenge. Leipzig need to make the most of this set-piece, but they don't, and Bayern clear away and regroup.
26'
CHANCE! Gulasci keeps out a Lewandowski header, before the visitors just survive as a corner looks threatening and James and Robben link-up well.
24'
CHANCE! Gulasci makes a couple of excellent saves to keep his side in it as Bayern really pile on the pressure.
22'
I. Konaté enters the game and replaces T. Werner.
Werner - who missed the decisive penalty in the cup in midweek - is the man sacrificed for Konate, who will slot into defence.
21'
CHANCE! Poulsen fires over at one end before James' deflected strike ends up on the roof of the net at the other.
19'
J. Rodríguez has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by A. Robben.
Robben looked like a man possessed down that right flank, playing a fantastic one-two and using his abundant pace to get down the right. Great wing play.
GOAL! James puts Bayern in front! Robben does excellently to play a one-two with Rudy before surging down the right and crossing low for James, who fires a first-time finish into the bottom corner with his left foot! Bayern have made their extra-man count already and will surely continue to do so. They struggled to as Leipzig forced extra-time and penalties in the cup in midweek, but they look strong here.
18'
GOAL! James puts Bayern in front! Robben does excellently to play a one-two with Rudy before surging down the right and crossing low for James, who fires a first-time finish into the bottom corner with his left foot! Bayern have made their extra-man count already and will surely continue to do so. They struggled to as Leipzig forced extra-time and penalties in the cup in midweek, but they look strong here.
17'
Sabitzer has had to drop into defence for Leipzig as they reshuffle following the red card.
15'
CHANCE! Robben powers a fantastic free-kick across goal that is tipped behind incredibly by the goalkeeper! The corner causes a scramble in the box, but Gulasci holds on!
13'
W. Orbán goes off after a red card!
RED CARD! Robben goes down in the box when clean through, but the referee gives a free-kick on the edge of the box! He checks with the VAR, and proceeds to send Orban off! He's the last man, and Leipzig are reduced to 10-men against Bayern for the second time this week! Keita was sent off for two yellows in the previous game, whereas this is a straight red!
9'
CHANCE! Another chance from a corner! Martinez heads another corner over the bar after beating his man to it far too easily.
8'
CHANCE! Poulsen goes down in the box, but only gets a corner, which is headed over powerfully by Werner.
7'
Bayern are unbeaten in their last 26 Bundesliga games at home - a fantastic home record.
4'
It's been five years to the day since Heynckes lost a Bundesliga game - 2-1 against Leverkusen. Bayern will hope that there is not a repeat of that defeat here today!
3'
CHANCE! Alaba's deflected strike wins a corner, before Kimmich's delivery is headed just over by Martinez.
1'
And we're off! Bayern and Leipzig kick off, knowing that a win for either would take them top of the table ahead of Dortmund.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Bundesliga fixture between Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig at the Allianz Arena.
And that's half-time! It looks like it's all over already at the half ends, with Orban sent off for a last-man tackle on Robben in just the 13th minute of the game, before James fired in from Robben's low cross and Lewandowski put the hosts 2-0 up with a cool finish into the bottom corner. The striker injured himself in the scoring of that goal, however, and had to replaced by Vidal before the end of the half. It's 2-0 to Bayern, but it could be a much bigger scoreline by the end of the game with the level of dominance and control they have over this game now. Leipzig have a real damage-limitation job on their hands here.
Following their penalty-shootout defeat to Bayern in midweek in which Keita was sent off for two yellows, Leipzig have really shot themselves in the foot here by getting a man sent off again, especially so early in the match. This clash was supposed to make a statement about their title-ambitions and send them top of the table - had they beaten Bayern - but all that looks very far away now.
And that's it! What looked like a crunch match for top spot in the Bundesliga ended up being merely a formality after Orban was sent off for Leipzig inside 15 minutes, before James and Lewandowski put the home side 2-0 up. The second half was played at a pedestrian pace, and despite Leipzig ending the half with nine men following Keita's injury after all their substitutions had been used, Bayern couldn't add to their goal tally. It finishes 2-0 to Bayern and they climb back up to the top of the table!
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