Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso said his side need a miracle to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals after being hammered 3-0 by German rivals Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

Welcome back, for the fourth time this season, Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen faced off and for the first time under Xabi Alonso, Leverkusen lost to Bayern, convincingly. If you wanted two

Bayern Munich take on Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday, March 5, at the Allianz Arena. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CET local time in Germany. That makes it an 8 p.m. GMT start in the UK, a 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT kickoff in the US and Canada, and a 7 a.m. AEDT start in Australia on Thursday morning.

Vincent Kompany’s side secured an impressive win at Allianz Arena in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.

The UEFA Champions League continues Wednesday, March 5 including a matchup with Bayer Leverkusen going against Bayern Munich in the Round of 16.

Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany, meanwhile, spent little time enjoying his side's win, seemingly in a bid to fight complacency with a trip to Leverkusen for the second leg coming next week

It's a battle between the Bundesliga's top two in the round of 16

Two powerful German clubs are set for the most intense chapter of their recent rivalry as Bayern Munich host Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 matchup.