Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich squandered a two-goal lead and lost at home to struggling Bochum 3-2 on Saturday, but Bayer Leverkusen was unable to take advantage. Leverkusen lost 2-0 at home to Werder Bremen,

Even if Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso had not gotten things right to start the first leg, the possibility that his talented team could find a way back into this by the time the final whistle blew in next week's second leg was very real.

Bayern Munich has one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals after a commanding 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night. Vinc