Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes is looking forward to returning to Leverkusen tomorrow while many of the home fans are also likely to turn nostalgic when the 66-year-old sets foot back in the BayArena.

Heynckes led Bayer to second in the Bundesliga last season, a feat his successor Robin Dutt is failing to live up to.

Dissent among the Bayer fans has endured all season and the sight of Heynckes on the touchline again tomorrow will only add to their malaise, and Heynckes expects a warm welcome too.

"I am really looking forward to seeing my old players again,'' he said.

"If the lads had not been so successful, then I would not be here as coach of Bayern Munich today.''

Heynckes will greet the players before and after the game, but during the 90 minutes, his focus will be on confirming his side's return to form after last weekend's 2-0 win over Schalke.

"There are 11 games left and we have quite a lot to put right,'' he said at the pre-match press conference.

"Everything is still open, even if we have dropped points along the way which we really should not have dropped.

"The way we played (against Schalke) is precisely how Bayern should play, and we need to carry on playing like that.''

Bayer need to carry on playing the way they did against Cologne last weekend, and only then could the fans start to back Dutt rather than hound him.

A win against Bayern would therefore be ideal for coach and club.

"We can still get something out of this season, which has not been perfect so far,'' striker Stefan Kiessling told Kicker magazine.

"We want to start that now. I am sure that we have the class to beat even Bayern, we just have to prove it on the pitch.''

The international matches in midweek have taken their toll on the Leverkusen side with Andre Schurrle, Eren Derdiyok and Vedran Corluka all picking up knocks, making them doubts.

Former Bayern midfielder Michael Ballack is definitely out, although there is still a glimmer of hope that he could return to face Barcelona in the Champions League in midweek.

Franck Ribery is Bayern's biggest doubt after he suffered a dead leg in France's 2-1 win over Germany on Wednesday.

Match

Lineup


Neuer
Rafinha, Boateng, Badstuber, Lahm
Gustavo, Alaba
Robben, Kroos, Müller
Gomez

Goodluck boys

Leno saves point blank on Alaba

Andreas Schurrle obviously recovered from his broken nose to start today with Stefan Kiessling upfront

Robben starting on the left today

Luis Gustavo fouls Renato Agusto

Gustavo injured

Sandwiched between Bender and Agusto

Muller and Boateng having a shouting match there

FC Hollywood sha

Nice counter by Leverkusen tame shot in the end by Schurrle

Mullers header narrowly wide

Friedich clears Gomez effort off the line

Neuer pulls a save off Schurlles one on one

Half time 0-0

Second half kickoff

Ribery, Tymoschuk, warming up

Gustavo missing the header there

Leno saves off Robben

Ribery in for Gomez

Beautiful counter by Leverkusen

Lahm blocks a sure goal

Foul by Boateng on Kiessling

Yellow card

Neuer with a great block

Leverkusen on the ascendancy

Olic coming in for kroos

Leverkusen scores

Petersen coming in for Muller

Bellarabi for Schurrle

Nice counter by Leverkusen

Bellarabi makes it 2-0

Full Time

2-0

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