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Will Leverkusen finish ahead of Bayern when the music stops? Let's just say it would take a well-nigh unprecedented swing of the pendulum this late in a Bundesliga campaign along the lines of Stuttgart overtaking Schalke in 2006-07, but I've been around long enough to know that you should never say it can't happen.

The Bundesliga returns dented by the international break as Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen assess the toll on their players.