BAYER LEVERKUSEN vs. BORUSSIA DORTMUND Live Stream Online: 2014 Bundesliga table, Live Coverage From Leverkusen, Projected Lineups and TACTICAL PREVIEW

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Two clubs in the top four of the Bundesliga table will do battle today in a league match between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund. The first-division clash scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET will be held at the BayArena in Leverkusen. Information on how to watch and stream the match can be found here.

Borussia Dortmund enter today's match needing three points to all but secure the runners-up spot in the Bundesliga. Manager Jurgen Klopp is emphasizing focus and that his men maintain their current form until the bitter end (h/t to the official Bundesliga website). "It's going to be a special match, as Leverkusen need a couple more wins to qualify for the Champions League," Klopp said.

"Leverkusen will be putting everything into the game, and I expect us to do the same to show our fans that we're still focused on finishing the season strongly."

Bayer Leverkusen manager Sascha Lewandowski equally understands the importance of today's match. Even he understands the perfect performance will be necessary if Bayer are to capture the victory. "We're in the Europa League, but now we want more," Lewandowski said.

"If you want to stop the likes of Marco Reus and Robert Lewandowski, you have to play the perfect game."

Will Bayer Leverkusen be perfect enough to capture the full three points? Tell us @SportsWN

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus has been nothing short of stellar in 2014. The 24-year-old is among the league leaders with 15 goals and 11 assists.

Bayer Leverkusen Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Leno; Boenisch, Spahic, Toprak, Hilbert; Can, Bender; Son, Castro, Brandt, Klesling

Borussia Dortmund's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Weidenfeller; Groskreutz, Hummels, Sokratis, Piszczek; Sahin, Kirch; Reus, Mkhitaryan, Jojic; Lewandowski

(h/t to WhoScored)

Bundesliga Table

 

Rnk

 

Team

MP

W

D

L

GF

GA

+/-

Pts

   

1

 

FC Bayern München

31

26

3

2

84

20

64

81

   

2

 

Borussia Dortmund

31

20

4

7

71

34

37

64

   

3

 

Schalke 04

31

17

7

7

57

41

16

58

   

4

 

Bayer Leverkusen

31

17

3

11

54

38

16

54

   

5

 

VfL Wolfsburg

31

16

5

10

56

46

10

53

   

6

 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

31

14

7

10

54

39

15

49

   

7

 

FSV Mainz 05

31

14

5

12

46

49

-3

47

   

8

 

FC Augsburg

31

12

7

12

41

45

-4

43

   

9

 

Hoffenheim

31

10

10

11

67

66

1

40

   

10

 

Hertha BSC

31

10

8

13

38

42

-4

38

   

11

 

Hannover 96

32

10

6

16

41

57

-16

36

   

12

 

Werder Bremen

31

9

9

13

37

59

-22

36

   

13

 

Eintracht Frankfurt

31

9

8

14

39

53

-14

35

   

14

 

SC Freiburg

31

9

8

14

39

54

-15

35

   

15

 

VfB Stuttgart

32

8

8

16

48

59

-11

32

   

16

 

Hamburger SV

31

7

6

18

47

65

-18

27

   

17

 

1. FC Nürnberg

31

5

11

15

36

62

-26

26

   

18

 

Eintracht Braunschweig

31

6

7

18

28

54

-26

25

 

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