Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said on Friday their away league game at VfB Stuttgart on Sunday was a much-needed challenge straight after their midweek Champions League exit to Bayern Munich. Leverkusen lost 2-0 at home to Bayern on Tuesday for a 5-0 aggregate defeat in the Champions League last 16.

The match is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. EDT and will be broadcast exclusively on Paramount+. Fans looking to watch can do so through Paramount+, which offers exclusive live streams and on-demand replays of all UEFA Champions League matches along with a free trial when you sign up.

For most teams the priority after a three goal hammering at Bayern Munich's hands would simply be to avoid any further embarrassment in the second leg. Then again Bayer Leverkusen have long since imbued the idea that there is no comeback that is beyond them,