BERLIN: Saturday's Bundesliga big game between leaders Bayern Munich and champions Bayer Leverkusen is not a title-deciding game even though the latter are eight points behind the Bavarians, Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said on Friday.

Leverkusen are in second place on 46 points with Bayern on 54 and victory for Bayern would see their lead grow to 11 points with 12 matches remaining.

The hosts can cut it to five with a win of their own but either way, Alonso said this was not the title-deciding game.

"It is not a final no, no," Alonso told a press conference. "We will look at the standings after the game but it is not a final. Against Bayern we need a near perfect performance to have a chance.

"This Bayern is dominant in many, many of the games. In the Bundesliga they have this collective dominance and then this individual quality with Harry Kane, (Jamal) Musiala... top, top players."

Leverkusen have yet to lose to Bayern with Alonso on the bench.