748. That rather large number is the number of consecutive minutes Manuel Neuer has kept a clean sheet this season, setting club records for consecutive Bundesliga matches and total matches. And while the numbers are impressive, even Neuer admits that he has considerably less to do than he has in the past at Schalke.

"I've had to adapt my game," he told fcbayern.de, "It's not been easy, but you get used to it."

And while you can argue the competition hasn't been at a premium level, and I would beg to differ, it still is a great showing of our defensive prowess this year. A very marked up-tick from our defensive form in 2010: Our opponents are getting nearly no shots-on-goal this campaign. So, Neuer's form can be shared by the entire Bayern squad.

Young Nils Petersen, getting the start up front because of Mario Gomez' groin injury, shined with his second Bundesliga goal this term, taking an excellent through ball from Franck Ribery.

"Franck passed at exactly the right moment, and it’s my job to put away chances like that, although it took two tries, unfortunately."

And speaking of Franck, how fantastic has he been? Finally, it seems like he is enjoying himself on the pitch again. And when he's laughing, everybody's happy. You can see it on the faces of everyone on the pitch. This team is, well, a team in every sense of the word. Everyone is helping offensively and on defense as well.

And we'll need the team all clicking together for the next couple of matches. Heynckes has almost everyone available to him as well. Mario Gomez will get the start, and Gustavo, Robben and van Buyten are back in full training programs. The only absentees will be Olic and Breno, whose house burned down on Tuesday night.

Heynckes warned that Leverkusen's 4-1 defeat at home to FC Koeln should not be thought of as the norm, but rather a slip-up, and our boys should be ready for a rough match in the Allianz on Saturday. Although, since I'm going to be at the match, I'm very much hoping for an outcome like last season: You know, where the mighty Leverkusen came to Munich with a chance at winnng the league, and we beat the stuffing out of 'em, 5-1.

I'd be happier with Neuer keeping his amazing clean sheet record, though. 838 has a particularly nice ring to it.

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