It is a legendary poster of German football. Borussia Dortmund traveled to Bavaria this Saturday afternoon to face Bayern Munich, on the lawn of the Allianz Arena, during the 27th day of the Bundesliga. Even if the Bavarians are no longer in the race for first place (13 points behind Bayer Leverkusen), victory was essential for them to secure their second place in the standings. His runner-up, Stuttgart, was only 4 points behind second place before kick-off. This 135th Klassiker was also important for Dortmund. In the event of a victory, BVB would regain fourth place in the German championship, synonymous with qualification for the Champions League. At home, Bayern was organized in a 4-2-3-1 with Ulreich in goal. In defense, we found Davies, Dier, de Ligt and Kimmich. Goretzka and Laimer were in midfield. And finally, Musiala, Müller, and Sané supported Kane in attack. Dortmund played in a 4-3-3 formation with Meyer-Schade acting as the last line of defense. In defense, we found Maatsen, Schlotterbeck, Hummels and Ryerson. Nmecha, Can and Brandt occupied the midfield. Adeyemi, Füllkrug and Sancho led the BVB attack.
This shock started at a high pace. Thomas Müller, to the right of the opponent's penalty area, crossed in front of Alexander Meyer's cages. He found the head of Harry Kane who failed to find the target (6th). And the BVB was quick to punish its opponent. Julian Brandt found Karim Adeyemi deep, the striker fired a powerful shot with his left foot, Sven Ulreich tried to stop the shot with his left hand but it was not firm enough and the ball flew into the Bavarian cages (9th, 0-1). A few minutes later, Thomas Müller crossed towards the penalty area and found Harry Kane, the Englishman deflected the ball with his head but missed the target (23rd). Approaching the break, Joshua Kimmich crossed towards the far post and found the head of Leon Goretzka who deflected the ball towards the near post to find Eric Dier. But that was without counting on Alexander Meyer who saved the ball on his line (35th).
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Like the first period, it was Dortmund who attempted the first major offensive attack. Felix Nmecha was found in the Bavarian penalty area and armed with a powerful strike which was miraculously stopped by Sven Ulreich with his right hand, on his line. An extraordinary parade from the Bavarian goalkeeper (53rd). Once again, BVB almost doubled the bet. Ian Maatsen, served by Julian Brandt, headed towards the Bayern cages. On the right of the Bavarian camp, Karim Adeyemi dropped Alphonso Davies thanks to his speed, but Ian Maatsen did not see it and tried to play it alone. His left-footed shot was off target, he crossed it too much and the ball flew out of the goal (66th).
Bayern tried to govern. Joshua Kimmich hit a corner kicking back on Kingsley Coman. The Frenchman attempted a powerful right-footed shot but Alexander Meyer rushed forward and put the ball for a corner (75th). They also tried to govern on free kicks. Joshua Kimmich at the helm of this set piece tried to bring danger. His shot was very well wound and headed towards Harry Kane but Alexander Meyer boxed the ball to clear Bayern's attempt (80th). Present in the Bavarian penalty area, Sébastien Haller, who entered the game, found the Norwegian, Julian Ryerson, on his right, who made the break by finding the small net with his right foot (83, 0-2). With final offensive changes, Thomas Tuchel's players reduced the score. But as a symbol of the match, Harry Kane was flagged offside. Goal logically canceled by the referee of the match, Mr. Harm Osmers (90th). In the standings, Dortmund climbs to 4th position, while Bayern remains 2nd with Stuttgart close behind them. Next weekend, the Schwarz-Gelben will face the 3rd in the Bundesliga for a new shock, while the Rekordmeister will play against Heidenheim.
