Like every year, the Classic between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich is the unmissable event for Bundesliga fans. This season, the clash between the two biggest teams in Germany – undefeated at kick-off – took place on the 7th day, at the Allianz Arena. On the Bayern side, Vincent Kompany started Nicolas Jackson, in place of an absent Serge Gnabry, alongside Michael Olise, Luis Diaz and Harry Kane in attack. Opposite, Niko KovaÄŤ started 3-5-2 with a midfielder Gross-Sabitzer-Nmecha starting together for the first time this season.
Bayern Munich
2
22'
H.Kane
79'
Mr Olise
Dortmund
1
85'
J.Brandt
finished
From the first minutes, the Munich residents set the tone for the match. In the 3rd minute of play, Kimmich fired a first shot, stopped by Kobel. The Swiss goalkeeper then worked to stop the attempts of Olise, then of Diaz in the process (11th). But he only delayed the deadline by a few minutes. Following a corner taken by Kimmich, Harry Kane catapulted the ball with his head into the BvB net for the opener (1-0, 22nd) and already scored his 12th goal in the league. The Bavarians, dominant in the game, logically returned to the locker room with the advantage in the score, facing the Yellows and Blacks who were overwhelmed and who did not shoot once on goal during the first 45 minutes.
The Kane-Olise duo carries Bayern
In the second act, the BvB came back with better intentions. Following a shift from Guirassy, ​​Adeyemi lost his support on his shot, which could have brought the equalizer (65th). A few minutes later, Schlotterbeck stepped in front of Olise to prevent him from making the break (72nd). It was only a postponement for the French international. A few minutes later, he took advantage of Jobe Bellingham, not responsive enough to clear the ball on his line, to propel the ball into the back of the net and make the break (2-0, 79th).
If Bayern thought they were finally safe, Julian Brandt – a few seconds after his entry – gave Dortmund hope, a few minutes from the end of the match (84th, 2-1). Despite the attacks of the BvB at the end of the match and a match point missed by Diaz (90th + 5), Bayern Munich secured a 7th victory in the Bundesliga this season and, above all, an 11th victory in 11 matches in all competitions. The Bavarians thus take a 7-point lead over their evening opponent in the standings and already seem well on their way to retaining their Bundesliga title. For Dortmund, this is their first defeat this season.
