Der Klassiker Match Report: Bayern Munich Look Favourites To Win Title Post Narrow Win

Der Klassiker Update- Bayern Munich edged past Borussia Dortmund in the Der Klassiker by a margin of 1-0 to extend the points gap between these two sides to seven with six games left. Bayern Munich is now at the top of the table of Bundesliga with 64 points in 28 matches so far. On the other hand, Borussia Dortmund has collected 57 points in the same number of matches. So, practically it is now almost impossible for Borussia Dortmund to close the gap with Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich was four points ahead of Borussia Dortmund ahead of this match. So, it was a must-win match for Borussia Dortmund to stay in the title race. The manager of Borussia Dortmund, Lucian Favre fielded his side with a typical formation of 3-4-2-1. Roman Burki was there under the bars for the home side.

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Lusakz Piszczek, Mats Hummels and Manuel Akanji were there in the central defence of Borussia Dortmund. Achraf Hakimi and Rafael Guerreiro were playing as two wingbacks. Thomas Delaney and Mahmoud Dahoud were deployed as two central defensive midfielders. Julian Brandt and Thorgan Hazard were there at both wings while Erling Braut Haaland was playing as the lone centre forward. Jadon Sancho did not feature in the starting lineup of Borussia Dortmund as he was not 100 percent fit ahead of the clash.

On the other hand, the manager of Bayern Munich, Hans-Dieter Flick fielded his side with a typical 4-2-3-1 formation. Manuel Neuer was there under the bars for Bayern Munich. David Alaba and Jerome Boateng were there in the central defence. Alphonso Davies and Benjamin Pavard were deployed as two side backs. Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich were there in the central defensive midfield position. Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman were deployed as two wingers. Thomas Muller was playing just behind Robert Lewandowski in this formation.

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Borussia Dortmund started off the match quite well. However, they were not able to provide a good pass to Haaland in the final third. Bayern Munich’s defence took a bit of time to settle in the match. After 20 minutes of the first half, Bayern Munich started to take control of the match. They began to build up with short passes and Alphonso Davies started to show his brilliance.

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On the other hand, they were successful to prevent the build-up of Borussia Dortmund successfully and the pressure was clearly mounting over the home side. Joshua Kimmich’s chip at the 43rd minute of the match gave Bayern Munich the well-deserved lead in the match. However, it was the mistake of Roman Burki as he was off the line and failed to clear the ball out with his palm. The first half ended with a scoreline of 1-0 in favour of Bayern Munich

Jadon Sancho came in for Julian Brandt just at the beginning of the second half. Sancho was not able to make an impact in the match after his arrival. The other substitute Emre Can was also not 100 percent fit. It was an off day for Haaland. Borussia Dortmund failed to show much intent in the second half and as a result of it, the match ended with a scoreline of 1-0 in favour of Bayern Munich.

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