Borussia Dortmund is facing the most important two games of the current season. The second leg of the playoffs in the Champions League is scheduled to take place on Wednesday evening, with the aim of securing a place in the round of 16. Three days later, FC Bayern come to Signal Iduna Park for the Bundesliga classic. The last chance for BVB to seriously challenge the leaders again.
Germany’s record international player Lothar Matthäus certainly believes that Borussia Dortmund will have their opportunity to beat FC Bayern on Saturday evening (from 6:30 p.m.).
“If Dortmund plays like they did in the second half of the first leg in Munich, I could imagine that BVB doesn’t necessarily have to be the underdog in the classic against Bayern on Saturday. BVB could get to five points with a win, and then there are still nine games to play,” wrote the 64-year-old in his “Sky” column.
FC Bayern won the first leg in October 2-1, which would be the last Bundesliga defeat for the black and yellow team to date.
For Matthäus it is also clear that the prestigious top game against the record champions will only be the second most important game for BVB this week.
Matthäus expects BVB to be more offensive against FC Bayern
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“For Borussia, the playoff second leg in Bergamo is clearly more important. It’s about progressing in the Champions League and a lot of money. I would initially concentrate fully on Bergamo, and Niko Kovac will do the same,” the 1990 world champion is sure that Dortmund will not be able to take any account of the Bundesliga classic on Wednesday.
Atalanta will be fighting for a place in the round of 16 from 6:45 p.m. BVB won the first leg last week 2-0.
According to Matthäus, after the second leg in Italy it will become clear how Dortmund can compete at home against Munich. The TV expert can certainly imagine “that Kovac will take a more offensive approach against Bayern, as he did in the final phase in Leipzig, when substitutes Julian Brandt and Karim Adeyemi recommended themselves.”
