After the embarrassment in the DFB Cup at third division team 1. FC Saarbrücken, FC Bayern goes into the Bundesliga classic against BVB (Saturday, 6:30 p.m.) in a weak state. Ex-professional Mario Basler still believes in Munich’s success.
“I simply believe that Bayern has greater quality offensively than Dortmund defensively, because it is difficult against Bayern’s offensive. And Bayern is better positioned defensively against Dortmund’s offensive,” the 54-year-old philosophized in his podcast ” “Basler shoots”.
In any case, a look at the statistics gives BVB little hope: in recent years, the Westphalians have had nothing to report against the record champions. There was one draw and eight, some terrible, defeats in the last nine Bundesliga duels.
Basler’s prediction: “I rather believe that Bayern will win because Bayern’s assertiveness in the offensive area is brutal at the moment. Sané, Musiala, Kane, that’s crazy.”
From Dortmund’s perspective, Basler considers the home game against FC Bayern to be groundbreaking. Coach Edin Terzic’s undefeated team is currently in fourth place in the table.
“If you were to lose now, you would be five points behind Bayern. You could theoretically be seven points behind Leverkusen if they win in Hoffenheim,” the former international warned BVB.
Before the duel with FC Bayern: No “big opponent” for BVB yet
Basler is excited to see how Borussia performs against a top-level opponent on Saturday. “They haven’t had any big opponents yet. Dortmund haven’t played against Leverkusen or against Bayern,” he pointed out.
The runner-up now has “the burden of proof to show that they can win against a big player,” emphasized the Palatinate native. In the previous season, the black and yellow team fought to a 2-2 draw at home against FCB.