22.
18:52
Great for Bayern Munich, 1-0 by Harry Kane
Kane puts Bayern in the lead! Jackson’s deep run into the goal is defended by BVB, the following corner kick makes it 1-0. Kimmich crosses sharply in front of the goal, Kane screws himself up at the first post and asserts himself strongly. From a short distance he nods over Kobel.
20.
6:50 p.m
Yellow card for Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund)
Pavlović looks for Luis Díaz with a flat pass through midfield. The referee stands in the way, so the ball goes to Ryerson. The referee interrupts the game. Ryerson gets very upset because the ball might have ended up with him anyway and sees yellow for complaining.
19.
6:49 p.m
Bayern’s ball possession is over 70 percent. But the record champions are still quite patient in the long periods of possession.
17.
6:49 p.m
Nmecha takes a free kick from Boey in the opposition half, which Svensson is supposed to cross in front of the goal from left midfield. There is no danger.
16.
6:47 p.m
Olise to Boey, who makes a few meters on the right wing. But his cross pass isn’t effective, Svensson is in between.
15.
6:46 p.m
Dortmund still have to wait for an action in the penalty area. The Westphalians barely make it into the final third in the flat passing game, and the Munich defense has defended the longer shots without any problems so far.
12.
6:45 p.m
Shortly later, Díaz appears again in the Dortmund penalty area, but puts the ball too far out of the goal while running at speed.
11.
18:43
Double chance for Bayern! Kane drops to his own penalty area, starts a risky dribble, but keeps the ball. His pass to Laimer then creates a big hole in the midfield against Dortmund who had moved far up. So Olise finally comes to the half-right to shoot from 15 meters, which Kobel parries to Luis Díaz. He hits it out of place from a shorter distance, but Kobel holds on to the shot.
9.
6:40 p.m
Olise can interrupt Dortmund’s build-up play in the penalty area, but does not win the ball.
8.
6:39 p.m
Dortmund’s periods of ball possession have so far mostly been short-lived and Bayern’s pressure is high.
6.
6:37 p.m
Bayern set the tone in the first few minutes and had a lot of possession. But BVB is compact and has so far left few gaps despite Munich’s fast passing game.
4.
6:35 p.m
Kimmich checks Kobel from the second row. The hard shot lands uncomfortably in front of the BVB keeper. Kobe plays it safe and directs the ball outside into the goal. The corner kick brings in nothing.
3.
6:35 p.m
Anton plays the ball into Kane’s feet, who quickly looks for depth. Olise penetrates the penalty area so promisingly. A Dortmund leg blocks his shot.
2.
6:33 p.m
Kane drops deep into his own half for the first time and shifts the game to the right side with a wide ball. Olise gets stuck in his dribbling.
1.
6:31 p.m
Let’s go! Bayern wear the red home jersey, BVB also wear their home kit – i.e. yellow.
1.
6:31 p.m
Game start
18:29
Floodlights, top game, Saturday evening – everything is set up for the classic!
18:28
The game’s referee is Bastian Dankert, and Benjamin Brand assists him in the Cologne basement with tricky decisions.
18:26
The two coaches also have the best points average: Kovač with 2.1 points per game, the best Bundesliga average in Dortmund’s coaching history, Kompany with an impressive 2.5 points per game, the historically best in the league.
18:23
Manuel Neuer could get his 363rd Bundesliga win today. After the victory in Frankfurt he still shares first place with Thomas Müller, today he could become the sole record holder.
6:20 p.m
Harry Kane scored eleven goals – more than any player has ever scored after six games. After seven games, Guirassy holds the record; two years ago he scored goals eleven, twelve and 13 on match day seven – back then in a VfB jersey.
6:16 p.m
Numerous (possible) records frame today’s top game: 18 points and 25:3 goals for Bayern from six games mean the best Bundesliga start of all time.
18:13
A look at the direct comparison should give the Black and Yellows courage, as the record champions were unable to win the last three classics. Last season, BVB and FCB shared the points (2:2 in Munich, 1:1 in Dortmund). In Leverkusen’s championship season, Borussia won the second leg – away in Munich for the first time since 2014. Munich’s last victory came in November 2023, when Kane scored a hat-trick to give Bayern a 4-0 away win.
6:07 p.m
Meanwhile, Niko Kovač’s team has tough weeks ahead. There are three English weeks until the next international break – just like for Bayern. But a strange schedule allows BVB to travel abroad six times in just one home game.
18:02
The top game therefore already has a groundbreaking character. If Bayern win today’s duel, they will already be seven points clear. And from a neutral perspective, Munich’s dominance so far does not allow any hopeful conclusions to be drawn about an exciting title fight.
5:55 p.m
Despite Dortmund’s good start, the leaders from Munich and their pursuers from the Ruhr area are already separated by four points and a goal difference of 14 goals (+22 to +8).
5:50 p.m
At Bayern, Vincent Kompany has to react at short notice to Gnabry’s loss due to adductor problems. New signing Jackson is making his third start. As in the Champions League, Kane should act as a tenth behind him. Pavlović plays for Goretzka in central midfield.
5:46 p.m
Compared to the draw against Leipzig, Niko Kovač made three changes to the starting lineup. Süle plays in the back three for Bensebaini, Ryerson probably acts as a right wing player instead of Yan Couto. In midfield, Groß moves into the first eleven for Beier, which means Nmecha and/or Sabitzer should interpret their role a little more offensively.
5:40 p.m
BVB can also look forward to a strong start to the season and are still unbeaten across all competitions. However, the Westphalians were unable to achieve Bayern’s perfect victory. In the Champions League there was the strange 4-4 draw at Juventus. In the league, Dortmund stumbled in the opening game at St. Pauli (3:3) and drew 1-1 with RB Leipzig before the international break.
5:30 p.m
The style of the last few games was also impressive: 5-0 against HSV, 4-1 in Hoffenheim, 4-0 against Bremen and 3-0 in Frankfurt in the league. There was also a 3-1 win against Chelsea FC and a 5-1 win against Cypriot club Pafos FC in the premier class. In these six games alone the goal difference is 24:3.
17:24
Ten competitive games, ten wins – Bayern seem hard to stop at the start of the season. There is no club in Europe’s top leagues with anything like the same record.
5:20 p.m
Good evening and welcome to the German classic on Saturday evening! BVB would like to be the first club in the new season to steal points from Bayern, who have so far been practically perfect. The kick-off sounds at 6:30 p.m. in the Allianz Arena.