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19:41
Tooor for Borussia Dortmund, 2:1 by Emre Can
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19:39
There is penalty for BVB! Brandt brings the ball back to the middle, where Kimmich and Reus go to the ball. Reus cleverly puts in the body and is liked by Kimmich. Clear case, there must be penalties.
46
19:36
The second half is on! Both teams return to the pitch with unchanged personnel. It will be interesting to see whether Bayern can now bring the whole thing to the finish line in a relaxed manner or whether BVB can rear up again.
46
19:35
Kick-off 2nd half
45
19:21
Mid-term conclusion:
FC Bayern Munich leads 2-0 against Borussia Dortmund after 45 minutes and already has a hand on the bowl! In the first 15 minutes things didn’t look so clear in the Allianz Arena. Dortmund defended bravely and attacked early. FCB didn’t always get along well with that. Even if BVB developed little goal threat, the guests were at least on an equal footing in the early stages. After a quarter of an hour, however, Munich took the lead after the first set piece and from then on the game clearly belonged to the home side. An offside situation prevented the 2-0 after half an hour, but after a Zagadou error, Lewandowski then put on this result, which lasted until the break and is also well deserved.
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19:17
Official stoppage time (minutes): 1
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19:15
Lewandowski has too much space in the center to receive and take the ball cleanly. The Pole just takes a shot from 20 meters, but his shot goes wide of the goal.
40
19:13
Yellow card for Marco Rose (Borussia Dortmund)
Guest trainer Rose also lets off steam here and is given the box by Siebert.
40
19:11
Yellow card for Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund)
After a clear foul by Wolf, a small pack begins with Can as the driving force. But the national player sees yellow and misses next week against Bochum.
40
19:11
Of course, Dortmund now have to come into the break without conceding another goal and collect themselves again. Of course Borussia are missing important and many players, but that’s too harmless, especially on the offensive, which the guests show.
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19:08
Especially in the last 15 minutes, FCB completely gained the upper hand here. Dortmund not only have to be careful here to become a friendly guest at the championship celebrations, but also not to get under the wheels here again and again.
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19:04
Tooor for Bayern Munich, 2-0 by Robert Lewandowski
Only a short time later it is 2-0. The pioneer, not for the first time in Munich, is Dan-Axel Zagadou, who plays right into Kimmich’s feet in the center. As a result, Müller gets the ball, who has no trouble playing against the dissolved BVB defense on Lewandowski. The Pole is free from the heat and of course he can’t take the whole thing away.
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19:02
VAR decision: The goal by S. Gnabry (Bayern Munich) is disallowed, score: 1-0
Serge Gnabry seemed to have shot Bayern almost to the title for a short time. The hosts have too much space in the center and so Lewandowksi Coman can send on the journey. Wolf even wins the running duel, but unhappily pokes the ball at Gnabry, who hits from a short distance. However, the VAR reports and refuses to recognize the goal. Coman was offside when Lewandowski passed.
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18:59
Now BVB has one of those high ball wins again. Haaland tips the ball to Brandt, who immediately fits back into the Norwegian’s path. However, Haaland is still disturbed at the end and so the shot is not a problem for Neuer.
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18:55
The hosts are in command here, but they also try to play the ball up the field again and again. Mostly from the half field and mostly on the incoming Coman or Gnabry. In his 250th Bundesliga game, Robert Lewandowski is hardly involved in the action at all.
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18:53
The minutes surrounding the goal and the current phase clearly belong to Bayern, who do more for the game. Dortmund no longer has the high ball gains from the initial phase, because FCB is becoming more confident by the minute.
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18:50
Of course, BVB can’t afford something like that against FC Bayern. The Westphalians are actually good in the game and then leave the goal scorer completely unprotected with a simple set piece. Now Marco Rose’s team is initially chasing the deficit.
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18:46
Tooor for Bayern Munich, 1-0 through Serge Gnabry
A corner kick from the right Goretzka deliberately puts his head into the backcourt at the second post. There, BVB leaves Gnabry completely unattended. The national player takes the ball with his thigh and simply pulls it away from the air. Hitz in the box of the guests has no chance.
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18:44
This time it is Goretzka who simply crosses from the half field. BVB’s central defense leaves Coman too much space in the centre, but the Frenchman cannot handle the hard cross properly.
10
18:42
BVB defended the whole thing with a lot of courage and tried to attack Bayern early on. Of course, this is associated with a certain risk, especially against the fast flanks, but Borussia have already been able to record one or the other high ball win.
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18:38
Gnabry chips the ball into the penalty area on the starting Goretzka. He would have been in a good final position, but didn’t manage to fish the ball out of the air cleanly with his foot.
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18:36
Both teams are going about it with a back four. In the recent past, the teams had both built on a back three from time to time, but today both choose the “classic” variant.
3
18:34
BVB made the first move. Reinier, incidentally in the starting XI for the first time this Bundesliga season, drives the ball through midfield but misses the right moment for the pass just before the penalty area.
3
18:33
The Dortmunders, who initiated this game, were greeted directly with a piercing concert of whistles. In any case, the mood is very lively at the beginning, the spectators are audibly looking forward to this match.
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18:32
Here we go! Both teams are playing in the usual dress here today. So Bayern in red, BVB in yellow and black.
18:30
And it is precisely this team of referees who now leads the teams onto the pitch with a little delay. A light drizzle sets in, everything is done!
18:18
The team of referees is led today by Daniel Siebert. He will be assisted by Lasse Kozlowski and Jan Seidel. The discussions about Felix Zwayer after the first leg are still well remembered. It is to be wished for today’s game and everyone involved that little is said about the referee, because then Daniel Siebert did a lot of things right.
18:06
On the other side, Julian Nagelsmann has almost unlimited resources to draw from. All regular players are available to the trainer. The coach opts for Upamecano and Hernandez in central defense today. Kimmich and Goretzka act on the six, on the wing it’s Coman and Gnabry today who should feed Lewandowski.
17:58
In terms of personnel, BVB is absolutely on the gums in the final phase of the season. Dahoud, Hazard, Hummels, Kobel, Malen, Meunier, Morey, Reyna, Tigges, and Witsel are all out. Coach Marco Rose therefore relies on the Brazilian Reinier, who is known to rarely play a role and should fill the offensive with life together with Reus and Brandt. In addition, the long-time number one, Roman Bürki, who is leaving in the summer, is on the bench for the first time this season. As expected, Martin Hitz is between the posts.
17:51
However, BVB trips to Munich in the recent past have been accompanied by a lot of frustration. The Westphalians were badly trampled on several times in the Bavarian state capital. The last victory was in 2017 when they won the DFB Cup semifinals in Munich 3-2. In the league, BVB fans even have to look back to the 2013/14 season, when they won 3-0 in the Allianz Arena. In any case, Bayern have won nine of the last ten duels and have recently been successful six times in a row.
17:47
The fact that Bayern can already win the championship today has something to do with their constant performance in the last few weeks. Even if it was against easy opponents on paper, Julian Nagelsmann’s men performed their tasks confidently and kept their lead. Especially in the middle of the two disappointments against Villareal, that shouldn’t be underestimated. On the other hand, BVB traveled to Munich with a lot of tailwind. A solid 2-0 in Stuttgart was followed by a 6-1 gala against VfL Wolfsburg last week.
17:41
Is FC Bayern crowned German champions for the tenth time in a row against the biggest opponents of the last decade? This would be the case with a victory for Munich. Bayern would then have a 12-point lead over BVB with three games still to play. Even a draw would be enough for the home side to win the championship, even if this would then not be mathematically secured.
Good evening and welcome to the eagerly awaited duel between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund! The match between the two top German teams starts at 6:30 p.m.!