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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.
13
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.
7
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.
6
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.
1
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.!