Makaay: “Bayern must deliver a top performance”
Oct 16, 2025 5:46 p.m. | 2:27m
The Bundesliga top game between FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund (6:30 p.m.) is just around the corner. FCB icon Roy Makaay looks ahead – and gives his tip.
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A close game with two legs. Yes Yes Yes. But as I said, Dortmund is also a strong team. It’s not for nothing that we haven’t lost the season yet, as we mentioned before. Bayern really have to deliver a top performance to win against Dortmund and vice versa of course. Dortmund also knows that they have to be at 100% to make it difficult for Bayern in Munich.
Yes, even if I think Dortmund are already four points behind and then the pressure for the game on Saturday is a bit greater for them. Because if you lose in Munich, there are still just a few match days left and you’ll already have seven points. But I mean, Dortmund has always been a big club. I mean, in my time they were also in the table, but I think over the last few years they’ve been a very good team and I think it’s also good for the Bundesliga if you have more teams that challenge Bayern.
Dortmund have actually done quite well in Munich over the last few years, I think they also drew last year if I have it right. Well, that also shows that Bayern also knows that it won’t be an easy game and that Dortmund also have excellent players with Grasi Adeyemi, if I pronounce correctly, Dortmund also has excellent players and Bayern also know that they have to be at 100% of their performance again in order to win the game on Saturday.
Yes, of course I don’t mean that in an outstanding way either. That was already the case at Tottenham, and it has also been shown at Bayern over the last two years. And yes, that’s a beginning, it’s of course crazy and I think I was in the stadium at the Bremen game and I think two missed three great chances at the beginning. But you can see how good he is, that he gets his chance and then he makes two again, I think in the game, if I have it right and also with the national team. I think missed the first game apparently due to a minor injury. But yes, they have now qualified too. Again with two goals from Gent. This is not just with Bayern, but also with the national team. And I think every club team would like to have someone on the pitch who you know will probably score one or two goals today.