The latest installment of Der Klassiker gets underway as Borussia Dortmund hope to finally get one over on Bayern Munich. In recent times, this match has consistently gone in favor of the Bavarian titans, while die Schwarzgelben have been left playing catch-up. Interestingly, so far this season, Bayern Munich are not comfortably on top of the table, and have had some hiccups as they aim to once again be crowned champions of Germany.
Julian Naglesmann's men come into this contest sitting in third spot, but have started to show signs that the Bayern side everyone knows - and fears - is back. Die Roten cruised to an expected comfortable win over Eastern European outfit Viktioria Plzen in the Champions League, putting five goals past their opponent sans reply, and domestically, showed no mercy to a struggling Bayer Leverkusen as they earned a 4-0 win in their first match following the international hiatus. New signing Sadio Mane appears to be finding his footing as he has scored in his last two appearances, while promising youngster Jamal Musiala continues to shine with two assists for Leroy Sane during Bayern's comfortable mid-week victory.
Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund recovered from a loss to Koln last weekend by crushing Sevilla 4-1 in their road Champions League fixture. Edin Terzic's side presently find themselves in fifth spot, having lost two of their last five most recent Bundesliga fixtures. Injuries have started to pile up for die Schwarzgelben, with skipper Marco Reus again being out due to another injury problem, while American youngster Gio Reyna is a doubt for this match due to muscular issues.
More concerning for Dortmund is their poor track record against Bayern. As noted before, die Roten have dominated this fixture in recent times, with seven consecutive wins in Bundesliga Klassiker ties. In fact, one will have to go back nearly four years - to November 2018 - in order to find the last time die Schwarzgelben got the better of their bitter rivals.
Including those seven defeats in the Bundesliga, Dortmund have overall lost their last eight meetings with Bayern, so it goes without saying that they'll be really hoping to avoid making it a ninth when Bayern come to town on Saturday.
Team news: Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund: Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (shoulder), Mahmoud Dahoud (shoulder), Sebastien Haller (testicular cancer), Mateu Morey (knee), Marco Reus (ankle); Doubtful - Gio Reyna (muscular issues)
Bayern Munich: Lucas Hernandez (groin), Thomas Müller (illness), Bouna Sarr (patella tendon); Doubtful - Kingsley Coman (fitness)
Match facts: Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich
- Bayern have won the last seven Bundesliga Klassikers. Their last loss was in November 2018.
- Dortmund have lost their last eight meetings with Bayern across all comps...
- ...and will be hoping to avoid making it a ninth. To date, die Schwarzgelben have never lost nine straight matches against the same team
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