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| Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich: Bundesliga – live! | Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich: Bundesliga – live! |
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| 6.48pm BST18:48 | |
| 53 mins: First Reus, then Gundogan have chances to shoot from just in front of the D, but both shots are charged down. Sokratis, not the quickest full-back going, has torn forward gamely so far in the second half. | |
| 6.45pm BST18:45 | |
| 51 mins: To give Bayern’s defence credit where it’s clearly due, they haven’t given Dortmund’s forwards an inch, and Reus lets frustration get the better of him, piling into Bernat after the Spanish wing-back robs him of the ball. | |
| 6.43pm BST18:43 | |
| 49 mins: Bayern skip upfield, and as Müller looks to release Philipp Lahm, he’s robbed by a clinical challenge from Reus, who had raced back fifty yards. A mixed five minutes from the forward. | |
| 6.42pm BST18:42 | |
| 47 mins: No changes at half-time, but a change of emphasis from Dortmund, as they look to hold onto the ball in Bayern’s half. Eventually, Marco Reus gets a half-yard in the penalty area, and flops to the ground pitifully under Boateng’s challenge. | |
| 6.38pm BST18:38 | |
| Peep! | |
| We’re back underway, with the referee having to keep an eye on things behind Manuel Neuer’s goal, with the former Schalke goalkeeper the target of missiles from the crowd. | |
| 6.36pm BST18:36 | |
| Here’s a shot of the pre-game scenes, complete with curious posters. Dortmund’s fans have rather outshone their team so far. | |
| 6.30pm BST18:30 | |
| More egg news from Peter Crosby: | |
| “The official Bundesliga website has also hidden 3 Easter Eggs on its website this weekend for people to find (sounds like amazing fun).” | |
| It does indeed, although not as fun as following the second half live - so don’t be gone long... | |
| 6.21pm BST18:21 | |
| HT: Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Bayern Munich | |
| So, Bayern soaked up early pressure, got a goal on the break and finished the half looking very comfortable. So far, it’s all gone to plan. There’s plenty of time though – particularly if Dortmund can stop flapping, and give Bayern’s back three more work to do. Back in a few moments. | |
| Updated at 6.21pm BST | |
| 6.19pm BST18:19 | |
| Aubameyang, who has contributed precious little, slaps the free-kick into the wall. From the ensuing pinball, Subotic fires over from miles out. And that’s half-time. | |
| 6.18pm BST18:18 | |
| 45 mins: Subotic targets Aubameyang with a clever lofted pass, Boateng gets a foot to it, but from the rebound, Alonso upends Reus thirty yards out, central. A half-chance for a Dortmund equaliser out of pretty much nothing... | |
| Updated at 6.19pm BST | |
| 6.17pm BST18:17 | |
| 44 mins: Alonso seeks out Muller with a long ball, but the forward can’t get it fully under control. There’ll be one added minute. | |
| 6.15pm BST18:15 | |
| 42 mins: More ineffectual scurrying from the Dortmund midfield, who haven’t been able to offer Aubameyang, or indeed Reus, any service. Pep Guardiola will be pretty, pretty happy with how this has gone so far. | |
| Payter Aitch sheds more light on the Three Eggs Saga: | |
| “Thursday just past is called Gründonnerstag - green Thursday - and you traditionally eat 3 hard boiled eggs (drei Eier) with a green herb sauce.” | |
| So, I’m counting about five or six potential meanings so far - in one A4 sign. You won’t find craftmanship like that in the Premier League. | |
| 6.12pm BST18:12 | 6.12pm BST18:12 |
| 38 mins: The noise inside the ground hasn’t abated one bit – whether Bayern fans are piping up in place of Dortmund’s, I can’t be sure. Dortmund up the tempo but are still reliant on winning the second ball. Reus is the latest player to concede a foul in chasing said ball, bundling over Dante. | 38 mins: The noise inside the ground hasn’t abated one bit – whether Bayern fans are piping up in place of Dortmund’s, I can’t be sure. Dortmund up the tempo but are still reliant on winning the second ball. Reus is the latest player to concede a foul in chasing said ball, bundling over Dante. |
| 6.09pm BST18:09 | 6.09pm BST18:09 |
| GOAL! Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Bayern Munich (Lewandowski) | GOAL! Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Bayern Munich (Lewandowski) |
| Müller and Lewandowski have combined so well up front, and they make a breakthrough that was almost inevitable. Lewandowski picks out Müller with a diagonal pass, the German advances on Weidenfeller, but is denied by a terrific reaction save. The ball loops in the air, and Lewandowski, twelve yards out, beats everybody to the header, and it rolls into the net. | Müller and Lewandowski have combined so well up front, and they make a breakthrough that was almost inevitable. Lewandowski picks out Müller with a diagonal pass, the German advances on Weidenfeller, but is denied by a terrific reaction save. The ball loops in the air, and Lewandowski, twelve yards out, beats everybody to the header, and it rolls into the net. |
| 6.08pm BST18:08 | 6.08pm BST18:08 |
| 34 mins: A quiet spell, although Bayern look the more dangerous. Dortmund’s head of steam may have run out already. Here’s Mathias Kowoli to lower the tone: | 34 mins: A quiet spell, although Bayern look the more dangerous. Dortmund’s head of steam may have run out already. Here’s Mathias Kowoli to lower the tone: |
| “Let’s not forget that “eggs” in German also refers to testicles and that someone owning three of them is regarded as especially virile.” | “Let’s not forget that “eggs” in German also refers to testicles and that someone owning three of them is regarded as especially virile.” |
| 6.06pm BST18:06 | 6.06pm BST18:06 |
| 32 mins: Müller is at the centre of things again, and he goes down under Gündogan’s challenge 25 yards out. Not a huge amount of contact there. Alonso looks to bend it into Weidenfeller’s left-hand top corner, but slips at the vital moment – not that it misses by much as a result, whipping wide of the post. | 32 mins: Müller is at the centre of things again, and he goes down under Gündogan’s challenge 25 yards out. Not a huge amount of contact there. Alonso looks to bend it into Weidenfeller’s left-hand top corner, but slips at the vital moment – not that it misses by much as a result, whipping wide of the post. |
| 6.04pm BST18:04 | 6.04pm BST18:04 |
| 30 mins: Pass, pass, pass from Bayern’s midfield, before they spring forward. Müller cushions a pass wide to the overlapping Rafinha, but Schmelzer forces a throw-in. | 30 mins: Pass, pass, pass from Bayern’s midfield, before they spring forward. Müller cushions a pass wide to the overlapping Rafinha, but Schmelzer forces a throw-in. |
| 6.02pm BST18:02 | 6.02pm BST18:02 |
| 28 mins: Schmelzer goes into the book for a late tackle on Rafinha. I’m being generous, he kicked him. There’s an edge to this game, to say the least. | 28 mins: Schmelzer goes into the book for a late tackle on Rafinha. I’m being generous, he kicked him. There’s an edge to this game, to say the least. |
| 6.00pm BST18:00 | 6.00pm BST18:00 |
| 26 mins: A first foray upfield for a while for Dortmund, as Bender looks for Kampl in the area, but Benatia completes a salmonesque headed clearance. Whistles from the crowd as Kampl hits the deck with Rafinha behind him, but no real appeal from the Dortmund players. Schmelzer has the chance to cross again, but it’s overhit. | 26 mins: A first foray upfield for a while for Dortmund, as Bender looks for Kampl in the area, but Benatia completes a salmonesque headed clearance. Whistles from the crowd as Kampl hits the deck with Rafinha behind him, but no real appeal from the Dortmund players. Schmelzer has the chance to cross again, but it’s overhit. |
| Updated at 6.01pm BST | Updated at 6.01pm BST |
| 5.57pm BST17:57 | 5.57pm BST17:57 |
| 23 mins: Opportunity for Bayern as Kuba concedes a cheap free kick on the left with a petulant foul on Bernat. Alonso strolls over to take it, but can’t pick out a Bayern player with his floated delivery. | 23 mins: Opportunity for Bayern as Kuba concedes a cheap free kick on the left with a petulant foul on Bernat. Alonso strolls over to take it, but can’t pick out a Bayern player with his floated delivery. |
| Updated at 5.58pm BST | Updated at 5.58pm BST |
| 5.55pm BST17:55 | 5.55pm BST17:55 |
| 20 mins: An absurd amount of feisty tackles flying in, as Aubameyang goes in with studs up on Schweinsteiger, catching the ball but also a swathe of Schweini shin. | 20 mins: An absurd amount of feisty tackles flying in, as Aubameyang goes in with studs up on Schweinsteiger, catching the ball but also a swathe of Schweini shin. |
| So, the three eggs thing. Peter Crosby reckons “Drei Eier might be referring to a popular footballing expression ‘Drei Eier ins Nest’” – a 3-0 lead – while Sebastian Singer prefers “Oliver Kahn’s famous quote ‘Eier, wir brauchen Eier’ or ‘we need eggs’… egg meaning a lucky goal, even if it’s not deserved... ” | So, the three eggs thing. Peter Crosby reckons “Drei Eier might be referring to a popular footballing expression ‘Drei Eier ins Nest’” – a 3-0 lead – while Sebastian Singer prefers “Oliver Kahn’s famous quote ‘Eier, wir brauchen Eier’ or ‘we need eggs’… egg meaning a lucky goal, even if it’s not deserved... ” |
| It’s Easter tomorrow, so perhaps it’s a shopping list. | It’s Easter tomorrow, so perhaps it’s a shopping list. |
| Updated at 5.58pm BST | Updated at 5.58pm BST |
| 5.51pm BST17:51 | 5.51pm BST17:51 |
| 19 mins: A referee can only stand so much, and Schweinsteiger goes in the book for a clumsy late challenge on Bender. Don’t say he didn’t warn you. | 19 mins: A referee can only stand so much, and Schweinsteiger goes in the book for a clumsy late challenge on Bender. Don’t say he didn’t warn you. |
| 5.50pm BST17:50 | 5.50pm BST17:50 |
| 17 mins: Dante gives away a needless foul in the centre circle, lolloping all over Aubameyang fifty yards from goal, before Kuba upends Schweinsteiger. Poor Knut Kircher is trying to let the game flow; still no yellow cards shown. | 17 mins: Dante gives away a needless foul in the centre circle, lolloping all over Aubameyang fifty yards from goal, before Kuba upends Schweinsteiger. Poor Knut Kircher is trying to let the game flow; still no yellow cards shown. |
| 5.48pm BST17:48 | 5.48pm BST17:48 |
| 15 mins: Reus, operating largely in the space behind Aubameyang, gets the better of Alonso, who clips him to end the danger. That ought to be a yellow card, but it isn’t - merely a free kick, which Dortmund waste. | 15 mins: Reus, operating largely in the space behind Aubameyang, gets the better of Alonso, who clips him to end the danger. That ought to be a yellow card, but it isn’t - merely a free kick, which Dortmund waste. |
| 5.46pm BST17:46 | 5.46pm BST17:46 |
| 13 mins: Müller and Lewandowski are going to find space with Dortmund pushing up, and they combine neatly here, Müller setting Lewandowski away from the Polish forward’s lay-off. He’s offside - but not by much - and can’t resist lofting the ball into the net, despite the flag being raised. | 13 mins: Müller and Lewandowski are going to find space with Dortmund pushing up, and they combine neatly here, Müller setting Lewandowski away from the Polish forward’s lay-off. He’s offside - but not by much - and can’t resist lofting the ball into the net, despite the flag being raised. |
| 5.44pm BST17:44 | 5.44pm BST17:44 |
| 12 mins: Bayern try to enjoy a spell of possession, but it’s tricky when they’re surrounded by black and yellow blurs. That said, the defending champions have had the only clear-cut chance. | 12 mins: Bayern try to enjoy a spell of possession, but it’s tricky when they’re surrounded by black and yellow blurs. That said, the defending champions have had the only clear-cut chance. |
| 5.41pm BST17:41 | 5.41pm BST17:41 |
| 9 mins: After the Bayern defence stroke it around, another lofted diagonal finds Lewandowski, who gets around Subotic, but is flagged for a foul. The defender was a little fortunate there. A few whistles from the Dortmund fans - they’re a forgiving bunch. | 9 mins: After the Bayern defence stroke it around, another lofted diagonal finds Lewandowski, who gets around Subotic, but is flagged for a foul. The defender was a little fortunate there. A few whistles from the Dortmund fans - they’re a forgiving bunch. |
| Updated at 5.43pm BST | Updated at 5.43pm BST |
| 5.40pm BST17:40 | 5.40pm BST17:40 |
| 7 mins: First chance for Bayern, as Müller latches onto a superb Bernat through ball and lobs Weidenfeller, but from a tight angle, the ball doesn’t carry to goal and Hummels can hack it away. | 7 mins: First chance for Bayern, as Müller latches onto a superb Bernat through ball and lobs Weidenfeller, but from a tight angle, the ball doesn’t carry to goal and Hummels can hack it away. |
| 5.38pm BST17:38 | 5.38pm BST17:38 |
| 6 mins: Bayern will have expected Dortmund to start on the front foot, and the hosts have obliged, chasing down innumerable loose balls in the first five minutes. Reus almost picked out Slovenia’s Kampl, but the Bayern back three stepped up smartly. | 6 mins: Bayern will have expected Dortmund to start on the front foot, and the hosts have obliged, chasing down innumerable loose balls in the first five minutes. Reus almost picked out Slovenia’s Kampl, but the Bayern back three stepped up smartly. |
| 5.37pm BST17:37 | 5.37pm BST17:37 |
| 4 mins: It’s Kuba again, wriggling into the area and coming under pressure from Dante. The Polish winger topples over, but referee Knut Kircher is unmoved. | 4 mins: It’s Kuba again, wriggling into the area and coming under pressure from Dante. The Polish winger topples over, but referee Knut Kircher is unmoved. |
| 5.36pm BST17:36 | 5.36pm BST17:36 |
| 3 min: Kuba, in his third match following an almost year-long injury break, is a little rusty, picking up the ball but delaying his pass to Sokratis, who had given up and wandered back to the halfway line. | 3 min: Kuba, in his third match following an almost year-long injury break, is a little rusty, picking up the ball but delaying his pass to Sokratis, who had given up and wandered back to the halfway line. |
| 5.34pm BST17:34 | 5.34pm BST17:34 |
| 1 min: A tenacious start, with Lahm getting involved to dispossess Bender in midfield. Kuba gets into space in the right corner, but Benatia moves across to deal with the threat. | 1 min: A tenacious start, with Lahm getting involved to dispossess Bender in midfield. Kuba gets into space in the right corner, but Benatia moves across to deal with the threat. |
| 5.32pm BST17:32 | 5.32pm BST17:32 |
| Peep! | Peep! |
| We’re off. Dortmund are playing left to right in yellow and black; Bayern are in their traditional (for this season) red and blue. | We’re off. Dortmund are playing left to right in yellow and black; Bayern are in their traditional (for this season) red and blue. |
| 5.31pm BST17:31 | 5.31pm BST17:31 |
| 80,000+ in Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park, with the renowned Yellow Wall holding up enormous posters depicting... their own stadium. Those quirky guys! They even do A4 signs better than us... | 80,000+ in Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park, with the renowned Yellow Wall holding up enormous posters depicting... their own stadium. Those quirky guys! They even do A4 signs better than us... |
| 5.23pm BST17:23 | 5.23pm BST17:23 |
| So, Philipp Lahm returns for Bayern, who look set to line up in a dashing 3-5-2 formation, with Bernat and Rafinha as wing-backs, attempting to hit Dortmund on the counter-attack, thereby beating them at their own game. For once, Dortmund’s stars are fully assembled, with Hummels, Subotic, Kuba, Gündogan and Reus all present and correct. This should be decent. | So, Philipp Lahm returns for Bayern, who look set to line up in a dashing 3-5-2 formation, with Bernat and Rafinha as wing-backs, attempting to hit Dortmund on the counter-attack, thereby beating them at their own game. For once, Dortmund’s stars are fully assembled, with Hummels, Subotic, Kuba, Gündogan and Reus all present and correct. This should be decent. |
| Updated at 5.25pm BST | Updated at 5.25pm BST |
| 5.09pm BST17:09 | 5.09pm BST17:09 |
| Team news | Team news |
| Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller; Sokratis, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer; Gündogan, Bender, Kuba, Reus, Kampl; Aubameyang. | Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller; Sokratis, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer; Gündogan, Bender, Kuba, Reus, Kampl; Aubameyang. |
| Subs: Langerak, Dudziak, Ginter, Kehl, Mkhitaryan, Kagawa, Ramos. | Subs: Langerak, Dudziak, Ginter, Kehl, Mkhitaryan, Kagawa, Ramos. |
| Bayern Munich: Neuer; Dante, Benatia, Boateng; Rafinha, Lahm, Alonso, Schweinsteiger, Bernat; Müller, Lewandowski. | Bayern Munich: Neuer; Dante, Benatia, Boateng; Rafinha, Lahm, Alonso, Schweinsteiger, Bernat; Müller, Lewandowski. |
| Subs: Reina; Thiago, Pizarro, Gaudino, Götze, Rode, Weiser. | Subs: Reina; Thiago, Pizarro, Gaudino, Götze, Rode, Weiser. |
| Updated at 5.44pm BST | Updated at 5.44pm BST |
| 4.32pm BST16:32 | 4.32pm BST16:32 |
| Preamble | Preamble |
| Football can throw up some peculiar rivalries. Take this one: Der Klassiker, on paper a battle between arguably the Bundesliga’s two strongest teams - currently and historically. There’s much more to it, though: the past twenty years in Germany’s top division have largely seen the Goliath of Bayern taken on, and sporadically beaten, by an array of plucky Davids. Werder Bremen, Wolfsburg, Stuttgart have all broken the Bayern strangehold, then made a hasty retreat. | Football can throw up some peculiar rivalries. Take this one: Der Klassiker, on paper a battle between arguably the Bundesliga’s two strongest teams - currently and historically. There’s much more to it, though: the past twenty years in Germany’s top division have largely seen the Goliath of Bayern taken on, and sporadically beaten, by an array of plucky Davids. Werder Bremen, Wolfsburg, Stuttgart have all broken the Bayern strangehold, then made a hasty retreat. |
| Dortmund are a little different, having collected five titles in the past two decades – although Bayern have managed 12. Less than two years ago, Dortmund took Bayern to the wire in the Champions League final. Only Goliath decided to buy David’s sling off him by signing up Mario Götze, who didn’t play in the game. A season later, with Dortmund still snapping at their heels, Bayern took Robert Lewandowski off their hands as well. | Dortmund are a little different, having collected five titles in the past two decades – although Bayern have managed 12. Less than two years ago, Dortmund took Bayern to the wire in the Champions League final. Only Goliath decided to buy David’s sling off him by signing up Mario Götze, who didn’t play in the game. A season later, with Dortmund still snapping at their heels, Bayern took Robert Lewandowski off their hands as well. |
| So, Bayern cruised into the distance with Dortmund’s best assets under their arm, while Jurgen Klopp’s team were cut adrift, spending the winter break rock bottom of the league, 30 points behind Bayern. Some rivalry. Except with these two, it’s never quite that simple. Dortmund have bounced back to within five points of Europe, and they host a Bayern team at their lowest ebb of the season (although that’s not saying much) - the champions are without Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery and David Alaba, among others, and lost their last home game to Borussia Moenchengladbach. | So, Bayern cruised into the distance with Dortmund’s best assets under their arm, while Jurgen Klopp’s team were cut adrift, spending the winter break rock bottom of the league, 30 points behind Bayern. Some rivalry. Except with these two, it’s never quite that simple. Dortmund have bounced back to within five points of Europe, and they host a Bayern team at their lowest ebb of the season (although that’s not saying much) - the champions are without Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery and David Alaba, among others, and lost their last home game to Borussia Moenchengladbach. |
| The key to this rivalry thriving where others have failed is Dortmund’s continued ability to beat Bayern, despite the aforementioned odds. Since 2010, Dortmund have won 8 Klassikers to Bayern’s 6. They may well do so again today, and would at least make the title race competitive. Then again, Bayern may well buy Marco Reus or Mats Hummels if they do. | The key to this rivalry thriving where others have failed is Dortmund’s continued ability to beat Bayern, despite the aforementioned odds. Since 2010, Dortmund have won 8 Klassikers to Bayern’s 6. They may well do so again today, and would at least make the title race competitive. Then again, Bayern may well buy Marco Reus or Mats Hummels if they do. |
| 4.32pm BST16:32 | 4.32pm BST16:32 |
| Niall will be here shortly. | Niall will be here shortly. |