Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich

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Dortmund men's football: It is almost exactly five years ago that Borussia Dortmund conceded in a Bundesliga away match at Bayern not at least four goals. Dortmund's sports director Michael Zorc used this balance sheet before the game as an opportunity not to talk about "tactics". "We have to play men's football, we have to be guys," he said. The question arises, what does this term "men's football" mean. Presumably, he is a sexist mentality equivalent to circumvent the hiring debate. The 77,000 people who simultaneously celebrated the England match against Germany at Wembley Stadium in London showed what they are capable of. The international match of the women's teams.

Result: Borussia Dortmund lost at Bayern Munich 0: 4 (0: 1). Robert Lewandowski scored for the championship leader (17.), Serge Gnabry shortly after the break already to the preliminary decision (49.). Again Lewandowski and just ex-Bayern player Mats Hummels with an own goal drove the Dortmund defeat in the air. Click here for the game report.

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Favorite home opponents: Already by Lewandowski's opening goal since the season 2015/2016 no team conceded more goals in the Munich Arena than Borussia Dortmund. And no team should be able to get past BVB that fast. Meanwhile, there are 24 goals.

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First half: The performance of Bayern was eagerly awaited after Hansi Flick took over the team from Niko Kovac earlier this week. As previously announced, Flick, with Thiago and Coutinho, left two of the most individually strong players on the bench first. Thomas Müller, by the way, in his 500th competitive game for Bayern, and Leon Goretzka played the double and prepared Dortmund especially on the defensive big problems. So great that Dortmund changed after only 36 minutes for the first time: Jadon Sancho left the field for the defensive Raphaël Guerreiro.

But not a first half? Just in time for the biggest club football match in Germany Bundesliga right holder "Sky" started the problems. The app of the pay station called "Sky Go" fell - and thus the relaxed football evening of many users. Only in the course of the game, the Internet transmission was restored.

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Lewandowski I: Ronaldo, the Brazilian and not the Portuguese, was called "El Fenomeno" during his career in Europe, "the phenomenon". He came from almost every situation and was considered the best striker in Europe. Eight years after Ronaldo's retirement, strikers have a tough time in European football, and often they're less technically talented than players from other positions - if it were not for Lewandowski. The opening goal against Dortmund was already the 15th goal of the season for Poland, mind you after just eleven games. That's just as record-breaking as the fact that Lewandowski has scored in each of the first eleven games of the season. What does phenomenon actually mean in Polish? The Google translator says "Zjawisko".

Second Half: Only 0: 1, the Dortmund will have thought during the break in the cabin. That does not look so bad. Gnabry's hit will not have detracted from this presumptuous optimism. The 16th goal of the season by Lewandowski and then Hummels' own goal.

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Virtuoso on the ball and in front of goal: Robert Lewandowski

Lewandowski II: In view of Lewandowski's insane statistics, one thing can not be done: reduce him to his goals. Lewandowski is technically outstanding, wins many balls in pressing and Gegenpressing himself and also puts his teammates in scene. This individual class is one of the greatest strengths of Bavaria, but also one of the biggest problems: "An axis that consists only of Neuer and Lewandowski is too little," said Lewandowski even the "Süddeutsche Zeitung". This statement could at first glance be called arrogant, but at a second glance one can hardly contradict it. However, players like Gnabry or Joshua Kimmich may have thought their part.

Ciao, Uli! After nearly 50 years with FC Bayern, President Uli Hoeneß renounces his candidacy at the annual general meeting next Friday and leaves his office. The high victory against Dortmund will be - for the time being - his last game in official position. Enough kitsch to make it to the end of this article.