It is one of the most beautiful posters in European football, but also in the world.
This Saturday, at the end of the day, the leader of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich, welcomes his runner-up, Borussia Dortmund.
A confrontation that is often tasty but which should be all the more so this time around due to a unique context...in many respects.
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The Bundesliga title at stake...
The suspense is no more.
With a nine-point lead four games from the end of the 2021-2022 edition of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich is almost certain to be crowned the new German champion.
Concretely, it would take a cataclysm for the national title to escape them, even if Borussia Dortmund can, in the event of victory, return to six units from the Bavarians.
If they win this Saturday, the records of Robert Lewandowski and his teammates could be supplemented by an additional line in the section relating to the domestic championships.
Better, the men of Julian Nagelsmann have the opportunity to write the history of German football and even more.
As Patrick Guillou , a
beIN SPORTS
consultant, explains to
Le Figaro
,
By winning, Bayern Munich can glean their eleventh title in a row – something that has never happened in the five major European championships.
I think they want to mark the history of European football.
“More than a Klassiker, this poster against the Ruhr club is an opportunity for Bayern Munich to leave its mark on their sport.
It is certain that the players of Marco Rose will be keen to delay the explosion of Bavarian joy.
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"Wash off the insult" of a missed season for Bayern Munich
But this Saturday, the "FCB" will also want to catch up with a season that can be judged (very) mixed, seeing the glass half full, or clearly disappointing, seeing it half empty.
Because the results of the Bavarians have not lived up to expectations in several competitions with a humiliating exit from the German Cup in the second round against Borussia Mönchengladbach (5-0) and a surprising elimination from the Champions League , from the quarter-finals, against Villarreal (1-1, 1-0).
And it is not their title of German champion which is emerging which will erase these important erasures present on the table of their 2021-2022 season.
However, with this Klassiker, Bayern Munich has the possibility of "
washing the affront
" of these two disappointments, as Patrick Guillou notes:
For Bayern Munich, the ideal end to the season would be to respect Borussia Dortmund and win by scoring a lot of goals, having defensive stability, having attacking movements like in the first part of the season and winning this title of Bundesliga with style.
It would allow and end the season on a positive note
, ”says the ex-player of AS Saint-Etienne.
Before emphasizing: “
And despite the title, it will be, for the canons and standards of Bayern Munich, an average season.
»
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A final Robert Lewandowski-Erling Haaland duel?
What makes the charm of the Klassiker, and this for a little over two years, are also the exceptional duels between the phenomena Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland.
Very regularly, both in the Bundesliga and in the German Supercup, the Polish serial scorer and the one nicknamed “the Cyborg” shake the nets.
For example, last December, victory went to the Bavarians at the end of a disputed meeting (2-3) during which the center forward of Bayern Munich scored twice while the striker of Borussia Dortmund had scored a goal.
This Saturday, at the end of the day, we could however witness their last confrontation in Germany.
Because the two incredible scorers are announced with insistence on leaving this summer.
"
If so, they will want to leave their mark on the history of the Klassikers
,” says Patrick Guillou.
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On the other hand, if the two players can rock the confrontation, the meeting is not limited to this match within the match.
With Julian Brandt, Marco Reus see Donyell Malen, Borussia Dortmund has other elements capable of finding the net or distilling millimeter passes.
And let's not talk about Bayern Munich with its offensive armada: Leroy Sané, Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry or Thomas Müller.
Besides, Patrick Guillou believes that Borussia Dortmund should not focus all their efforts on Robert Lewandowski: “
The danger can come from other players.
So focusing only on the finishing work of Robert Lewandowski can possibly benefit others to be decisive
“, he assures.
For information, the Pole has each time emerged victorious against his younger brother.
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Insanely intense matches
The Klassiker are often very good football moments for football fans.
With two teams forward, lots of commitment and pace, the confrontations between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund regularly offer a myriad of chances, and quite a few goals.
There is no reason for it to be different this Saturday: “
I expect Bayern Munich to put pressure on them immediately to corner Borussia Dortmund on their goal.
I think he will try to have constant pressure, to have a very high recovery and to force Borussia Dortmund from the start of the match to doubt, to make placement errors, errors of concentration in order to then be able to unfolding his football
,
, who also recalls that Borussia Dortmund "
has already conceded 17 goals this season on ball losses
".
Deprived of certain important elements, such as Gregor Kobel, Mats Hummels, Thomas Meunier, Axel Witsel or Mahmoud Dahoud, Marco Rose will not have to be content with defending if he wants to hope to obtain a positive result.
Moreover, his team is not formatted to play this way: "
Borussia Dortmund will have to defend well, resist well, close the spaces well but in the use of the ball, it will have to cause problems for Bayern Munich. upon recovery.
He will have to play on the transition phases to try to make the Bavarians doubt and back off.
If he chooses only to defend, Borussia Dortmund will not
succeed, ”clarifies Patrick Guillou.
He will therefore have to attack, to the delight of spectators and television viewers.