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Highlights: Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0 in crucial Bundesliga match
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich Highlights: Joshua Kimmich’s goal separates the two teams as Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund 1-0 to go seven points above at the top. Both the teams had an even game - with each team building pressure on each other. Plenty of chances from both the teams and some brilliant defensive work as well. But in the end, a magical chip from Joshua Kimmich left Dortmund reeling as Bayern Munich took the lead at half time. Dortmund took plenty of chances in the 2nd half, but were unable to find the net.Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich : Highlights
23:50 hrs IST
BAYERN MUNICH WIN!
Bayern Munich have managed to pick up the win at Dortmund and this means they take a strong seven-point lead over the 2nd place Dortmund. This match was expected to be a high-contest thriller, and it went right down to the wire.One of the narrowest finishes ever, but in the end, Joshua Kimmich’s wonder goal remains the only difference between the two teams. FULL TIME - Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Bayern Munich
23:45 hrs IST
88’ Dortmund 0-1 Bayern
Dortmund have only a couple of minutes to find a goal - barring the additional minutes for stoppage. This is going right down to the wire.
23:40 hrs IST
83’ Dortmund 0-1 Bayern
SHOT! Lewawndowski hammers a left-footed shot towards the goal and the ball came back after hitting the goalpost. What a shot, but what a miss!
23:35 hrs IST
77’ Dortmund 0-1 Bayern
CHANCE! Can dribbles inside, and sends in the middle to Hazard who misses it from six yards out! But even if it had gone, it would have been ruled offside by VAR.
23:32 hrs IST
74’ Dortmund 0-1 Bayern
YELLOW CARD! Davies dives and takes down Reyna to the ground.Dortmund have a free kick at a dangerous area. Davies gets a yellow.
FREE KICK! Free kick from Gurreiro, and it goes straight to Neuer. Nothing comes off it.
23:30 hrs IST
71’ Dortmund 0-1 Bayern
A chance from Sancho towards the left as he finds a bit of space. He curls a dangerous looking pass towardss the face of the goal, but it goes past Neueur.
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67’ Dortmund 0-1 Bayern
A double footed challenge for Dahoud, and he takes down Mueller. Referee quick to flash a yellow card. He had touched the ball first, so a bit unlucky there to get booked.
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64’ Dortmund 0-1 Bayern
CORNER! A short one from Dortmund. Pass to Guerreiro. He dribbles the ball into Bayern penalty area, but it is easily cleared by Kimmich clears at the far post.
23:16 hrs IST
59’ Dortmund 0-1 Bayern
Was that a penalty? Haaland takes a shot from his left foot, Alaba goes down, turns, gets a deflection from his hand, but no VAR check. Hmm. Interesting.
23:11 hrs IST
54’ Dortmund 0-1 Bayern
CHANCE! Mueller takes a shot and a wide stretch from Burki to save that one. Another cross from Coman to Mueller, but another clearance from Dortmund goalkeeper. Pedestrian clearance, but it does the job.
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49’ Dortmund 0-1 Bayern
Dahoud takes a shot from a distance on the goal. Powerful, but straight into Neuer’s hands. This will not trouble him, but still it will give confidence to Dortmund.
23:06 hrs IST
48’ Dortmund 0-1 Bayern
Dortmund have made a double change at the start of 2nd half. Jadon Sancho and Emre Can have come in place of Julian Brandt and Thomas Delaney.
23:02 hrs IST
Back in action
The 2nd half is underway and Bayern Munich are leading 1-0 at the moment. Dortmund will be eager to equalise quickly here.
22:48 hrs IST
HALF TIME
Joshua Kimmich’s goal separates the two team. Bayern come out in front after an intense first half that could have gone either ways. Dortmund 0-1 Bayern at half time.
22:44 hrs IST
GOALLL!
Kimmich finds the scoring with an astounding hit! Kimmich collects a loose ball 20 yards from goal and sends a beautiful chip towards goal. Burki had stepped forwards, and he tried to get back, got his hand to the ball, but it his desperate leap was not enough to keep it out of nets.
22:40 hrs IST
39' Dortmund 0-0 Bayern
CHANCE! Alphonso Davies just runs inside the box, dribbling past the defenders, but it was a strong tackle from Mats Hummels which eventually broke his momentum and took him down. Davies has been brilliant in this match.
22:34 hrs IST
33’: Dortmund 0-0 Bayern
BIG, BIG CHANCE! Haaland broke through with full speed, and Halaand is getting to one-on-one with Neuer. He stumbles a bit, and Davies runs all the way back to tackle him, and the opportunity is gone. A nervy moment for Bayern.
22:31 hrs IST
30 minutes gone
30 minutes have gone and so far there have been no goals on target. This is starting to get real intense though and it seems both the teams are just one mistake away from scoring the first one. Haaland almost had one, but it was well defended by Boateng.
22:25 hrs IST
SAVE!
Kingsley Coman runs forward with brute force and a kick at the goal with intent, but it was a from an awkward angle and Dortmund goalkeeper sees it from miles ahead. Saves it easily. Bayern starting to find momentum.
22:18 hrs IST
BIG CHANCE!
What a chance for Bayern. Coman got behind Hummels inside the box, a brilliant pass to Gnabry inside the box, he tried to hit it from an awkward angle, but just saved by Dortmund defender in front of the box. Big, big moment in the match.
22:14 hrs IST
Mueller had a chance!
Thomas Mueller gets a chance inside the box as Coman curls one inside. Mueller jumps high trying to get a head - but he just missed by a whisker and it is picked by Dortmund goalkeeper.
1st Yellow card - Hummels gets a Yellow card.
22:11 hrs IST
CHANCE!
Hazard and Haaland build pressure -they enter the box once again and a nervy moment for Bayern inside their box. But eventually, a lazy shot on target was dealt by Neuer.
22:09 hrs IST
CHANCE!
Halaand gets inside from the right, takes a shot, but it is deflected by a kick from Boateng. Dortmund gets the first corner, but it was easily dealt by Bayern defense.
22:07 hrs IST
Bright start from Dortmund
Dortmund are looking confidently rolling inside the box. Brandt picks the ball on the left edge of Bayern penalty area. He takes a shot but Neuer had an easy save to make. Pressure building on Bayern, already.
22:04 hrs IST
CHANCE!
30 seconds into the match and Dortmund already has a chance. Haaland breaks through, and tries to get inside the box to challenge Neuer. Boateng came in front of his goalkeeper to steer the danger away.
22:00 hrs IST
Dortmund vs Bayern - Der Klassiker - LIVE!
KICKOFF! Dortmund get the ball rolling, and we are underway! The action has started and this will be a tense contest. Massively important match for both the teams.
21:58 hrs IST
A moment of silence
Both sides wearing armbands, and remembering the ones who lost their lives in the pandemic. Both teams observe a moment of silence.
21:45 hrs IST
400th appearance for Neuer
Neuer makes his 400th Bundesliga appearance. He will hoping to get a clean sheet tonight.
21:43 hrs IST
STATS
Thomas Mueller starts for Bayern because Sancho is not 100 per cent fit and will start from the bench. Sancho has given 30 assists since 2018-19 season and Thomas Mueller has given 26 assists - more than than any other player in Europe’s Big 5 Leagues, according to Opta Stats.
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Key player for Dortmund
Haaland. The youngster is in prime goal-scoring form, he has a knack of spotting chances, and he is a dangerous opposition inside the box.
09:12 hrs IST
Bayern Munich Team News
Starting XI: Neuer, Pavard, Boateng, Alaba, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Coman, Muller, Gnabry, Lewandowski.
Subs: Ulreich, Cuisance, Mai, Perisic, Zirkzee, Martinez, Odriozola, Meier, Hernandez.
09:10 hrs IST
Borussia Dortmund Team News
Starting XI: Burki, Piszczek, Hummels, Akanji, Hakimi, Delaney, Dahoud, Guerreiro, Brandt, Hazard, Haaland
Subs: Sancho, Gotze, Balerdi, Morey, Can, Witsel, Schmelzer, Reyna.
09:00 hrs IST
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich Live
Football is back! This will be the biggest footballing contest that will take place since the restart of football amid covid-19 pandemic. Bayern Munich will take on rivals Borussia Dortmund as they look to preserve their lead at the top of the table. Dortmund has a good record at home conditions, and even without home fans, they still will be eager to dominate at home.
