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Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday night with a 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund, with goals from David Alaba, Robert Lewandowski and Leroy Sane earning them the honors in the first Klassiker of the season.
Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Bayern Munich
Goals: 1-0 Reus (45 ‘), 1-1 Daughter (45 ‘+ 4), 1-2 Lewandowski (48 ‘), 1-3 Sane (80 ‘), 2-3 Haaland (83 ‘)
The classic it’s not called The classic for nothing, and this accessory was already becoming another classic in a matter of minutes. Lewandowski, who has played on both sides of the division, stole an opportunity from teammate Serge Gnabry early on, with Axel Witsel following the Pole’s lead by shooting wide at the other end. Roman Bürki cleared a header from Leon Goretzka as opportunities multiplied at both ends of the field. Erling Haaland blew the next from Dortmund, dragging Gio Reyna’s pass off the far post, before Lewandowski showed him how it should be done at the other end, reaching the end of a Gnabry cross to convert from close range. However, his knee was slightly ahead of Manuel Akanji’s and the VAR knocked the Pole offside. Dortmund responded well to that disappointment and could have taken the lead soon after, but Witsel got his angles wrong and his volley deflected. However, the hosts’ hair stood on end when Reus faced the cutback from Raphael Guerreiro and sent his unstoppable shot at Manuel Neuer with pinpoint precision. Bayern responded immediately and, more importantly, before the break with a well-crafted free kick routine on training ground, with Alaba’s shot drifting its way into the upper right corner.
After a well-deserved respite, the teams returned to the court for the continuation of this latest classic, and it took Haaland just over a minute to approach with what was more of a cross than a shot, but it ended up not. . The cross that Lucas Hernández delivered right to Lewandowski’s forehead moments later came straight out of the textbook, on the other hand, and the Polish’s punchline came from a few pages later in the manual. Kingsley Coman hit the post as Bayern nearly doubled their lead and the game opened up further. Reyna tested Neuer before Reus broke through, but also found Bayern’s number 1 unsurpassed. When Dortmund were forced to bet, gaps were opened in the back and Sane ran into one of them to give Bayern a two-goal band with a well-placed finish in the lower left corner. However, not enough votes had yet been counted to declare a winner, and Haaland led Dortmund towards parity with a sublime piece of control and an equally impressive finish from an angle that surpassed both Neuer and Alaba. Reus flew in with a glorious chance to level as the game nearly went back to favoring Dortmund, and Lewandowski saw another goal scored offside before the final whistle brought another thrilling one. classic to an end, with Bayern emerging triumphant.
Match statistics
- Lewandowski equaled his own record of scoring 11 goals in the first seven games of the season, as in 2019/20.
- It was Lewandowski’s 17th goal in 13 games against his former club.
- Bayern scored a century of goals (102 in total) in 31 games with Hansi Flick, averaging 3.2 per game, the highest for any Bayern coach.
- Reus scored his eighth goal against Bayern in the Bundesliga, and his 129th goal in the Bundesliga took him to 24th place in the all-time top scorers table.
- Haaland scored his 19th goal in his 21st Bundesliga match, a record second only to Uwe Seeler (20). By comparison, Lewandowski scored five in his first 21.
- Bayern’s 27 goals in just seven games equal the record set by Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1973/74.
Clock: Goretzka: “These games are more than just three points”
Lineups
Dortmund: Bürki – Meunier, Akanji, Hummels, Guerreiro – Witsel, Delaney (Bellingham 60 ‘) – Sancho (Hazard 69), Reus (c), Reyna (Brandt 70’) – Haaland
Unused subs: Hitz, Morey, Piszczek, Dahoud, Can, Passlack
Outside: Schmelzer (knee), Zagadou (knee)
Coach: Lucien favre
Bayern: Neuer (c) – Sarr, Boateng (Martinez 70 ‘), Alaba, Hernandez – Kimmich (Tolisso 36’), Goretzka – Gnabry, Müller, Coman (Sane 70 ‘) – Lewandowski
Unused subs: Nübel, Richards, Roca, Musiala, Costa, Choupo-Moting
Outside: Davies (ankle), Nianzou (thigh), Pavard (thigh), Süle (not included), Zirkzee (not included)
Coach: Hansi flick
Clock: Haaland: “Bayern are a better team”
