Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund preview: Bundesliga giants lock horns after European woe
Bayern Munich
The Bavarians created sufficient possibilities to beat Inter on Tuesday, however supersub Davide Frattesi gave the Serie A membership a bonus earlier than the return leg at San Siro. Bayern will now look to take care of their lead over Bayer Leverkusen with a win over Borussia Dortmund.
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The Rekordmeister are winless within the final two fixtures in opposition to their fierce rivals. Nonetheless, they managed to narrowly beat St. Pauli and Augsburg after troublesome weeks within the Bundesliga opened the title race for the defending champions.
After the house defeat to Inter, the Bundesliga could possibly be the one hope of ending the season with a trophy for Vincent Kompany’s aspect. From the final six weeks of the league season, the sport in opposition to Dortmund will definitely be their massive check.
Within the Bundesliga, Bayern solely dropped factors twice at house this season. Their unbeaten run ended with a shock 3-2 defeat to Bochum final month. It’s additionally on the Allianz Enviornment that Bayern suffered a defeat that knocked them out of the DFB Pokal. Tuesday’s loss additionally put their European aspiration in actual hazard.
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Kingsley Coman and Aleksander Pavlovic might make their long-awaited return within the massive fixture. In the meantime, Manuel Neuer, Dayot Upamecano and Jamal Musiala are undoubtedly out of the sport. Alphonso Davies and Hiroki Ito won’t be again in Bayern’s squad earlier than the beginning of subsequent season.
Borussia Dortmund
Wins in opposition to Mainz and Freiburg – two groups sitting above them within the standings – modified the momentum for Borussia Dortmund within the Bundesliga. Nonetheless, they’re now again to a dire state after an terrible show within the Champions League.
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Repeating final season’s success on the Allianz Enviornment might put them again on monitor earlier than Tuesday’s return leg. Niko Kovac calls for extra from his gamers earlier than one more massive conflict for the Black and Yellows.
Dortmund solely recorded 4 wins away from house, however three of them got here since February. They’re additionally seeking profitable three Bundesliga video games in a row for the primary time this season. With fourth-placed Mainz solely 5 factors forward of final season’s Champions League finalists, Dortmund can nonetheless qualify for Europe’s premium competitors through the league standings.
Nonetheless, the race for Europe might contain half of the golf equipment with solely three factors separating Dortmund and Twelfth-placed Wolfsburg. From the remaining Bundesliga matchdays, Kovac’s crew will face Leverkusen within the penultimate weekend.
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Solely Nico Schlotterbeck and Marcel Sabitzer will miss Dortmund’s journey to Allianz Enviornment. Regardless of his poor exhibiting at Barcelona’s Olympic stadium, Serhou Guirassy will most actually begin a Bundesliga sport for the primary time for the reason that return of the worldwide break. Pascal Groß, who was suspended within the Champions League, can also be accessible for choice.