Borussia Dortmund v Bayern München Live Commentary & Result, 26/05/2020, Bundesliga

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	FCB Bayern München	34	26	4	4	100	32	+68	82	W W W W W
2	BVB Borussia Dortmund	34	21	6	7	84	41	+43	69	L W L W W
3	RBL RB Leipzig	34	18	12	4	81	37	+44	66	W L D W D
4	BMG Borussia M'gladbach	34	20	5	9	66	40	+26	65	W W W L L
5	LEV Bayer Leverkusen	34	19	6	9	61	44	+17	63	W L W D L
6	TSG Hoffenheim	34	15	7	12	53	53	0	52	W W W L D
7	WOB Wolfsburg	34	13	10	11	48	46	+2	49	L W L D W
8	SCF Freiburg	34	13	9	12	48	47	+1	48	W L W D W
9	SGE Eintracht Frankfurt	34	13	6	15	59	60	-1	45	W D W W L
10	BSC Hertha BSC	34	11	8	15	48	59	-11	41	L W L L L
11	FCU Union Berlin	34	12	5	17	41	58	-17	41	W L W W D
12	S04 Schalke 04	34	9	12	13	38	58	-20	39	L L L D D
13	M05 Mainz 05	34	11	4	19	44	65	-21	37	L W W L W
14	KOE Köln	34	10	6	18	51	69	-18	36	L D L L D
15	FCA Augsburg	34	9	9	16	45	63	-18	36	L D L W D
16	SVW Werder Bremen	34	8	7	19	42	69	-27	31	W L L W L
17	F95 Fortuna Düsseldorf	34	6	12	16	36	67	-31	30	L D D L D
18	PAD Paderborn	34	4	8	22	37	74	-37	20	L L L L D

That's all from this game, a scrappy Bayern win. Thanks for joining us and, until next time, goodbye!

With RB Leipzig and Borussia Monchengladbach dropping points in the weeks since the season's suspension, this looked like a two-horse race for the title. Bayern have a comfortable advantage now, though, and can surely clinch an eighth straight title.

Bayern roars fill the air as they celebrate a huge win away at Dortmund. The hosts played well in periods but struggled to really test Neuer either side of Kimmich's wonderful first-half winner. Lewandowski hit the post, too, for Bayern, who move seven points clear.

90' + 4' FULL-TIME: Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Bayern Munich

90' + 3' Dortmund run out of time as they try to work an angle for a cross, leading Gotze to send a desperate left-footed cross into Neuer's arms.

90' + 2' Dortmund have a pair of opportunities to cross from the right, but the first effort is cleared and the second rolls through to Neuer. That might be it.

90' + 1' APPEAL! Lewandowski goes down in the area and wants a penalty! He is just eased out by Akanji, and the referee is not interested. The official is more concerned by Flick's protests, addressing the Bayern coach.

90' + 1' There are just three minutes of added time to be played.

90' Bayern win a free-kick just inside their own half and it is celebrated like a goal by those in red. They are so close to a vital victory now.

89' Wonderful from Bayern! Goretzka seizes on a Dortmund clearance and darts towards the box, before Lewandowski crosses when a Dortmund defender gets a foot in. Goretzka is involved again, flicking the ball on to Muller, yet Guerreiro intervenes with a last-ditch clearance.

Javi Martínez

S. Gnabry

87' SUB: Martinez comes on for Gnabry in a clear sign of Hansi Flick's intentions. He wants to protect this lead.

86' Bayern are standing firm in defence, asking Dortmund to break them down. With Brandt and Haaland each replaced, the hosts cannot.

A. Witsel

M. Dahoud

85' SUB: Dortmund make a change, too, as Witsel belatedly joins the fray, replacing Dahoud.

L. Hernández

J. Boateng

85' SUB: A defensive change for Bayern. Boateng bows out for Hernandez.

83' POST! Lewandowski! So close! That could have been the game! The striker shapes to shoot and sees a low curler deflect off Hummels and against the post. Gnabry hacks over the top on the rebound.

82' Burki looks far less convincing than Neuer as he comes for a deep Davies cross, getting there ahead of Lewandowski but only just gathering at the second attempt.

81' SAVE! Neuer denies Dahoud! Gotze could immediately work his former team-mate but miscontrols in the area, and the ball finally breaks to Dahoud. His shot is fierce, but a sprawling Neuer parries well.

M. Götze

Ł. Piszczek

80' SUB: Ex-Bayern man Gotze, who will leave Dortmund for a second time at the end of the season, is on for Piszczek. Can he get the leveller?

79' Dortmund are getting on top again now. Can lines up a shot but instead dummies once more, playing in Hakimi. Alaba deals with a low cross, though.

78' OFFSIDE! The flag spares Hazard's blushes! Dortmund move the ball right to Can, who dummies and then crosses low to Hazard, who is ahead of the defence. Incredibly, from the centre of goal, he misses the target and then goes down apparently claiming he was fouled. The winger is offside, however.

76' Not quite from Muller! Davies leads a counter on the left and feeds Muller, but he cannot find the overlapping Gnabry on the turn. The winger checks his run and keeps the ball in, allowing Bayern to build again. But Perisic blasts over from 25 yards.

75' Guerreiro takes the free-kick and catches it well, but the effort is straight at Neuer. The goalkeeper has made a couple of those attempts look very straightforward today.

A. Davies

Yellow Card

74' YELLOW: Davies cannot believe it as he is penalised and carded for a foul on the edge of the area. Kimmich halts Hakimi with a good tackle, but Reyna beats Davies to the loose ball.

I. Perišić

K. Coman

73' SUB: Bayern make their first change, with ex-Dortmund winger Perisic on for Coman.

G. Reyna

E. Haaland

72' SUB: Reyna is on for Dortmund, and there might be concern for Haaland, who makes way. The striker is moving awkwardly after stretching for a Sancho cross.

71' What a ball from Sancho! His best moment of the match so far sees the winger tear up the left and send a curling cross towards the far post and Haaland. It bounces agonisingly wide, though, having appeared to have taken a nick off Boateng. No corner.

69' Dortmund have had slightly more possession in the second half - 53 per cent - but have only mustered three fairly feeble shots.

M. Dahoud

Yellow Card

67' YELLOW: Now Dahoud is carded, having slightly overrun the ball and left a foot in on Kimmich.

T. Müller

Yellow Card

66' YELLOW: Muller is really late into a tackle with Akanji and goes into the book.

64' Lovely footwork from Guerreiro opens up the pitch and allows Dortmund to attack, but his team-mates are again too slow in the final third. They end up going backwards.

63' Dahoud's deflected pass wins a corner, which Dortmund take short from the right. It finally finds Guerreiro on the left, and a clipped cross is missed by two jumping Bayern players. Kimmich controls under little pressure, however, and clears.

61' Dortmund are dallying in possession, allowing Bayern to get men back in defence and then launch counters. They need to step up a gear again.

59' Bayern clear the corner, too. That is a big let off. Dortmund need to take these chances.

58' BLOCK! Oh, this is a huge chance! Hazard collects on the left-hand side of the area and squares to Haaland, who controls as Boateng slips. The striker has a clear shot at goal but shoots against the prone defender. The ball spins behind, having appeared to catch Boateng's arm, but there is no penalty and no appeal.

57' Dortmund are growing really frustrated. Haaland is struggling to link up with his team-mates, this time dropping short as the pass goes long in behind. Poor.

55' Sancho is struggling a little. Even as he beats Muller with a nutmeg, the pass to Hazard is misplaced. Dortmund need their talisman to get up to speed quick.

54' SAVE! BLOCK! Crucial stop from Burki! And then Hummels to the rescue! Dortmund are hanging on! Goretzka shoots low and Burki parries, only for Gnabry to gather the ball and dart into the area. A square pass appears to give Lewandowski an open goal, but Hummels intervenes brilliantly.

53' Sancho has not really got into the game just yet and gives the ball to Lewandowski inside the Dortmund half. A quick one-two works space for a shot, but Hummels blocks bravely.

52' The final ball just isn't there for Dortmund. Guerreiro fails to find Haaland, and Bayern can clear again.

51' A big challenge from Dahoud in the centre of the pitch sees the ball ricochet safely back to Burki. The start of this second half has seen a few clumsy touches from either side.

50' Sancho appears to be playing from the left but cannot get on the end of a poor Haaland touch. Bayern are able to counter.

48' Straight at Neuer! Dortmund come forward for the first time in this second half, and Dahoud has space to shoot from 25 yards. He finds power but also finds Neuer.

47' The visitors are soon on the attack once more, with Coman granted space to cross from the right. A first-time delivery clears the box, though, with Lewandowski waiting.

46' Bayern quickly win a corner with a move down the left, but Dortmund clear the set-piece. They fail to counter effectively, however.

46' KICK-OFF: Bayern get us started again. They are 45 minutes away from a seven-point lead over Dortmund at the summit.

E. Can

T. Delaney

46' SUB: The second switch sees Can replace Delaney in the middle of midfield.

J. Sancho

J. Brandt

46' SUB: A double Dortmund change! And Sancho is on. It is Brandt who makes way for the winger, slightly surprisingly.

Dortmund still have Sancho and co on the bench, but they face a big ask now to score twice against a Bayern side capable of defending this advantage.

That is tough for Dortmund to take. They had a big chance within a minute and continued to press Bayern for an extended period. Piszczek was still required to block from Gnabry, yet Bayern only really came into the ascendancy late in the half. Kimmich's moment of magic was enough for the lead.

45' + 1' HALF-TIME: Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Bayern Munich

45' Kimmich has scored three times from outside the box in the Bundesliga this season - more than any other Bayern player.

44' Dortmund were the better side for much of the first 35 minutes, but Bayern had just started to turn the screw. It is a long way back now against the defending champions and league leaders, who arguably need only a point to maintain complete control of the title race.

J. Kimmich

Goal

43' GOOAAALLLL!!! INCREDIBLE! Kimmich! 1-0 Bayern! The visitors have Dortmund on the back foot, and Kimmich picks up possession when Davies' pass is cut out. He moves forward and, spotting Burki off his line, lifts a delicious chip over the goalkeeper into the top-left corner. Burki gets a hand to the ball but cannot turn it over the crossbar.

41' Frustration for Bayern. They win a corner on the right that passes straight through the area, although excellent work from Gnabry wins the ball back twice. He is then felled, but Goretzka picks up the ball and keeps running. A cross loops behind, but the referee deems there to be no deflection.

40' SAVE! No risks from Burki! He punches clear as Goretzka thunders in a 20-yard shot following a poor Hakimi header.

39' So good from Davies! And yet Hummels is there to cover. The Bayern man beats three or four players to breach the box, leaving only Hummels in his path. The experienced defender nudges Davies to the floor, though, and wins a goal-kick.

38' Hakimi and Davies are taking it in turns to run at one another. This is an engrossing battle, with neither able to steal a march at this stage.

37' Good tackle from Kimmich this time! Dortmund are moving the ball really smartly in the Bayern half, playing around Davies on this occasion. Kimmich halts Hazard as he cuts in from the left, however.

35' So disappointing from Brandt! Dortmund have the ball straight back down the other end, and Dahoud picks out a lovely pass to Brandt in space on the right when Bayern crowd the other side of the area. A first time cross is so, so poor, though, and drifts behind.

34' Whatever Davies can do, so too can Piszczek right now! Another last-ditch tackle denies Muller in the area as he stretches to shoot.

32' Outstanding from Davies! Haaland races away from Alaba, but the left-back appears capable of recovering from anywhere on the pitch with his pace. One scruffy touch from the striker lets Davies in.

31' Again Dortmund cannot muster an effort of note when they are well positioned! Alaba hacks a cross behind to concede a corner, and BVB work the set-piece to Hakimi for a centre from deep. He finds Hummels, but the former Bayern man chooses to nod down to Brandt rather than go for goal uncontested at the back post. Brandt cannot control.

30' Haaland really should do better! He wins the ball just as Bayern look comfortable, feeding Hazard and getting into space for the return. The pass arrives, yet Haaland's shot on the left lacks power and is deflected away.

28' Dortmund have Bayern penned in with four consecutive crosses making the visiting defenders work. Alaba beats Haaland to the crucial final header, though, and Davies can clear.

26' Dortmund go straight down the other end and really should forge an opportunity, with Brandt first failing to find an angle and then seeing the same fate befall Dahoud on the left corner of the area.

25' Magnificent defending again from Piszczek! He lunges in to steal the ball off Lewandowski's toe as his former team-mate looks to be winding up a 25-yard shot.

24' Bayern win a corner as the ball deflects behind off Guerreiro. The wing-back is then the man carrying the ball clear as Dortmund deal well with the set-piece, yet BVB fail to make the most of their superior numbers in attack.

23' SAVE! Burki keeps Coman out! Bayern move the ball with such speed after Davies takes down a long ball on the left. Muller feeds Coman, and the winger shoots hard but straight at the goalkeeper. An awkward parry just evades Muller.

22' Davies is so incredibly quick! He has had a couple of really loose touches so far, but each time he has been the man to make amends and win the ball back. Hazard fails rather spectacularly to outrun the wing-back.

19' OFF THE LINE! What a clearance! Bayern almost have the lead! Coman's low cross from the right finds Gnabry completely unmarked in the centre. His shot beats Burki, but Piszczek recovers to clear and get the ball away from the lurking Lewandowski.

18' Back come Bayern after Hazard gives the ball away. Muller crosses low to the near post as Lewandowski moves towards the far, allowing Hummels to sweep clear.

17' A slack touch from Davies gives the ball to Hazard, who gets beyond Alaba. Davies is quick enough to get back and close down the route to goal, however, and Dortmund have to build again.

16' Bayern have just wrestled back some control. The pattern of play is now perhaps more like many would have predicted it to be. Dortmund are playing on the counter.

14' Dortmund miss a big chance to counter! Delaney is the man furthest forward in attack, yet he has Haaland running right and Dahoud moving left. The pass to the latter is too heavy, though.

M. Hummels

Yellow Card

13' YELLOW: The first booking goes to Hummels, who takes down Coman.

12' There is a magnificent tempo to this game, with the ball moving quickly from one end to the other. The empty stands have not impacted the players for this crucial contest.

11' A first nervy moment for Burki! Kimmich lofts in a beautiful ball that drifts just over Muller's head. Muller was stood in front of the goalkeeper, who collected but would have been stranded had the striker got a touch.

10' OFFSIDE! Dortmund have the ball in the net, but it won't count. A wonderful move creates space for Hazard down the right, with Davies dragged out of position, and he picks out Haaland. A low shot is blocked by Alaba, as is Hakimi's follow-up, but the ball spins back to Hazard. Hazard is offside, however, as he centres for Hakimi to head in.

10' Bayern are the team playing on the counter at the moment. Lewandowski races onto a long ball but drags a tame shot into Burki's arms.

8' Bayern had some issues with set-pieces against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, but the first corner is diverted clear at the near post.

7' Davies shows his incredible athleticism to get back and tackle Haaland on the right, although he concedes a corner.

6' Dortmund have had 64 per cent of possession in the first six minutes. They are well on top already.

5' Lewandowski is predictably involved as Bayern come forward for the first time. The striker bursts into the area but is stopped not once but twice by Akanji, who was excellent at Wolfsburg on Saturday.

4' Neuer holds on! A glorious switch gets Guerreiro in behind on the left, and he cuts a pass back into Brandt's path. Haaland is in the centre, but Brandt goes for an ambitious 20-yard curler and picks out only the goalkeeper.

3' This is a really confident start from Dortmund. They are pinging the passes around, with Bayern struggling to get a touch in the opening minutes.

2' There is a particularly tasty tussle in store on Dortmund's right flank, even without Sancho, as Hakimi goes up against Davies. The BVB man gets the better of the first battle, with Alaba required to intervene.

1' OFF THE LINE! What a start! Dortmund are straight on the attack! Neuer races from his goal to beat Hazard to a ball in behind, but Haaland pounces. From the edge of the area, the young striker nutmegs Neuer with pinpoint accuracy, only to find his slowing strike stopped on the line by Boateng.

1' KICK-OFF: We are under way in Dortmund!

BVB have lost five of their past six Bundesliga meetings with Bayern, yet they have won two in a row at home in all competitions. Only between 1967 and 1969, in their first three match-ups in Dortmund, have today's hosts won three on the bounce at home against Bayern.

There is mixed news on the fitness front for Dortmund. Hummels hobbled off on Saturday but is able to start against his former club. However, Sancho and Witsel only make the bench, alongside Can, who replaced Hummels last time out. Bayern's most notable absence was already confirmed: Thiago Alcantara is out. Goretzka is set to instead take up that deep midfield role, with the in-form Muller further forward.

Subs: Sven Ulreich, Alvaro Odriozola, Javi Martinez, Mickael Cuisance, Ivan Perisic, Lucas Hernandez, Lars Lukas Mai, Oliver Batista-Meier. Joshua Zirkzee.

Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer; Benjamin Pavard, Jerome Boateng, David Alaba, Alphonso Davies; Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka; Kingsley Coman, Thomas Muller, Serge Gnabry; Robert Lewandowski.

Subs: Marwin Hitz, Jadon Sancho, Mario Gotze, Leonardo Balerdi, Mateu Morey, Emre Can, Axel Witsel, Marcel Schmelzer, Gio Reyna.

Borussia Dortmund (3-4-3): Roman Burki; Lukasz Piszczek, Mats Hummels, Manuel Akanji; Achraf Hakimi, Thomas Delaney, Mahmoud Dahoud, Raphael Guerreiro; Thorgan Hazard, Erling Haaland, Julian Brandt.

Let's get the team news ahead of this mammoth match...

Bayern, who have won seven championships in a row, were 4-0 winners when these teams met in Bavaria earlier in the campaign. However, Dortmund coach Lucien Favre this week claimed his side had been transformed since that game, aided by a successful January transfer window. They will now be out for revenge.

The latest episode of Germany's biggest domestic fixture could have a huge bearing on this season's Bundesliga title. Bayern are four points clear at the top, but BVB are in top form and will back themselves to deliver a home victory - even if Signal Iduna Park's famous Yellow Wall stands empty.

Hello and welcome to our live text commentary of Der Klassiker between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich!

Borussia Dortmund v Bayern München Live Commentary, 26/05/2020

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