Dortmund vs Bayern Munich: Tuesday's game not a title decider
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| Borussia Dortmund (club emblem on the left) defeated Wolfsburg 2 - 0 on Saturday to stay four points behind toppers Bayern Munich (club emblem on the right) who breezed through Eintracht Frankfurt 5 - 2 same day. Bayern Munich hold the number one spot with 61 points while Dortmund are second with 57 points. For the first time Dortmund's young striker Erling Braut Håland will take on Bayern Munich's master striker Robert Lewandowski as the two giant teams lock horns today at the Signal Iduna Park. |
Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick says Tuesday's top-of-the-table game against second-placed Borussia Dortmund is not a Bundesliga title decider.
A win for leaders Bayern at the Allianz Arena would move them seven points clear of Dortmund with six games left.
But Flick said: "Regardless of the result, nothing will be decided."
Dortmund hope Germany centre-back Mats Hummels is fit enough to play after he went off injured at half-time during Saturday's 2-0 win at Wolfsburg.
That victory briefly brought Dortmund to within one point of Bayern, who responded by restoring their four-point advantage with a 5-2 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt later in the day.
Bayern Munich tweeted "They don't come much bigger...💪" 👇
They don't come much bigger than this 💪#DerKlassiker @ 18:30 CEST tonight ❗ #packmas#FCBayern #MiaSanMia #BVBFCB pic.twitter.com/ITiCcmcoNC— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) May 26, 2020
Like Dortmund, Bayern have won both of their games since the Bundesliga resumed behind closed doors on 16 May, following a two-month break because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Borussia Dortmund tweeted "It's almost that time ⏳" 👇
It’s almost that time ⏳— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) May 25, 2020
🆚 FC Bayern
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📍 Dortmund
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⏰ 12:30 PM ET / 17:30 BST / 18:30 CEST pic.twitter.com/tZPHJHfGYz
Borussia Dortmund Home Ground - SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. 🏟 Venue of the big match 👇
Matchday on the horizon 🌌 pic.twitter.com/beGkjUD8hf— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) May 25, 2020
Bayern are chasing an eighth successive Bundesliga title but this would be their first under Flick, who replaced Niko Kovac as head coach in November.
BBCSport
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