FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund clashed in the German Clasico during the week with the Bavarian club earning a 1-0 win on the road and took one massive closer towards another Bundesliga crown.
FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund clashed in the German Clasico during the week with the Bavarian club earning a 1-0 win on the road and took one massive closer towards another Bundesliga crown.
The match – known simply as Der Klassiker – started lively and those tuning in on television could hear the artificial crowd noise being added to the broadcast despite the fixture being played in an empty stadium. The atmosphere may have been lacking the Yellow Wall, but the game surely wasn’t lacking any intensity.
The match – known simply as Der Klassiker – started lively and those tuning in on television could hear the artificial crowd noise being added to the broadcast despite the fixture being played in an empty stadium. The atmosphere may have been lacking the Yellow Wall, but the game surely wasn’t lacking any intensity.
FC Bayern took the lead in the 43rd minute by way of a Joshua Kimmich cheeky chip that caught Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Burkl out of position. The lone goal was all Bayern needed to take all three points back to Munich and claim a seven-point lead at the summit of the Bundesliga.
Both Bayern and Dortmund face fixtures over the upcoming weekend against clubs currently nestled in the relegation zone, as Fortuna Düsseldorf visits the Allianz Arena in Munich on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. PT and Dortmund travels to SC Paderborn 07 on Sunday at 9 a.m. PT.
FC Bayern took the lead in the 43rd minute by way of a Joshua Kimmich cheeky chip that caught Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Burkl out of position. The lone goal was all Bayern needed to take all three points back to Munich and claim a seven-point lead at the summit of the Bundesliga.
Both Bayern and Dortmund face fixtures over the upcoming weekend against clubs currently nestled in the relegation zone, as Fortuna Düsseldorf visits the Allianz Arena in Munich on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. PT and Dortmund travels to SC Paderborn 07 on Sunday at 9 a.m. PT.
Within striking distance of second-place Dortmund is RB Leipzig who played out a 2-2 draw at home against Hertha Berlin on Wednesday. Leipzig managed to snatch the lead after going man down late in the second half but an 82nd minute penalty kick by Krzysztof Piatek stole two points from Leipzig’s grasp. Head coach Julian Nagelsmann’s squad visit FC Koln on Monday at 11:30 a.m. PT.
Within striking distance of second-place Dortmund is RB Leipzig who played out a 2-2 draw at home against Hertha Berlin on Wednesday. Leipzig managed to snatch the lead after going man down late in the second half but an 82nd minute penalty kick by Krzysztof Piatek stole two points from Leipzig’s grasp. Head coach Julian Nagelsmann’s squad visit FC Koln on Monday at 11:30 a.m. PT.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen briefly had control of third in the standings following a shocking 3-1 road win over Borussia Mönchengladbach last weekend with Kai Havertz netting another pair of goals, but Leverkusen slipped up midweek at home against VfL Wolfsburg following a 4-1 drumming. Now sitting in fifth, Leverkusen need travel to a tricky eighth-place SC Freiburg at 11:30 a.m. PT on Friday.
Level on points with 53 but above Leverkusen in the standings sits Mönchengladbach who after suffering the home defeat, earned an away point against Werder Bremen on Tuesday following a 0-0 stalemate. On Sunday morning, Mönchengladbach will host Union Berlin before hitting the road for back-to-back formidable fixtures against Freiburg followed by FC Bayern Munich in two weeks.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen briefly had control of third in the standings following a shocking 3-1 road win over Borussia Mönchengladbach last weekend with Kai Havertz netting another pair of goals, but Leverkusen slipped up midweek at home against VfL Wolfsburg following a 4-1 drumming. Now sitting in fifth, Leverkusen need travel to a tricky eighth-place SC Freiburg at 11:30 a.m. PT on Friday.
Level on points with 53 but above Leverkusen in the standings sits Mönchengladbach who after suffering the home defeat, earned an away point against Werder Bremen on Tuesday following a 0-0 stalemate. On Sunday morning, Mönchengladbach will host Union Berlin before hitting the road for back-to-back formidable fixtures against Freiburg followed by FC Bayern Munich in two weeks.
If you’ve been enjoying Republic FC’s Bundesliga coverage on the Indomitable Club’s Twitter page ever since the league recently returned to live play, be sure to check back on social for more Bundesliga Virtual Watch Parties throughout the professional German soccer season.
This weekend, catch the Indomitable Club's coverage of FC Bayern's Saturday morning fixture against Düsseldorf.
And over these past few weeks if you've found yourself to be quite the fan of the Bundesliga and you would love to talk about it, be sure to check out Republic FC’s Let’s Talk Soccer and share your thoughts with fellow soccer-lovers about Germany's top league or anything at all in the beautiful game!
If you’ve been enjoying Republic FC’s Bundesliga coverage on the Indomitable Club’s Twitter page ever since the league recently returned to live play, be sure to check back on social for more Bundesliga Virtual Watch Parties throughout the professional German soccer season.
This weekend, catch the Indomitable Club’s coverage of FC Bayern’s Saturday morning fixture against Düsseldorf.
And over these past few weeks if you’ve found yourself to be quite the fan of the Bundesliga and you would love to talk about it, be sure to check out Republic FC’s Let’s Talk Soccer and share your thoughts with fellow soccer-lovers about Germany’s top league or anything at all in the beautiful game!
