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SIGNAL IDUNA PARK

FC Bayern München

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Watch: Der Klassiker back in focus

Get the lowdown on Der Klassiker, a meeting of German football's biggest rivals of the modern era.

Super seven shutouts

Should Dortmund score in the Klassiker, they would be the first opponents to do so against Bayern in eight matches after the league leaders took their seventh successive clean sheet (and win) in all competitions against PSG.

Bayern boosted by PSG win

The confidence in Bavaria was taken up another notch by a solid UEFA Champions League win against PSG on Tuesday. Minjae Kim headed the only goal of the game from a corner to see Bayern land their third win of the league phase and improve their chances of qualifying for the knockouts.

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Watch: Ten years of Klassiker goals ⚽⚽⚽⚽

Relive the best goals that have graced Der Klassiker over the past decade. There's been some some cracking strikes.🔥

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Big game performers

On Matchday 1, Şahin's team beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 and more recently also edged RB Leipzig 2-1, who were then on paper the best defence in the league and unbeaten.

Work in progress under Şahin

In contrast to Kompany's start at Bayern, Dortmund boss Nuri Şahin has had a tougher run so far as BVB boss. A ten-point gap between themselves and Bayern speaks to that difference. And yet, they've achieved some really important results this term already, beating the likes of Frankfurt and RB Leipzig.

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Watch: Der Klassiker - Bring the noise!

Six years of away success

Bayern have not lost to Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park since November 2018, taking four wins and one draw in that time.

Profiting under Kompany

The nine wins, two draws and 36-7 goal difference in his first 11 matches makes Kompany's start officially the best of a new coach in Bundesliga history.

99 not out

Kane's hat-trick at home to Augsburg saw him become the fastest man ever to 50 goals in the Bundesliga. Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy, meanwhile, currently has 49 Bundesliga goals.

Home juggernauts vs. away juggernauts

The latest edition of the Klassiker will see the side with the strongest home record so far this season (six wins) host the club with the best away figures (five wins and one draw).

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Watch: Bayern Munich 3-0 Augsburg - highlights

More hat-trick heroics from Kane brought Bayern their fifth straight Bundesliga win and clean sheet. This result takes Bayern six points clear of second-placed Frankfurt, with star man Kane now on 16 goals.

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Watch: Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Freiburg - highlights

Borussia maintained their perfect home record this season in commanding style, with Messrs Beier, Brandt and Nmecha on the scoresheet on their return from international duty. BVB stay fifth, 10 points adrift of leaders Bayern.

Happy hunting ground for Harry

While Dortmund was the scene of Kane's first away hat-trick in the Bundesliga for Bayern, the return Klassiker in Munich in March was one of just nine league matches in 2023/24 he failed to find the net in. The question of which Kane we see this time could be critical!

Green light for Black and Yellows

The severe injury crisis Dortmund have been facing was easing by the end of the November international break. Waldemar Anton, Gregor Kobel and Jamie Gittens were declared fit in time to start their 4-0 win over Freiburg, with Giovanni Reyna also coming on as a substitute. Niklas Süle, Karim Adeyemi and Kjell Wätjen had returned to training by then, and the hope was they would also recover in time for the Klassiker.

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All of Dortmund's Bundesliga goals so far

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All of Bayern's Bundesliga goals so far

Goals guaranteed

The last time this fixture ended in a goalless draw was in March 2016, with Dortmund the hosts. Since then, there have been 67 goals in 16 meetings, averaging 4.19 goals per game.

Pavlović back in training

The Bayern starlet returned to first-team training after undergoing a shoulder operation. It is unlikely he'll be available for selection in Der Klassiker, however, creating problems for Vincent Kompany as his replacement João Palhinha is set to be out until the new year with a groin problem. Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich started in the two defensive midfield berths in the 3-0 win over Augsburg.

Klassiker in numbers

This will be the 111th Klassiker of the Bundesliga era. Bayern have recorded 54 wins to Dortmund's 26, scoring 223 goals and conceding 135. Thirty have ended in draws.

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Watch: Bayern 0-2 Dortmund - previous meeting II

Dortmund won a Bundesliga game in Munich for the first time since 12 April 2014 in the most recent instalment of Der Klassiker.

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Watch: Dortmund 0-4 Bayern - previous meeting I

Harry Kane scored a Klassiker debut hat-trick as Bayern thumped Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park last season.

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Hello and welcome!

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 12 fixture between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern München.

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