Bayern Munich will host its rival, Borussia Dortmund, at 7:30 pm today, Saturday, at the Allianz Arena, as part of the twenty-seventh round of the German Bundesliga championship during the current season 2023-2024..
Bayern Munich occupies second place in the German League standings with 60 points, behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen, while Borussia Dortmund occupies fourth place with 50 points.
The two teams will play tonight’s match with the aim of achieving victory, as Bayern seeks to chase leaders Leverkusen and narrow the gap with them, while Borussia Dortmund aims to chase Stuttgart, which is ahead of them in third place by 6 points.
Bayern Munich has a historical advantage in direct confrontations against Borussia Dortmund, as it is today’s match No. 135 in the history of their confrontations in all competitions, after they met In 134 previous matches, the two teams prevailed in favor of Salha Bayern, who won 69 matches, compared to 34 victories for Dortmund, while they tied in 31 matches..
In the German League, the two teams met in 109 matches, during which Bayern Munich won 54 matches, compared to 25 victories for Dortmund, while they tied in 30 matches..
The yellow team has been suffering in its matches against Bayern over the past 10 years, as it has not achieved any victory in the German League matches, after losing in 9 matches against one draw.
The last match between the two teams, which was held at Signal Iduna Park, was in the first round of the German League championship for the current season 2023/2024, which ended with Bayern Munich winning 4-0..
Team coach Thomas Tuchel confirmed Bayern Munich Despite the absence of Manuel Neuer, the team’s goalkeeper, in his team’s match against Borussia Dortmund, due to injury, after he missed group training and participated in another individual training session.
Neuer suffered a ruptured muscle fiber while he was with the German national team, causing him to miss the two friendly matches against France and the Netherlands. It is expected that Neuer will be replaced by substitute goalkeeper Sven Ulrich.
While Harry Kane was confirmed Top scorer in the German League, with Bayern, after He trained with the team, and is expected to participate against Dortmund despite suffering an ankle injury, which caused him to miss the England national team’s matches against Brazil and Belgium..
Harry Kane had scored 3 hat-trick goals in the first round match in Dortmund, who had lost the last 9 matches in Munich, and had not succeeded in winning there since 2018..
It is worth noting that the Bayer Leverkusen team, led by Spaniard Xabi Alonso, is close to winning the German League title for the current season, after moving away from the top of the standings, ahead of Bayern Munich after 26 rounds, as it has 70 points to its credit.