Chapter 46: The National Derby

At 01:30 a.m. on November 20, Beijing time, the focus of the 13th round of the Bundesliga started, Bayern hosted Dortmund, and the game between the two teams has always been called the German derby, and this game is also the top battle.

The importance of this game is undeniable, with both sides hungry for victory, with Borussia Dortmund keen to defend their title and Bayern Munich hungry for revenge from losing the Bundesliga title last season.

German national television also attaches great importance to this game, and specially invited former Bayern Munich legend Gerd Müller as a guest commentator to explain this Bundesliga focus battle.

Bayern hosts Borussia Dortmund, the traditional German derby is full of charm, and the current two teams are in 1st and 2nd place in the standings. Bayern beat Augsburg 2-1 in the last round and Borussia Dortmund thrashed Wolfsburg 5-1.

Bayern have lost just one home game this season, winning the rest and achieving a terrifying goal difference of 23-1. Dortmund's recent form is not bad, with 5 wins and 1 draw in the last 6 rounds to score 16 points, surpassing Bayern in points. Last season, Bayern lost face by Dortmund 1-3 at home and 0-2 away, and Bayern is bound to take revenge after regrouping this year.

Both coaches sent their strongest squads, with Bayern returning from Boateng and Robben coming back after a little over a month, Kroos being dropped back to partner Gustavo in midfield, and Gomez up front.

Borussia Dortmund also had the main force, with Gotze, Hummels and Guan Peng all on the field, and both sides were ready to go all out to win this game.

"Hello, Gade specially invited you as the commentator of this game today, I just want you to comment on the two teams, I don't know what you say about both teams?" Hans, the host of the scene, asked the guest Gerd Müller.

"Hello, I think the strength on paper should be about the same, Bayern Munich has done a good job in the transfer market this season, you are like poaching Neuer from Schalke 04, the quality of this player is needless to say, I believe he has the potential to become the world's No. 1 goalkeeper in the future, including Heynckes' Alaba, the Austrian lad is moving forward step by step on the road to superstardom." Muller gave a detailed analysis of Bayern Munich's lineup.

"You are getting better and better like Kroos this season, and I think the combination of him and Gustavo will also be a great threat to Dortmund in this game, as well as Bayern Munich's best wings, Ribeiro, the two wings of these two players are very much a test of Dortmund's defense."

Gerd Müller had a more detailed evaluation of Bayern Munich, and introduced some characteristics of Bayern Munich players to the audience in front of the TV.

"I don't know, what do you think of the other team, Borussia Dortmund?" The host was also curious about what Gerd Müller had to say about Dortmund.

"I admire Klopp, he can tap so many young talents, since Klopp coached Dortmund, Dortmund's talented players are like a blowout, you like Gotze, Lewandowski, Guan Peng and others are all carefully cultivated by Klopp, and these players have excellent talent, so Bayern Munich may not be able to win Dortmund in this game."

"Alright, now let's take a look at the starting lists of both sides!" The host began to broadcast the list of starters for both sides: "The home team Bayern Munich has a 4231 formation, goalkeeper Neuer, defenders Raphinha, Boateng, Bad Stuber, Lahm, midfielders Gustavo, Kroos, Muller, and forwards Gomez, Ribery, Robben. ”

"Dortmund is also in a 4231 formation, goalkeeper Weidenfeller, defenders are Piszczek, Santana, Hummels, Schmelzer, midfielders are Bender, Kehl, Guan Peng, forwards are Gotze, Lewandowski, Grosskloitz."

The Bayern Munich fans on the pitch cheered loudly when they heard every Bayern Munich player on the live broadcast, and when they got to the side of the Dortmund players, they began to boo the Dortmund players wildly.

It has to be said that Bayern Munich's home stadium, the Allianz Arena, is a five-star playing venue, with a high-end lawn and various facilities, and it has hosted the Champions League final.

At the beginning of the game, Dortmund got the right to kick off, Lewandowski rubbed the football to Gotze, Gotze passed back to Guan Peng, Guan Peng dodged Ribery's pressing, and passed the football back to Bender, Bender passed the football to Kyle again, and Kele passed directly to Guan Peng again, Guan Peng crossed along the right side, and the football was pushed out of the penalty area by Boateng.

In the 11th minute of the first half, Dortmund was in an attack, Guan Peng was pulled to the ground by Boateng in Bayern Munich's half, and Dortmund won a free kick at the edge of the penalty area.

Götze stood at the penalty spot waiting for his teammates to grab their positions, and after the referee blew the whistle, Gotze picked up the football, and the ball flew into the penalty area, where Lewandowski did not get it right due to Boateng's interference, and finally the ball slid out.

"Oops! What a pity! Lewandowski's header is deflected! The Dortmund commentator shouted with pity.

It has to be said that these two times were good performances by Boateng, and two consecutive times to disrupt Dortmund's attack.

In the 17th minute, Bayern Munich ushered in a counterattack opportunity, Kroos broke the ball in the backfield, directly to the Dortmund half, Muller unloaded the football in advance, buckled the football past Hummels, took the football a few steps, and passed the football to Kroos at the top of the arc of the penalty area, Kroos flew out of the crossbar with a long shot.

"Hey! Kroos' long-range shot! It's a pity! Above the beam! However, Thomas Muller's pass just now was quite imaginative! Gerd Muller commented on Bayern Munich's attack in front of the TV.

In the 22nd minute, Bayern Munich made a comeback, with the help of the home fans, the offensive became more and more ferocious, Kroos shared the ball in front of the Dortmund penalty area, Ribery on the left side broke through Piszczek's defense on the side and crossed, the first drop point of the football was pushed out of the penalty area by Santana, Kroos faced the football pushed out by Santana and volleyed directly but failed to hit the right part.

In the 26th minute, Dortmund also came on a counterattack, Guan Peng received a pass after Bender's break in the front court, and distributed the football to Grosskloytz, but unfortunately Grossklütz's long-range shot went over the crossbar.

Just one minute later, Bayern counter-attacked, Muller crossed to the right side in front of the penalty area, Robben received the ball back, and Ribery caught up with the ball from the penalty spot to shoot too high.