Der Klassiker stands for “The Classic” in German, representing the face-off between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. Their rivalry began heating up in the 1990’s and is still going on today. This is one of the biggest rivalries in world soccer, especially in Germany. Since 2010, the two have played a total of 46 games, with Bayern winning 24, Dortmund winning 13, and 9 ending in draws. Their next game is at 12:30 p.m. EST on October 18th.
Currently Bayern has won five out of five of their last games winning against Frankfurt 3-0, Pafos Fc 5-1, Werder Bremen 4-0, Hoffenheim 4-1, and Chelsea 3-1. Striker from England, Kane, is their top scorer with 11 goals. Luis Diaz, the newly transferred star from Liverpool coming in second with five goals. Diaz has the most assists with four. Kane is in second with three. Kane just recently came back from an ankle injury against Wales on international break on October 4th, but came back on the 14th, scoring two goals against Latvia and playing the full 90 minutes. He looked to be fit and sharp for this upcoming game against Dortmund. Bayern Munich are in first place of the Bundesliga with 18 points ahead of Borussia Dortmund with 14 points and RB Leipzig with 13 points. Bayern lead the Bundesliga in Goals per match, goals conceded per match (the lowest), average possession, and almost all of the attacking stats.
Borussia Dortmund have won three out of five of their last games winning against Athletic Club 4-1, Mainz 05 2-0, and Wolfsburg 1-0. They tied 2 games with RB Leipzig 1-1 and Juventus 4-4. The striker from Guinea, Serhou Guirassy, is Dortmund’s top goalscorer with four goals. Karim Adeyemi, the young star for Dortmund has two goals. Julian Brandt and Julian Ryerson lead the assists for the team with both having two. Borussia Dortmund tied the Bundesliga with Bayern in Clean Sheets.
It seems like Bayern may be the clear favorites for this game but Dortmund have shown maximum effort and dedication against this team the last three games, with Dortmund winning once and both sides tying. Whether you know a lot about soccer or none at all, the atmosphere of this game will be crazy, showing that Germans are passionate about this game.
