US EditionDortmund Visits Bayern for ‘Der Klassiker’ and Early Bundesliga Title Indicator
Guirassy resumed training after injury, boosting Dortmund's squad ahead of their crucial Bundesliga clash against Bayern Munich, where both teams remain unbeaten this season.
- On Saturday, Serhou Guirassy took part in Borussia Dortmund training after an injury scare ahead of the der Klassiker against Bayern.
- Borussia Dortmund have rebuilt resilience under coach Niko Kovac and are seeking results to close the gap with Bayern Munich, league leaders, in the title race.
- Tactically, Dortmund rely on Adeyemi's pace and Schlotterbeck's marking, with Karim Adeyemi adding power to the attack and Nico Schlotterbeck expected to marshal the three-man defence against Harry Kane.
- Dortmund's defence has tightened, conceding one goal in the last five league matches, and a positive result can 'count double' toward season implications for title chase.
- The broader picture: Bayern's dominance and Kane's form shape title expectations as Bayern Munich have won 11 from 11 across competitions and Harry Kane has 11 Bundesliga goals and 21 this season.
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League leaders Bayern Munich host second-placed Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, with both sides unbeaten after opening the season in top form. Bayern have won 10 from 10 in all competitions, scoring 36 goals and conceding seven. Star striker Harry Kane is on arguably his career-best form. The 32-year-old, who scored a brace in Tuesday's 5-0 thumping of Latvia on England duty, has 18 goals and three assists in those 10 matches for Bayern. While Ba…
Most recently, Borussia Dortmund had great worry folds because of Serhou Guirassy. On time for the Bayern game there is no warning.
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Dortmund visits Bayern for 'der Klassiker' and early Bundesliga title indicator
The Bundesliga is waiting to see if Borussia Dortmund can mount a challenge to Bayern Munich in “der Klassiker” on Saturday. Both teams are unbeaten.
Whether ‘Clásico', ‘North West Derby' or ‘Derby d'Italia': Bavaria versus BVB does not quite match the importance of other top-parties in Europe.
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Serhou Guirassy is fit for the summit in Munich, but not in top form. What is it? BVB coach Niko Kovac explains.
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