Match ends, FC Bayern München 5, Borussia Dortmund 0.
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German champions Bayern Munich thrashed title rivals Borussia Dortmund to move back to the top of the Bundesliga with six games remaining.
Dortmund, who were two points clear heading into this match, were shell-shocked following a ruthless first-half display from the hosts.
Goals from Robert Lewandowski, Mats Hummels, Serge Gnabry and Javi Martinez gave Bayern a 4-0 lead at half-time.
Bayern are chasing a seventh consecutive Bundesliga title.
In a showdown described as the "biggest in Europe this season", Dortmund's title hopes suffered a blow and extended their losing streak at the Allianz Arena to five games.
At the start of December, the title race looked to be over with Dortmund nine points clear at the top, but Bayern took advantage of the stuttering form of their rivals to claw back the deficit.
And as if intended as a timely reminder of Bayern's pedigree, Lewandowski became the second-fastest player to score 200 goals in the German top flight, doing so in 284 games.
His Bayern side are aiming to win a 29th league title and could add the German Cup after reaching the semi-finals with a victory over second-division side Heidenheim.
Over in a flash
Dortmund's free-flowing football had propelled them to the top of the table with seven games remaining but they were taught a lesson by a Bayern side hungry to retain their title.
There weren't any initial signs of a collapse - midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud hit the outside of the post within eight minutes as Dortmund looked bright.
But ex-Dortmund centre-back Hummels proved more clinical when his towering header thumped into the back of the net just minutes later.
After the opener, Dortmund struggled to keep pace with their title rivals and eventually the pressure took its toll.
Dan-Axel Zagadou's clumsy pass fell straight to Lewandowski and the former Dortmund striker lifted the ball over the keeper and slotted it into an open net to double Bayern's lead.
Bayern's pressure was relentless - Dortmund keeper Roman Burki was forced to tip Thomas Muller's header over the bar before making two smart low saves to deny Hummels and Lewandowski.
But Burki's heroics were short-lived as Javi Martinez pounced on a rebound to fire Bayern into a 3-0 lead within 40 minutes.
Gnabry rubbed further salt into the wounds two minutes later with a pin-point header from Muller's cross and Lewandowski picked up his second of the night with a tap-in a minute before full-time.
Dortmund's humiliation was confirmed at half-time but they remain only a point behind in a thrilling title race.
Bayern's slip-up last week against Freiburg suggests there could still be more twists to come.
Lewandowski breaks more records - best of the stats
- For the first time since 2001-02, there is only a one-point margin between the first two teams in the Bundesliga after 28 games - back then, Dortmund trailed one point behind Bayer Leverkusen, but became champions in the end.
- Bayern have won their last eight home games in the Bundesliga, scoring 29 goals, while conceding only two.
- Bayern have also scored 19 goals in their last four home matches against Dortmund and only conceded twice.
- Centre-back Hummels' four shots on target in the first half was more than the entire Dortmund team combined.
- For the first time, Martinez has scored four competitive goals in one season for Bayern.
- Lewandowski has now scored 15 goals in this fixture (14 for Bayern, one for Dortmund) - surpassing Gerd Muller's previous record of 14.
- Lewandowski also became the first player in Bundesliga history to score in five consecutive games against a former club.
Line-ups
Bayern Munich
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Neuer
- 32Kimmich
- 4Süle
- 5Hummels
- 27Alaba
- 6Thiago Alcántara
- 8Martínez AguinagaSubstituted forGoretzkaat 77'minutes
- 22Gnabry
- 25MüllerSubstituted forRenato Sanchesat 80'minutes
- 29ComanSubstituted forRibéryat 68'minutes
- 9LewandowskiBooked at 70mins
Substitutes
- 7Ribéry
- 11Rodríguez
- 13Ferreira de Souza
- 17Boateng
- 18Goretzka
- 26Ulreich
- 35Renato Sanches
B Dortmund
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Bürki
- 26PiszczekSubstituted forWolfat 69'minutes
- 16Akanji
- 2ZagadouBooked at 40minsSubstituted forWeiglat 45'minutes
- 4Diallo
- 28Witsel
- 7Sancho
- 19DahoudSubstituted forGötzeat 62'minutes
- 6DelaneyBooked at 70mins
- 34Bruun Larsen
- 11Reus
Substitutes
- 10Götze
- 20Philipp
- 27Wolf
- 29Schmelzer
- 33Weigl
- 35Hitz
- 36Toprak
- Referee:
- Manuel Gräfe
- Attendance:
- 75,000
Match Stats
Home TeamBayern MunichAway TeamB Dortmund
- Possession
- Home59%
- Away41%
- Shots
- Home22
- Away4
- Shots on Target
- Home10
- Away1
- Corners
- Home11
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away12
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Full Time
Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 5, Borussia Dortmund 0.
Goal!
Goal! FC Bayern München 5, Borussia Dortmund 0. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
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Foul by Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München).
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Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Niklas Süle (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
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Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
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Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund).
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Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).
Substitution
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Renato Sanches replaces Thomas Müller.
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Attempt missed. David Alaba (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
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Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
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Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Serge Gnabry with a cross.
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Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
Substitution
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Leon Goretzka replaces Javi Martínez.
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Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
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Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Actually not, that's not how it works.
but! i scrolled down a little and found it....i will be looking out for tomorrows.
If dortmund win the title, then this boy will have done it all by himself.
Clearly this defeat is his fault...all his fault!
I was speaking on the bundesliga stadiums lets not forget their generous tickets prices with sold out stadiums every week. As for us we're only 2 teams up it's Man Utd, Man city, Arsenal and Chelsea which are helped massively with billions provided by U.S and Russian oligarchs and T.V revenues and still p.l tickets are double than bundesliga 🤔
Kind of agree, though it doesnt help that bayerns recruitment policy involves buying any good players from their domestic rivals. Hummels and lewandowski being just two, leverkusen have some good players and the pick of them in havertz looks munich bound this summer, sad for german football, unless you're a bayern fan.
Had Dahoud scored, it may have been a different game, but all BVB did was boot the ball away - I can't remember them really passing it around. Burki kept it from being worse.