At the end of an intense “Klassiker”, with a dose of arbitration controversy, Bayern Munich won at Signal Iduna Park, Saturday, December 4, against Borussia Dortmund (3-2). Despite great resistance from BVB, the German champions had the last word, thanks in particular to a double from Robert Lewandowski. A first break is made at the head of the Bundesliga.
And seven. For the seventh time in a row, the Dortmund-Munich shock turns to the advantage of the Bavarians. For two and a half years, it has been so. The last time BVB won was in the German Supercup, in the heart of the summer of 2019. And the Ruhr club’s last success in the league dates back to November 2018. Saturday, December 4, the series Bayern has lengthened a new chapter, during the 14th day of the Bundesliga 2021-2022 (3-2).
Lewandowski and Haaland as master pyrotechnicians
At home, Borussia Dortmund had the opportunity to overturn the established order: with 30 points on the clock, Marco Rose’s men were only one length behind the Munich leader. Success in this “Klassiker” therefore offered them both prestige and championship orders.
And in front of an audience reduced to 24,000 spectators – according to the directives of the authorities in this period of outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic -, the BVB quickly gained confidence when Julian Brandt, with a heavy shot, opened the scoring (5th). A fleeting satisfaction, the time for Thomas Müller to counter Mats Hummels and allow Robert lewandowski to equalize against his former club (9th).
Just before the break, Kingsley Coman gave the advantage to the visitors (44th). And back from the locker room, it was the inevitable Erling Haaland who took advantage of a cold Munich defense to equalize in turn (48th). The 21-year-old Norwegian has 51 goals in … 51 Bundesliga games.
A penalty gives Bayern a four-point lead at the top of the league
At 2-2, the shock then took another turn in terms of refereeing. Mr. Felix Zwayer, the man with the whistle for this match, did not whistle when Marco Reus collapsed in the box in contact with Lucas Hernandez.
But a little later, the referee, after intervention of the video assistants and re-viewing of the images, sanctioned a hand in the area of Hummels, decidedly very unhappy during these 90 minutes. And despite the good dive of Gregor Kobel, Lewandowski transformed this penalty and scored his second goal, that of the final victory (3-2). Marco Rose, already warned earlier, then exploded in anger and was kicked out.
This Saturday night, it is therefore soup to the grimace for Borussia Dortmund, still powerless against the Bavarian machine. The force of habit does not detract from the satisfaction of the victory for the Munich, who are now four points ahead of their opponents of the day. This Bundesliga season may have already changed.