Subs: Sven Ulreich, Alvaro Odriozola, Javi Martinez, Mickael Cuisance, Ivan Perisic, Lucas Hernandez, Lars Lukas Mai, Oliver Batista-Meier. Joshua Zirkzee.
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer; Benjamin Pavard, Jerome Boateng, David Alaba, Alphonso Davies; Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka; Kingsley Coman, Thomas Muller, Serge Gnabry; Robert Lewandowski.
Subs: Marwin Hitz, Jadon Sancho, Mario Gotze, Leonardo Balerdi, Mateu Morey, Emre Can, Axel Witsel, Marcel Schmelzer, Gio Reyna.
Borussia Dortmund (3-4-3): Roman Burki; Lukasz Piszczek, Mats Hummels, Manuel Akanji; Achraf Hakimi, Thomas Delaney, Mahmoud Dahoud, Raphael Guerreiro; Thorgan Hazard, Erling Haaland, Julian Brandt.
Let’s get the team news ahead of this mammoth match…
Bayern, who have won seven championships in a row, were 4-0 winners in Bavaria earlier in the campaign. However, Dortmund coach Lucien Favre this week claimed his side had been transformed since that game, aided by a successful January transfer window. They will now be out for revenge.
The latest episode of Germany’s biggest domestic fixture could have a huge bearing on this season’s Bundesliga title. Bayern are four points clear at the top, but BVB are in top form and will back themselves to deliver a home victory – even if Signal Iduna Park’s famous Yellow Wall stands empty.
Hello and welcome to our live text commentary of Der Klassiker between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich!
