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"Borussia" - "Bayern" Tournament: "Bundesliga" Stadium: "Signal-Iduna-Park" Referee: Manuel Grafe Date and time: 2013-11-23, 7:30 pm
In Dortmund, at the "Signal-Iduna-Park" stadium, two German giants will meet, both main candidates to win this season's "Bundesliga" title. However, they face competition from Leverkusen's "Bayer" as well.
Dortmund's "Borussia" Jurgen Klopp's team, despite playing at home, are not considered favorites to win the important three points, as they have been plagued by injuries. Key players missing from the squad will make it particularly difficult to fight.
So far this season, "Die Schwarzgelben" have not been unbeatable in the German championship. After 12 matches, they currently hold the second spot with 28 points – the same as "Bayer". In their last matches, "Borussia" suffered an unexpected loss away at "Wolfsburg", where they were defeated 2-1. Klopp's dilemma is the injured key players in the team.
On the other hand, Munich's "Bayern", led by Pep Guardiola, also have their problems, but not as severe as their opponents. The Bavarians will not settle for a draw when playing away, their priority is to win and increase their lead in the league table.
The Bundesliga champions have started this tournament excellently this season. In the first twelve matches, they secured ten victories, two draws, and did not experience a defeat. In their last match, they easily defeated "Augsburg" 3-0.
In Europe, "Bayern" have performed almost as well. They have not suffered any losses in group D and have secured a spot in the Champions League round of 16 alongside "Manchester City". In their last victory, they beat "Viktoria Plzen", although Guardiola did not field the strongest lineup, they still celebrated the win.
In the "Reds" squad, key players such as Bastian Schweinsteiger, Claudio Pizarro, Xherdan Shaqiri, Holger Badstuber, and one of the leaders Franck Ribery will be absent.
In the last five matches of "Borussia":
"Wolfsburg" 2 - 1 "Borussia" "Borussia" 0 - 1 "Arsenal" "Borussia" 6 - 1 "Stuttgart" "Schalke" 1 - 3 "Borussia" "Arsenal" 1 - 2 "Borussia"
In the last five matches of "Bayern":
"Bayern" 3 - 0 "Augsburg" "Viktoria" 0 - 1 "Bayern" "Hoffenheim" 1 - 2 "Bayern" "Bayern" 3 - 2 "Hertha" "Bayern" 5 - 0 "Viktoria"
Previous head-to-head matches:
"Borussia" 4 - 2 "Bayern" ("Supercup", 2013) "Borussia" 1 - 2 "Bayern" (Champions League, 2013) "Borussia" 1 - 1 "Bayern" ("Bundesliga", 2013) "Bayern" 1 - 0 "Borussia" ("DFB-Pokal", 2013) "Bayern" 1 - 1 "Borussia" ("Bundesliga", 2012)
Last season's UEFA Champions League final:
