Not everyone was a fan of Bayern Munich’s opening goal, a towering Harry Kane header deftly placed beyond Gregor Kobel’s reach in the 22nd minute of Saturday’s 2-1 Der Klassiker victory over Borussia Dortmund.
BVB coach Niko Kovač was sharply critical afterwards, saying it should not have been allowed
, while Dortmund defender and reported Bayern transfer target Nico Schlotterbeck struck a more conciliatory tone regarding what he still described as a “push.”Afterward, the referee, Bastian Dankert, offered what should be a decisive final word in which he declared there was no push at all — certainly not enough to be making calls over it.
Bayern’s Joshua Kimmich falls in that camp.
“Even [BVB striker Serhou] Guirassy wasn’t complaining,” Kimmich noted in post-match comments captured by @iMiaSanMia. “No, that’s not a foul. I think we all agree on that. Otherwise, we’d have to call many fouls in the penalty area on set pieces.”
Bayern Munich got off to a rousing start during its 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the latest edition of Der Klassiker, but it was a nervy ending for the Bavarians.
The home side appeared to wear down and wilt under pressure from Borussia Dortmund as the game went on, but it was a gutty effort to even preserve the win under what many would consider to be a shaky second half. Head coach Vincent Kompany will have to find a way to deal with the weariness of his boys, but for now, let’s talk about how it all played out.
This is what we have on tap for this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Postgame Show:
- A look at Bayern Munich’s starting XI selections…who stood out, who struggled, and more.
- A rundown of the scoring and substitutions as we walk through the flow of the match.
- Some final takeaways on the match.
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