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Borussia Dortmund managed to hold Bayern Munich to a 2-2 draw at the latest edition of Der ... More Klassiker. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
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The Bundesliga marketing machine went into overdrive, but even then, ‘Der Klassiker’ between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund wasn’t quite the classic of the good old days. Overall, an entertaining 2-2 draw couldn’t hide the cracks of what was, at times, a sloppy performance by both teams.
Perhaps it was the hangover of both teams losing their midweek games in the Champions League. While Bayern Munich harbors some small hopes after their 2-1 defeat at home to Inter Milan, Dortmund is all but out of the competition after getting smashed 4-0 in Barcelona.
Indeed, the return leg on Tuesday might be the last game in the Champions League for the Black and Yellows for some time. The draw at the Allianz Arena puts six points and three teams between Dortmund and a top-four spot.
The result for Dortmund is even more disappointing given the fact that there were chances to put the game away after Maxi Beier opened the scoring in the second half (48’). Instead, former Dortmund star Raphaël Guerreiro (65’) and then Serge Gnabry (69’) turned the game around for the Rekordmeister. Waldemar Anton equalized (75’), but then Pascal Groß missed a golden opportunity to win it for Dortmund.
Overall, the result is deserved. While Bayern dominated the first half, the second half went back and forth. While four goals certainly meant the match was entertaining, a case has to be made that they resulted from sloppy defending.
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