Bayern fans mock the chasing pack – Kompany keeps his foot on the gas | OneFootball

FC Bayern won the Klassiker against Borussia Dortmund 2–1 – and impressively underlined their dominance in the Bundesliga. While fans in the Südkurve were already singing title chants, no one on the pitch seemed to doubt that the road to the championship runs through Munich.

After the win in the top match, the team headed straight over to the Südkurve. The fans had the perfect message ready: “Who will be German champions? BVB Borussia! Who will be German champions? Borussia BVB – never!” The chants echoed through the Allianz Arena – and the players joined in laughing. A scene that perfectly captures the current mood in Munich: confident, united, and with a hefty dose of mockery for the competition.

Kane and Olise score, Kimmich praises team spirit

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On the pitch, it was Harry Kane who opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. After a precise corner from Kimmich, the Englishman got free at the near post and headed in to make it 1–0. In the second half, Michael Olise made it 2–0 (78') after a fatal error by Jobe Bellingham.

Julian Brandt was only able to pull one back late on (84'), but the goal came too late for BVB. Joshua Kimmich was satisfied after the match: “It was very important to win this game – also in the manner in which we did. You could see that we put everything into it, that we stood up to adversity.”

Bayern controlled the game for long stretches, allowing Dortmund hardly any room to develop in the first half. After the restart BVB became more active, but the Munich side defended their lead confidently – and celebrated their seventh win in seven league games in the end.

Kompany tempers the euphoria: “We still have to get better”

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With the win, the German record champions extend their lead over Dortmund to seven points. In the table, FCB lead with 21 points ahead of Leipzig (16) and Stuttgart (15). BVB drop to fourth with 14 points – the Black and Yellows already seem to be falling out of the title race early.

Head coach Vincent Kompany, however, has no intention of resting on the record start: “Compliments to the team for winning the first eleven games – but I also want to win the next eleven. And then the eleven after that.”

A statement Joshua Kimmich is likely to appreciate: “We’re on the way to making very good progress. But we still have to get better if we want to still be in all competitions in March, April, May.”

Bayern are back in action on Wednesday: in the Champions League they host Club Brugge at the Allianz Arena.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.