Press review Bayern vs BVB: At times, Bayern show towering dominance | OneFootball

After seven months, BVB have finally lost another Bundesliga match, allowing league leaders FC Bayern to pull further away. Jobe Bellingham’s heavy error gifted the second Munich goal, and Brandt’s response in the 1–2 at the Allianz Arena was not enough. Here are selected press reactions to the German “Klassiker” on Saturday.

“From the kickoff, the record champions showed immense dominance,” reports Sportschau. Kovac’s more defensive setup than usual didn’t help BVB, who were even fortunate to trail only 0–1 at the break. Their first shot on goal didn’t come until the 49th minute. At least Bayern began to wobble a bit, their dominance broken. When the thoroughly convincing Kane—this time operating in midfield—had initiated the 2–0, Brandt’s goal to make it 2–1 still offered the takeaway that BVB, thanks to an improved display, could at least keep up in phases. But it didn’t change the fact that this was their first Bundesliga defeat of the season.

BVB showed that FC Bayern Munich are vulnerable too, says the Süddeutsche Zeitung. But it wasn’t enough to topple them when BVB forced the hosts into a certain nervousness. That was due not least to the outstanding Harry Kane, who shone this time in a new role.

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Harry Kane shines against BVB all over the pitch

Munich’s tz draws attention to Bayern fans’ protests against a placement for Jerome Boateng, to those that failed to materialize over Harry Kane’s opening goal—since even from BVB’s perspective there likely was no foul—and to the fact that Harry Kane excelled in every conceivable role. Towards the end he was even sweeping up in front of his own goal.

The Kicker notes that BVB wrested a “hard piece of work” from Bayern in the second half before the latter clinched the win. Nevertheless, the victory was undoubtedly deserved. In the first half, Bayern were “overwhelmingly superior in their play.” During that phase BVB were “extremely passive, unimaginative in attack, and heavily taxed in defense.” In the second half, very little came from Bayern. But more than the consolation goal wasn’t in it for BVB, which is why, at the final whistle, only one club in Europe’s top leagues remains unbeaten this season: FC Bayern.

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