Talking Tactics: Bayern Munich need to contain Borussia Dortmund’s attack
By Kartik Sahni
Bayern Munich needs to be tactically astute to keep Borussia Dortmund quiet.
Bayern Munich ruthlessly defeated Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday to complete the revenge of the humiliating defeat in October. Hansi Flick continued with his high-pace attacking football, entertaining millions of fans glued to their TV sets. It was a must-win game, one that was well-deservedly wrapped up by Bayern at the Allianz Arena.
Die Roten maintained their four-point gap at the top as they now head to North Rhine-Westphalia for this season’s second Der Klassiker. Borussia Dortmund have never looked sharper in months with their current form. Die Borussen welcomes Bayern at the Signal Iduna Park with six consecutive wins in a row.
Apart from being an efficient attacking, Dortmund have conceded just one goal in the same duration. Bayern puts equal weight on the other side of the scale. The Bavarians have earned 18 points in their last six league outings. In the previous meeting between these two sides saw a lowly performance from Lucien Favre and his cavalry.
Holding an interim head coach position on that day, Hansi Flick announced his name on the biggest stage of his career. Bayern routed Dortmund by four goals to nil. Let us look at the previous game against Dortmund, followed by zeroing-in on the current form and what we can expect on Tuesday.
(Note: The statistics in the article are sourced from fbref.com, Understat.com, and WhoScored.com)