Bayern Munich tightened their grip on the top spot in the Bundesliga table on Saturday by beating title rivals Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna. It was a thrilling encounter as Joshua Kimmich scored a late winner to clinch all three points for the visitors.
Despite a strong start, Bayern found themselves behind, courtesy of a header from Nico Schlotterbeck headed past Jonas Urbig. Die Roten lost momentum after conceding the first goal. However, Vincent Kompany’s men bounced back brilliantly in the second half.
Harry Kane scored two goals before the 70th minute to put Bayern in a commanding position. Dortmund still somehow managed to come back in the game through a clever goal from Daniel Svensson. Just when it looked like both teams would share points, Joshua Kimmich came up with a brilliant finish in the 87th minute to seal the victory.
Courtesy of the win on Saturday, Bayern now have a lead of 11 points over second-placed Dortmund. Let us look at three players who stood out for Bayern in Der Klassiker.