Overview
- Dortmund failed to register a first-half shot, Karim Adeyemi slipped on a prime chance at 1:0, Michael Olise made it 2:0 after Jobe Bellingham’s miscue, and Julian Brandt’s late goal could not save the visitors.
- Harry Kane headed in Joshua Kimmich’s 22nd‑minute corner and later launched the diagonal that sparked the move for Olise’s strike, underscoring his influence as scorer and playmaker.
- Referee Bastian Dankert defended allowing the opener, saying he saw no foul by Kane on Serhou Guirassy, as BVB coach Niko Kovac and TV analyst Lothar Matthäus argued it should have been called back.
- Bayern recorded a seventh league win with a 27:4 goal tally to widen the gap over Dortmund to seven points, even as concerns linger over a thin squad after Serge Gnabry’s adductor issue.
- Munich’s Südkurve displayed hostile banners against Jérôme Boateng’s proposed short coaching hospitation, and Bayern’s Nicolas Jackson drew poor reviews after a subdued start in place of the sidelined Gnabry.