Overview

• Kickoff is Saturday, Oct. 18 at 18:30 at Munich's Allianz Arena, with live coverage on Sky.
• Bastian Dankert, 45, has officiated in the Bundesliga since 2012 and was a FIFA-listed referee from 2014 to 2024.
• This will be his second Klassiker in charge, following Bayern's 6–0 home win on March 31, 2018.
• Under Dankert, Bayern have 22 wins, four draws and one loss in 27 games; Dortmund have eight wins, two draws and one loss in 11.
• The match is marketed to more than 200 countries with Times Square advertising and public viewings in Brazil, and Lothar Matthäus urges Dortmund to avoid defeat to keep the title race close.