Brandt was carried off, while Upamecano continued.īrandt set the tone for a thrilling game with a fine goal in the fifth minute, when he eluded Alphonso Davies by playing the ball between his legs and then fired it inside the top right corner.īayern looked uncertain after the setback, but Müller chased down a poor touch from Hummels and then held off his former teammate to set up Lewandowski, who equalized with a tidy finish inside the near post in the ninth. There was a lengthy hold up in the second half following a serious clash of heads between Dortmund goal-scorer Julian Brandt and Bayern defender Dayot Upamecano. It was Bayern’s sixth consecutive win over Dortmund and it puts the Bavarian powerhouse on course for a record-extending 10th consecutive title. Lewandowski’s second goal – his 16th of the season – dealt Dortmund its first loss at home and left it four points adrift of Bayern after 14 Bundesliga rounds. Dortmund had to cancel and refund all 67,000 it previously sold for the game. But I can also understand the referee in the individual situations.”Īfter Lewandowski’s penalty, the match resumed to whistles from the home fans – just 15,000 due to new coronavirus restrictions. “That’s the bitter thing, that such an intense game is decided by that,” Müller added. “You can give it,” Bayern’s Thomas Müller said of what looked like a push in Reus’ back from his teammate. “It’s just a shame that such a game is decided like this,” Rose said.Įarlier, Dortmund captain Marco Reus had a penalty appeal waved away after a tussle with Lucas Hernández. Zwayer penalized Mats Hummels for handball after Serge Gnabry’s corner struck the Dortmund defender’s elbow as he appeared to stumble.ĭortmund coach Marco Rose was sent off with his second yellow card for protesting. Lewandowski scored the disputed winner from the spot in the 78th minute, after referee Felix Zwayer awarded the penalty following a VAR check. BERLIN (AP) - Robert Lewandowski scored twice against his former team for Bayern Munich to extend its Bundesliga lead with a contentious 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund in “der Klassiker” on Saturday.īut Dortmund fans’ anger was directed at the referee, who awarded Bayern a penalty and denied their team another.
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