BVB before the Supercup against FC Bayern Munich: Against the trend

When BVB meets FC Bayern Munich in the Supercup on Tuesday evening (8.30 p.m. in LIVETICKER), Dortmund’s head coach Marco Rose sees not only the chance for the first title of the season, but also a possible trend-setting boost for the further course of the season for his eleven.

Against the Munich it is basically already against the trend for the Westphalia. The trend to let the initial euphoria and possible title dreams fizzle out again within a very short time.

“This game also helps to possibly be more consistent,” emphasized Rose after the 5-2 win against Eintracht Frankfurt Sky.

(Lack of) constancy is the keyword for Dortmund’s ambitions. In this regard, the duel against the German record champions is of elementary importance.

BVB: Bayern game as the benchmark for the season – just not again

For the black and yellow (large) part of the 25,000 fans present in Signal Iduna Park, the clear success against Frankfurt should have felt like a deja vu, so to speak. As in the past two years, BVB started again furiously in the league after a successful first cup round.

But the sovereign opening successes of the last few seasons (5: 1 against FC Augsburg 2019/20 and 3: 0 against Gladbach 2020/21) were followed by mistakes against supposedly small teams (1: 3 against Union Berlin on the 3rd matchday and 0: 2 against FCA on matchday 2) disillusionment relatively quickly. This should also have been in the back of the head of captain Marco Reus when he started on Sky-Microphone said: “If we are stable and there in the crucial moments, we can do a lot this season.” However, the team is not yet “where we want to be and where the coach sees us.”

The removal of serious mistakes in the defensive processes and, above all, appearances against nominally inferior opponents are the top priority. Because while the BVB offensive around Erling Haaland can burn off fireworks at any time, the Dortmund-based troubles, which also came into play against Frankfurt, cost crucial points in the battle for the championship in the past.

In all probability, Borussia will be challenged more against Bayern than against Hessen – all the more clearly black and yellow can support their own claims against the first title contender and set an exclamation point. A success against the permanent rivals would give the team additional self-confidence, which will also be decisive against alleged stumbling blocks.

BVB: With success and a new atmosphere against the height of the fall

Together with the return of the fans and the new, hopeful atmosphere that has arisen around the aggressive, spectacular and fast Rose football, a positive outcome of the Supercup would have laid the foundation for not achieving your goals again in the early stages of the season to torpedo.

“The goal is always to win titles,” said Reus in relation to this. As a BVB player “we don’t need to talk about second and third places.”

Just a few days after the duel against FCB, Dortmund’s first “small” opponent is already waiting for the Freiburg away game (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. in LIVETICKER).

Kimmich kick against Sancho: The chronology of the alleged Bayern bonus

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The rivalry between Bayern and BVB has not only been fueled by close games but also by controversial referee decisions in recent years. Even in a Supercup game there was the supposed “Bayern Bonus” recently.

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August 3, 2019: Dortmund beat FCB 2-0, but the topic of the evening is a kick by Joshua Kimmich against Jadon Sancho when he is on the sideline and the Bayern six wants to get the ball for a quick throw-in.

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Kimmich then rejects any intention, like Salihamidzic even considers yellow to be excessive. Ex-referee Kinhöfer classified the action as “dark red”. Understandable, given the TV pictures. Far from the only upsetting thing.

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Tight decisions are always made “for red”, explained Zorc in the 2021 season – and a look at the direct duels between Dortmund and Bayern reveals that he is not entirely wrong. A chronology with further examples.

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May 25, 2013: The German Champions League final is in full swing, BVB is on the trigger in the initial phase. Neuer parries three times against Lewandowski, Blaszczykowski and Reus. Then comes the 20th minute.

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Ribery in a duel with Lewandowski, the Frenchman performs a mixed movement of tearing loose and hitting with the elbow – and is only admonished by referee Rizzoli.

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Ex-referee Merk: “Ribéry is actually still in luck. He can also draw red.” And today’s Bayern board member Kahn as a ZDF expert: “It’s not pushing away. He’s already reaching out and hitting his head. There was already less red for less.”

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Another point of contention in the CL final: The entry of Dante, who was already charged with yellow, against Reus, which led to the penalty and 1: 1, but not to a dismissal of the FCB defender.

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May 11, 2014: FC Bayern is the measure of all things in the league under Pep Guardiola, but in the cup, BVB is at least equal in the final. The 64th minute: Hummels heads a free kick extended by Lewandowski on goal …

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… Dante clarifies, but only behind the line. The goal steal from Berlin is perfect, especially since referee Meyer apparently overrides his better positioned linesman. According to some observers, it had already pointed towards the center line.

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“Are you serious?”, BVB coach Klopp asks a journalist who tells him about Willenborg’s alleged goal signal. BVB lost the cup final after extra time with 0-2. A discussion about technical aids ensues.

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Klopp complained on the one hand that Dante “had to work in Cirque du Soleil” to clear the ball before the line, so clear was the situation for him. However, he also criticizes the rejection of electronic aids that was widespread at the time.

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However, these were not necessary in this situation. “When they play somewhere in Siberia, there are five men on the goal line. But none at all at the cup final of the largest association in the world,” says Klopp.

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May 21, 2016: Same stage, just two years later. BVB and Bayern are dueling again for the DFB Cup in Berlin. In the 39th minute Gonzalo Castro Ribery gives one, who in turn kicks Weigl.

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Then there is an argument between Castro and Ribery, as a result of which the French grabs the BVB midfielder in the face. The clear assault remains unpunished, Castro and Ribery see yellow.

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Instead of being outnumbered for 50 minutes, Bayern continue to play with eleven men and are again lucky that referee Fritz does not later send Vidal (49th / 79th), who is begging for yellow and red, off the pitch.

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The Chilean “survived” the 120 minutes of Berlin, kicks the penalty to make it 1-1 in the penalty shoot-out and at the end of the day he and his teammates can cheer for another cup victory. Would that have also existed at Ribery-Rot?

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March 31, 2018: BVB goes down in the Allianz Arena on this day. Bayern give their black and yellow arch-rivals six goals. From today’s point of view and despite the lack of opportunities in Dortmund, the first one resembles a scandal at the time.

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Lewandowski, meanwhile moved from Dortmund to Munich, is close to Müller’s pass, but criminally and clearly offside. Although there is now the VAR, Bayern’s 1-0 counts.

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April 6, 2019: BVB experienced another humiliation in Munich and was clearly defeated again in 90 minutes. It is 5-0 in the end. But here, too, the 1-0 through Hummels was not completely clean and should have been whistled.

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The goal scorer behaves according to the rules, but not his team-mate Lewandowski, who clearly pushes Dortmund’s Delaney away with both hands when he crosses. There is no whistle and the VAR does not intervene either.

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May 26, 2020: On this day, FC Bayern achieved the decisive victory in the championship race. With a 1-0 win at BVB in the empty Westfalenstadion, FCB draws seven points, but once again benefits from a VAR blackout.

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Kimmich brings Bayern into the lead with a wonderful lifter, but BVB stays on and has the equalizer on the foot through Haaland in the 58th minute, but Boateng steers the shot around the post with his upper arm not in place.

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A clear and punishable handball in the penalty area, a review of the handball does not take place in the Cologne basement, after referee Stieler does not intervene on the field. A circumstance that leaves even Gary Lineker stunned.

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“Penalty? VAR?” Tweeted the English football legend. And BVB boss Watzke analyzed: “You can see the intention at Boateng. That is why it was a clear penalty.” However, BVB did not shoot large poison arrows afterwards.

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March 6, 2021: FC Bayern countered BVB’s lightning start. Est is 2: 2 after a 0: 2 residue. Although the FCB is dominant, a respectable division of points is looming for Dortmund, …

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… but then Leroy knocks Sane Emre Can at the center line in the running duel and Bayern convert the ball win 30 seconds later into 3: 2 by Leon Goretzka. BVB captain Reus in particular is furious afterwards.

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“If this foul had been against Bayern, he would have whistled it one hundred percent,” said Reus at Sky, then even added against Fritz: “For me, the referee had no balls to whistle.”

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While the Bavarians like Thomas Müller and ex-referees like Kinhöfer or Jochen Drees did not see a foul from Sane on Can, those responsible for BVB around Zorc and Watzke spoke of a wrong assessment of the scene by Fritz.

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Zorc spoke of a “wrong decision” that “decided the game”, while Watzke raised a “clear foul” from Sane on Can. Zorc also spoke of a historical preference for Bavaria.

BVB vs. FC Bayern in the DFL Supercup

Since 2012, FC Bayern and BVB have met seven times in the Supercup, of which the Munich team won four games.

year	master	Cup winner / runner-up	Result
2020	FC Bayern Munich	Borussia Dortmund	3: 2
2019	FC Bayern Munich	Borussia Dortmund	0: 2
2017	FC Bayern Munich	Borussia Dortmund	5: 4 iE
2016	FC Bayern Munich	Borussia Dortmund	2-0
2014	FC Bayern Munich	Borussia Dortmund	0: 2
2013	FC Bayern Munich	Borussia Dortmund	2: 4
2012	Borussia Dortmund	FC Bayern Munich	1: 2