Dortmund keeper Burki out for eight weeks with broken hand

Paul Mariner says Bayern Munich’s attack was quite lacklustre against Borussia Dortmund.

European football begins to heat up as the two German superpowers, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, prepare for battle against each other at Signal-Iduna-park on Saturday, November 19. Nonetheless, they’ve won 17 of 22 unbeaten home games under Thomas Tuchel, including a goalless draw in this fixture last term.

“(Marco Reus) has minor heel problems. Tuchel, though, believes a match against Bayern could be the ideal tonic.

The former Germany worldwide has played in three competitive matches this season and helped the club to a penalty shootout win over Union Berlin in the DFB Pokal in October. The reigning champion as well as current league leader Bayern Munich, have a decent defence line-up besides having a world-class midfield and forward line, whereas Dortmund boast of a host of young players. There is a third plane on which we must fight. “We are now finally back on track and we need to continue in this vein”.

Aubameyang should have put the home side 2-0 up soon after the restart, but he headed feebly over, and then Goetze got away with only a yellow card for a nasty challenge on Franck Ribery that left the Frenchman in agony on the turf. If we back Home and Draw in the Double Chance market at [1.83], we get a victor if Dortmund win or draw.

RB Leipzig’s fairytale maiden season in the Bundesliga continued on Friday night as they moved three points clear at the top of the table with a 3-2 win at Bayer Leverkusen.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side looks without a stain at the moment as injuries are of no concern to them.

Brazilian Douglas Costa and Chile’s Arturo Vidal are doubtful after they returned with minor injuries from their worldwide matches, added Ancelotti.

“Ribery knows what he has to do on the pitch”, Ancelotti added.

“We suffered through long spells but we knew we would”, Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel said. “Sometimes, however, they have defensive problems, which is normal”.

Bayern Munich and Red Bull Leipzig haven’t played yet, but their first meeting figures to be a must-win for the Bavarians.

Elsewhere, struggling Wolfsburg slipped to a 1-0 defeat at home to Schalke, Mainz defeated Freiburg 4-2, while Ingolstadt won 1-0 at fellow strugglers Darmstadt for their first league victory of the season in Maik Walpurgis’ debut as coach. It’s important that we show our identity. He had three saves on the game but none of them were as crucial as his last save which kept it a 1-0 game.

Prediction: Three of the last five meetings between these sides have ended in draws.