{"id":71694,"date":"2025-10-18T13:38:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T16:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/der-klassiker-will-reveal-whether-dortmund-can-rival-bayern\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T13:38:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T16:38:23","slug":"der-klassiker-will-reveal-whether-dortmund-can-rival-bayern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/der-klassiker-will-reveal-whether-dortmund-can-rival-bayern\/","title":{"rendered":"Der Klassiker will reveal whether Dortmund can rival Bayern"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MUNICH — Modern football hype prefers it when we place everything in a convenient box that doesn’t always reflect reality. I suppose it’s understandable.<\/p>\n

Covering the German game as a commentator, however, you quickly resist the temptation to make Bayern Munich<\/a> vs. Borussia Dortmund<\/a> what advertising moguls might have us do with a fixture that has come to be known as der Klassiker<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It doesn’t lend itself to a simplistic “clash of the titans” narrative. Nuance and context are needed when understanding what this confrontation is.<\/p>\n

Yes, it is the most-high profile Bundesliga<\/a> fixture that the wider world often associates with the league and it features two heavyweight clubs, indeed the two most avidly followed in the Bundesrepublik<\/em>. The action — as was the case last season in a pair of thrilling score draws — can be highly absorbing in front of some of the largest crowds in the world and offers a window into who is currently the best team in Germany.<\/p>\n