Borussia Dortmund Have Bayern Realise They're Close To Them: Paul Lambert

12.03.2023 - 13:23 sports.ndtv.com

The German Bundesliga is witnessing a real title race this season, with Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund leading the charts at the top and RB Leipzig not far behind them.

Though Bayern, having won the last 10 league titles in Germany, are favourites this time as well, Dortmund aren't as far behind as they have been over the last few seasons.

Going into the Schalke game, Dormtund and Bayern stood level on points, but questions remained over their ability to keep the title race going.

When former Borussia Dortmund player Paul Lambert was asked about the title race, he admitted that the Edin Terzic-led side has come quite close to Bayern this time. "I think the title race is really wide open this year.

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The biggest game in the German topflight, the Bundesliga, has arrived with Bayern Munich hosting Borusia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena on Saturday. The two teams are placed top of the Bundesliga charts, with Dortmund leading Bayern by just one point. The German Clasico or Der Klassiker - as the Bayern vs Dortmund showdown is popularly branded - could turn out to be the 'title-defining game' that decides if Dortmund would end Bayern's dominance and lift the Meisterschale for the first time since 2011-12 season. Ahead of Der Klassiker, Dortmund legend Roman Weidenfeller had an exclusive conversation with NDTV where he touched upon various topics, including the Bundesliga title race, Dortmund's resurgence, the contract situations of Mats Hummels and Marco Reus, as well as the future of Jude Bellingham.

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