Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund: Bundesliga – live!

15 min Gnabry plays a beautiful one-two with Goretzka, forcing Guerreiro to make an important sliding challenge in the area.

13 min Coman tries to cushion Pavard’s cross towards Gnabry on the volley, but his touch is too heavy and the ball goes behind.

12 min Marco Rose will be pleased with Dortmund’s performance so far, although it feels like this often happens in this fixture: Dortmund start well, Bayern score, the end.

9 min Bellingham whistles a first-time shot from distance that hits a Bayern defender. He caught that well.

8 min “The Cook Islands are in Europe?” sniffs Joe Pearson. “Information for life! Thanks, Rob!”

Yep, one of the six big leagues.

6 min The TV commentary in the UK is a second or two ahead of the pictures, which is starting to give me a headache.

5 min Bellingham just overhits a through ball to Haaland, who made a terrific run down the middle.

3 min A decent start from Dortmund, who have had most of the ball in the early exchanges. Both teams are playing 4-2-3-1.

1 min Peep peep! Erling Haaland gets this mighty match under way.

Here come the players. There’s a cracking atmosphere at the Allianz Arena; of course there is.

No club has won 10 titles in a row in one of the big European leagues. The closest is nine by Bayern from 2013-21, Juventus in Italy from 2012-20 and Titikaveka in the Cook Islands from 1971-79.

A reminder of the teams

Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1) Neuer; Pavard, Upamecano, Hernandez, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Gnabry, Muller, Coman; Lewandowski.
Substitutes: Ulreich, Sule, Sane, Choupo-Moting, Sabitzer, Roca, Nianzou, Musiala, Stanisic.

Borussia Dortmund (possible 4-2-3-1) Hitz; Wolf, Akanji, Zagadou, Guerreiro; Can, Bellingham; Brandt, Reus, Reinier; Haaland.
Substitutes: Burki, Schulz, Moukoko, Passlack, Pongracic, Rothe, Semic, Bynoe-Gittens, Papadopoulos.

Despite their domestic dominance, Bayern are out of the Champions League.

Phosphate for thought