Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund could finally become a real Klassiker

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It is considered the biggest game of German football. On Saturday, Bayern Munich will welcome Borussia Dortmund, leader of the Bundesliga, in what has been sold around the world as the 100th Klbadiker Bundesliga.

The term Klbadiker, however, is somewhat misleading with regard to Bayern vs. Dortmund. & Nbsp; The term Klbadiker derives from the 1970s, when Bayern and Borussia Mönchengladbach regularly challenged themselves for the title.

Meanwhile, the match between the Gladbach colts and giant Bayern captivated a nation. Gladbach won the majority of titles in the Bundesliga (five), but while Bayern only won three titles during this period, the Munich-based club will lay the groundwork to become one of the most Europe's leading clubs by winning the European Cup three times from 1973 to 1976..

The growing gap between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayern Munich would not be due to the lack of European titles. While Mönchengladbach is a relatively small city in a region with many football clubs, Munich is one of the richest cities in Germany and Bayern, as its name suggests, n & # 39; 39; is not only the club of a city, but the club of the State of Bavaria.

So, while Bayern went from title to title, Gladbach had fallen. Since the 1970s, other challengers have appeared, but have never been able to compete with Bayern for long. Schalke, Bayer Leverkusen, Hamburg Kaiserslautern, Stuttgart, Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt have either approached or even briefly interrupted Bayern's supremacy.

Then, in the 1990s, Borussia Dortmund became the second largest German club. From the Ruhr area, Dortmund is in fact the only club to have seriously challenged Bayern twice in the last 30 years. Between 1994 and 2002, Dortmund won three titles in the Bundesliga and the UEFA Champions League.

The success, however, was built on an unstable basis. In 2004, Dortmund failed to qualify for the Champions League and had serious financial problems. Financial problems stemming from the exuberant costs of renovating the stadium, but also from an expensive team.

In 2005, President Reinhard Rauball and General Manager Hans-Joachim Watzke took control of the club. The two sports directors hired, Michael Zorc, and the head coach, Jürgen Klopp, took over the presidency in 2008. Under Klopp and Zorc Dortmund, they build a young and dynamic team that won two Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012 and who reached the final of the Champions League. 2013.

For the Bundesliga, the appearance of Borussia Dortmund seemed to be a stroke of luck.

Although financially the second richest income league on the planet the Bundesliga is often overshadowed by the English Premier League and the Spanish Liga. One of the reasons is that German football is difficult to market abroad, only the giants of Bayern are a major badet in key markets like the United States in China.

The emergence of Dortmund promised the possibility of a second lighthouse for the Bundesliga. A club that could regularly challenge Bayern at the top of the standings, as in Spain with Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.

Thus, around 2012, the German term Clasico was born to describe the conflict between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. This term was later slowly replaced by the word Klbadiker, which describes the match between Bayern and Gladbach.

The problem, however, was that the Klbadiker was threatening to become a stillborn child. Bayern is a financial giant and, when it is threatened, it tends to play on its financial power.

In general, Bavarians are economical in spending and until the end. Lucas Hern & aacute; ndez in a contract of 80 M € last week, Corentin Tolisso, which was bought in 2017 for only € 41.5 million, was the most expensive transfer of the club. But from time to time, Bayern has made great efforts to organize for the coming years.

In 2007, for example, Bayern signed with Miroslav Klose, Frank Ribera and Luca Toni. In 2012, Bayern reacted by losing to Dortmund in DFB Pokal and Bundesliga and Chelsea in the Champions League by signing Javi Mart & iacute; nose and also launched a process that would slowly dismantle its nearest competitor in the league between 2013 and 2016. G & ouml, Robert Lewandowski and Mats Hummels were all going to sign for Bayern.

The three stars were not the only key players to leave Dortmund. Although Dortmund won two Bundesliga titles and reached the 2013 Champions League final against Bayern, the situation remained fragile due to the financial problems of the early 2000s.

The financial trajectory of Dortmund, after all, was to recruit players and sell them with a profit. This meant that in addition to losing Gtml, which has since returned to Dortmund, Lewandowski and Hummels, the club also could not retain stars like Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Ousmane Demb & oacute; l & oacute; and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

With this in mind, it becomes easy to understand why Dortmund has been close only once in the last six years when he challenged Bayern for the title. In 2015/16, Dortmund ambaded 78 points under head coach Thomas Tuchel in the Bundesliga, but still finished at ten points from Bayern under Pep Guardiola.

In fact, Bayern's dominance over the last six years was impressive, but it also hurt the Bundesliga and made the Klbadiker between Bayern and Dortmund a match like any other. For example, Bayern destroyed Dortmund 6-0 at home last season.

As a result, many foreign observers have called the Bundesliga a "horse race" – even though the league had as many different winners as the English Premier League since its inception in 1992 and from top to bottom could be more competitive than its English counterpart, excluding Bayern.

This year, however, has been different. For the first time since 2011/12, the league has a real race for the title with a lot of twists thanks to Borussia Dortmund. In fact, Dortmund had a seven-point lead over Bayern after the 20th day and Rekordmeister had never managed to win a title after losing seven points at this point of the season.

Dortmund, however, started to lose points and lose the lead of the 24th day thanks to Bayern's best goal differential. But a 1-1 draw between Freiburg and Bayern on Matchday 27 and Dortmund's 2-0 win over Wolfsburg means the Black and Yellows are heading to Munich as leaders of the Bundesliga.

According to statistics, it is now the advantage of Dortmund. The leaders of the Bundesliga have won the last five Bundesliga matches, including Dortmund's 3-2 win in the return leg at SIGNAL IDUNA Park.

Nevertheless, for the sports director of Borussia Dortmund, Michael Zorc "Bayern remains the favorite." But at the same time, Dortmund does not hesitate to formulate its goals. "We want to use that chance and grab," Zorc said in an interview with the German magazine & nbsp;kicker. & nbsp;

"Yes, it would be a major sensation, we did not say for no reason that we would need two summer transfer periods to rebuild our team, and the financial basis of both clubs makes Bayern a favorite , "Zorc added in the interview.

"We pay little attention to the financial differences regarding the start of the Bundesliga clubs at the beginning of each season – here in Germany it's different from England or Spain, where at least some clubs are at home. same financial level, "Zorc pointed out.

At the same time, he also stressed the ambitions of Dortmund. "Winning the championship in front of Bayern would be a sensation, but when you're first after 27 games, your goal should be continued even if the remaining season will be difficult, and that's what we'll do!"

For the Bundesliga, it would be really positive if Dortmund could leave with a positive result and keep the title race until the end of the season. The German magazine & nbsp;Focus, for example, argued: "BVB not only plays for the title against Bayern, but also for the entire league."

The argument is simple after six years in which Bayern dominated the league. The Bundesliga therefore needs a new champion, especially as Bayern. who are supposed to spend big this summer, could soon be unbeatable once again. In addition, a title in the Bundesliga for Dortmund would allow the club to more easily attract players and retain stars.

After all, players want to win titles. The Bundesliga therefore needs a usual challenger in the face of Bayern's dominance and a real title race. Otherwise, the term Klbadiker is nothing but an empty marketing slogan that tries to revive the spirit of the 1970s.

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It is considered the biggest game of German football. On Saturday, Bayern Munich will welcome Borussia Dortmund, leader of the Bundesliga, in what has been sold around the world as the 100th Klbadiker Bundesliga.

The term Klbadiker, however, is somewhat misleading with regard to Bayern vs. Dortmund. The term Klbadiker derives from the 1970s, when Bayern and Borussia Mönchengladbach competed for the title on a regular basis.

Meanwhile, the match between the Gladbach colts and giant Bayern captivated a nation. Gladbach won the majority of titles in the Bundesliga (five), but while Bayern only won three titles during this period, the Munich-based club will lay the groundwork to become one of the most Europe's leading clubs by winning the European Cup three times from 1973 to 1976..

The growing gap between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayern Munich would not be due to the lack of European titles. While Mönchengladbach is a relatively small city in a region with many football clubs, Munich is one of the richest cities in Germany and Bayern, as its name suggests, n & # 39; 39 is not only the club of a city but, in some ways, the club of the state of Bavaria.

So, while Bayern went from title to title, Gladbach had fallen. Since the 1970s, other challengers have appeared, but have never been able to compete with Bayern for long. Schalke, Bayer Leverkusen, Hamburg Kaiserslautern, Stuttgart, Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt have either approached or even briefly interrupted Bayern's supremacy.

Then, in the 1990s, Borussia Dortmund became the second largest German club. From the Ruhr area, Dortmund is in fact the only club to have seriously challenged Bayern twice in the last 30 years. Between 1994 and 2002, Dortmund won three titles in the Bundesliga and the UEFA Champions League.

The success, however, was built on an unstable basis. In 2004, Dortmund failed to qualify for the Champions League and had serious financial problems. Financial problems due to the exuberant costs of renovating the stadium but also to an expensive team.

In 2005, President Reinhard Rauball and General Manager Hans-Joachim Watzke took control of the club. The two sports directors hired, Michael Zorc, and the head coach, Jürgen Klopp, who succeeded 2008. Under Klopp and Zorc, Dortmund built a young and dynamic team that won two Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012 and has reached the final of the Champions League in 2013.

For the Bundesliga, the appearance of Borussia Dortmund seemed to be a stroke of luck.

Although financially the second-richest league in income on the planet, the Bundesliga is often overshadowed by the English Premier League and the Spanish Liga. One of the reasons is that German football is difficult to market abroad, only the giants of Bayern are a major badet in key markets like the United States in China.

The emergence of Dortmund promised the possibility of a second lighthouse for the Bundesliga. A club that could regularly challenge Bayern at the top of the standings, as in Spain with Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.

Thus, around 2012, the German term Clasico was born to describe the conflict between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. This term was later slowly replaced by the word Klbadiker, which describes the match between Bayern and Gladbach.

The problem, however, was that the Klbadiker was threatening to become a stillborn child. Bayern is a financial giant and, when it is threatened, it tends to play on its financial power.

In general, the Bavarians spend little and until Lucas Hernández wins a contract of 80 million euros last week, Corentin Tolisso, bought in 2017 for only 41.5 million euros, was the most expensive transfer of the club. But from time to time, Bayern has made great efforts to organize for the coming years.

An example is 2007 when Bayern signed Miroslav Klose, Frank Ribery and Luca Toni. In 2012, Bayern reacted after losing Javi Martínez against Dortmund in the DFB Pokal and Bundesliga, as well as in Chelsea in the Champions League. He also launched a process to slowly dismantle his nearest competitor in the league between 2013 and 2016, with Mario Götze, Robert Lewandowski and Mats Hummels all signing for Bayern.

The three stars were not the only key players to leave Dortmund. Although Dortmund won two Bundesliga titles and reached the 2013 Champions League final against Bayern, the situation remained fragile due to the financial problems of the early 2000s.

After all, Dortmund had to recruit players and sell them at a profit. This meant that in addition to losing Götze, who has since returned to Dortmund, Lewandowski and Hummels, the club could not retain stars like Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Ousmane Dembélé and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

With this in mind, it becomes easy to understand why Dortmund has been close only once in the last six years when he challenged Bayern for the title. In 2015/16, Dortmund ambaded 78 points under head coach Thomas Tuchel in the Bundesliga, but still finished at ten points from Bayern under Pep Guardiola.

In fact, Bayern's dominance over the last six years was impressive, but it also hurt the Bundesliga and made the Klbadiker between Bayern and Dortmund a match like any other. For example, Bayern destroyed Dortmund 6-0 at home last season.

As a result, many foreign observers have called the Bundesliga a "horse race" – even though the league had as many different winners as the English Premier League since its inception in 1992 and from top to bottom could be more competitive than its English counterpart, excluding Bayern.

This year, however, has been different. For the first time since 2011/12, the league has a real race for the title with a lot of twists thanks to Borussia Dortmund. In fact, Dortmund had a seven-point lead over Bayern after the 20th day and Rekordmeister had never managed to win a title after losing seven points at this point of the season.

Dortmund, however, started to lose points and lose the lead of the 24th day thanks to Bayern's best goal differential. But a 1-1 draw between Freiburg and Bayern on Matchday 27 and Dortmund's 2-0 win over Wolfsburg means the Black and Yellows are heading to Munich as leaders of the Bundesliga.

According to statistics, it is now the advantage of Dortmund. The leaders of the Bundesliga have won the last five Bundesliga matches, including Dortmund's 3-2 win in the return leg at SIGNAL IDUNA Park.

However, for Borussia Dortmund's sporting director, Michael Zorc, "Bayern remains the favorite". But at the same time, Dortmund does not hesitate to formulate its goals. "We want to use this opportunity to seize it," Zorc said in an interview with the German magazine kicker.

"Yes, it would be a major sensation, we did not say without reason that we would need two summer transfer periods to rebuild our team, and the financial base of the two clubs makes Bayern a favorite ", added Zorc. interview.

"We pay little attention to the financial differences regarding the start of the Bundesliga clubs at the beginning of each season.Here, in Germany, it's different than in England or Spain, where at least some clubs are at the same financial level, "Zorc pointed out.

At the same time, he also stressed the ambitions of Dortmund. "Winning the championship in front of Bayern would be a sensation, but if you are the first to win 27 games, you must be your goal even if the remaining season will be difficult, and we will do exactly that!"

For the Bundesliga, it would be really positive if Dortmund could leave with a positive result and keep the title race until the end of the season. The German magazine Focus, for example, said: "The BVB are not only playing for the title against Bayern, but also for the entire league."

The argument is simple after six years in which Bayern dominated the league, the Bundesliga needs a new champion, as Bayern, who is expected to spend a lot this summer, could soon to be unbeatable. In addition, a title in the Bundesliga for Dortmund would allow the club to more easily attract players and retain stars.

After all, players want to win titles. The Bundesliga therefore needs a usual challenger in the face of Bayern's dominance and a real title race. Otherwise, the term Klbadiker is nothing but an empty marketing slogan that tries to revive the spirit of the 1970s.