Confirmed “Klassiker” lineups: Borussia Dortmund vs. FC Bayern

It’s “Klassiker” time! Here are the confirmed lineups for the Bundesliga “Topspiel” of Matchday 24 between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.

It’s one of the most exciting days of the year in football Germany: It’s the 139th edition of the “Klassiker”!

You might think it’s been a somewhat balanced out matchuup over the past few years – but you’d be wrong: out of the last 15 “Klassikers”, Dortmund have only been able to win on one occasion in 2024 – Bayern on the other hand won eleven of the last 15 editions!

Dortmund want to shake off their anger and frustration after crashing out of the Champions League midweek – this feeling could either lift them up to new heights, or it will play right into the hands of the over-dominant Bavarians, who’ve had plenty of time to prepare.

With just about an hour to go until kick-off, here are the confirmed lineups of both sides:

Confirmed “Klassiker” lineups: Borussia Dortmund vs. FC Bayern

Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1):

Kobel – Can, Anton, Schlotterbeck – Couto, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Svensson – Adeyemi, Beier – Silva

FC Bayern (4-2-3-1):

Urbig – Laimer, Upamecano, Tah, Stanišić – Kimmich, Pavlović – Olise, Gnabry, Díaz – Kane