Overview
- Bayern came from 1-0 down, answered an 83rd-minute equalizer, and closed out Der Klassiker to move 11 points clear with 10 Bundesliga games remaining.
- Harry Kane scored in the 54th minute and from the spot in the 70th to hit 30 league goals, equalling a Bundesliga record of four straight braces and matching the single-season mark of 10 penalties.
- Joshua Kimmich decided the match with an 87th-minute volley and said the advantage is now in Bayern's hands as they press toward another championship.
- Nico Schlotterbeck received only a yellow for a studs-up challenge on Josip Stanisic before fouling him for the penalty, drawing post-match focus on the officiating.
- Dortmund entered after a midweek Champions League exit to Atalanta, with Kimmich and Kane noting Bayern's greater freshness as the match wore on.