Bayern Munich 4-2 Borussia Dortmund: Bundesliga – live!

That was a classic Klassiker! Erling Haaland had the visitors two goals up in short order, then midway through the first half, Thomas Meunier had a glorious opportunity to make it three. Just for a split second, a first Dortmund win at Bayern for seven years looked on. But Meunier spurned the chance, and a minute later Bayern were back in it. From then, with the benefit of crystal-clear hindsight, it was only a matter of time, even if Bayern left it late to find the winner. Robert Lewandowski’s hat-trick brings him to 31 league goals this season; if he scores a goal a game for the remainder of the season, he’ll be wiping Gerd Muller’s 1971-72 total from the record books. Oh, and Bayern are back in the box seat as they chase their 31st German title. Thanks for reading. Gute Nacht!

Dortmund started fast and should have gone three up in the first half. But you can’t let a side like Bayern off the hook, and look what’s happened. Robert Lewandowski is what’s happened! Bayern go two clear of Leipzig again at the top.

90 min +1: What a curate’s egg of a performance by Lewandowski, who has looked off the boil for the most part! A series of wild shots, but he’s poached one, rolled in a penalty, and finished the evening with a pearler! Gerd Muller’s 40-goal Bundesliga record from 1971-72 is well in his sights now!

A hat-trick for Lewandowski, his 14th for Bayern, and his 31st goal of the season. Davies plays a low diagonal pass infield from the left, Lewandowski lashing a glorious shot into the bottom left!

This had been coming. Can is barged off the ball by Sane. Bayern stream forward. The ball drops to Goretzka, on the edge of the box. He sweeps a volley into the bottom left. No real pace, but that’s a forensic strike. What a comeback!

87 min: Tigges, spotting Neuer on walkabout, whips a speculative effort goalwards from the centre circle. It’s not a bad idea, and pretty well executed, but Neuer gets himself back into position quickly, and claims. What a smash-and-grab that would have been!

85 min: Dortmund are hanging on here, tired and making more mistakes. Morey, trying to shepherd the ball out of play, allows Davies to scamper along the byline on the left. Dortmund half-clear, but Lewandowski is soon challenging for the ball at the left-hand post. The visitors just about get away with it.

84 min: Gnabry chests down a seriously poor Hummels pass out from the back and bowls down the left. The Dortmund defender is very fortunate that Gnabry’s cross is hopeless, flying over everyone’s head.

82 min: Sule meets this one, sending a header flashing wide left. Had that been on target, it’s not clear that Hitz would have reached it. Dortmund hearts very much in mouths.

81 min: Sane moves up a gear on the right and crosses deep. Morey is forced to head out for yet another Bayern corner. The set piece is worked back to Kimmich, who looks to curl one into the top right. It’s deflected out for a corner on the other side.

79 min: Kimmich nearly releases Muller down the inside-right channel with a delicate diagonal wedge. Just a little too much juice on the pass and it flies out for a goal kick.

78 min: Gnabry has another dig from distance. He drags it well wide right.

76 min: Reus makes way for Reinier, passing the captain’s armband to Hummels as he departs.

74 min: Gnabry digs out a shot from the edge of a crowded D. The ball takes a deflection and nearly loops into the top right. Hitz needs every inch to pluck the ball out of the sky before it nestles in the net.

73 min: Bellingham’s first task is to clear the first of a couple of Bayern corners, as the home team look for the winner. Can deals with the second.

71 min: Dortmund throw on a couple of other players. Bellingham and Morey come on for Delaney and Zagadou.

70 min: That’s a costly last-ditch intervention, though. Boateng has damaged his hamstring and must be replaced by Martinez.

69 min: The power of the clap is illustrated as Dahoud nearly releases Reus down the middle with a forensic pass. He’s denied by Boateng, who stretches to poke the ball away from Reus.

68 min: Dortmund continue to struggle to break into the Bayern half. On the touchline, their interim boss Edin Terzic claps his hands in an encouraging manner.

66 min: Gnabry, who came on last weekend against Cologne to score a couple of goals, replaces Coman.

64 min: Neuer takes a careless swipe at a clearance, slicing hysterically, but he gets away with it. A lack of concentration, perhaps, the intensity of this game having dropped dramatically.

62 min: Sane battles for a long ball down the middle, and cushions it into the path of Lewandowski, who shanks wide and high. He doesn’t look right on top of his game this evening, having taken a few wild swipes now. He’s still scored twice, though!

61 min: Haaland is getting some treatment to a wound on his ankle. He doesn’t look in any distress, though. Precautionary, with a big Champions League tie against Sevilla coming up.

60 min: Dortmund aren’t taking any chances with Haaland, after those scrapes with Boateng and Kimmich, and he’s replaced by Tigges, while Brandt replaces Hazard. Some much-needed fresh legs for the visitors.

59 min: Coman embraces his inner Garrincha and dribbles down the left in the 1950s style. It’s a glorious ball-glued-to-boot run, and it really doesn’t matter that there’s no end product. Lovely to watch.

57 min: A slight lull in proceedings, which will be welcomed by Dortmund, who have done most of the chasing and scurrying this evening.

55 min: Haaland has taken a couple of sly knocks from Boateng and Kimmich. He’s not totally happy about it, but the referee doesn’t show any interest.

53 min: Sane crosses from the right. Hummels clears with a very pleasing low and perfectly horizontal diving header. The sort John Terry used to specialise in. Like someone fly-tipping a roll of carpet out the back of a speeding van.

51 min: Bayern set about re-establishing their territorial dominance. This could be a long half for Dortmund, unless they can successfully spring Haaland away on the counter once or twice.

49 min: Kimmich in the thick of the action. He comes together with Reus in his own area. Dortmund want the penalty, but it looks as though Reus, dangling his leg behind, was trying to instigate the contact. They’re not getting a spot kick of their own. Seconds later, Kimmich slaps a shot from distance straight at Hitz. The keeper should claim easily, but spills the shot off his chest. He does extremely well to block Coman, who tries to force the loose ball home. Nearly a calamity.

47 min: So close to another sensational start for Dortmund! Schulz crosses deep from the left. The ball’s too high for Haaland, but drops to Dahoud, who lashes into the side netting. Neuer may have had that covered, though the shot was travelling and would have taken some stopping.

Dortmund get the second half underway. Neither manager has made any half-time changes.

Half-time checklist. Make cup of tea. Put out bins. Personal hygienic tasks in the Little Room. Subscribe to occasionally moderately amusing daily football email. Check, check, check, check … and relax.

It’s fair to say the much-trumpeted Lewandowski-Haaland shootout has delivered. What a breathlessly entertaining half of football. Mehr Bitte!

45 min +1: The corner is half-cleared, falling to Alaba, 25 yards out. Alaba peals a wild effort high over the bar.

45 min: Sane and Sule combine to win a corner down the right. They couldn’t, could they?

A hop and a skip, and Lewandowski rolls the penalty into the bottom left, Hitz having been sent the wrong way.

43 min: Yep! It’s a spot kick! Clearly the right decision.

42 min: Coman dribbles down the left and into the box. He cuts back hoping to pass Dahoud. He goes over. The referee isn’t interested, and Dortmund break through Reus, who is upended by Kimmich. However, after the stop in play, VAR intervenes. It looks like Dahoud clipped Coman.

40 min: A long punt finds Haaland on the edge of the Bayern box. He brings it down elegantly, thinks about a curler, then tries to wedge a pass infield for Reus. Nope. But that’s a reminder that, for all of Bayern’s pressure, it wouldn’t take too much for Dortmund to re-establish their two-goal lead.

39 min: Alaba shovels a pass down the left. It should release Coman into the box, but he decides to check back instead of striding goalwards, and the chance is gone. Bayern work the ball around to Lewandowski, who slots a perfect rugby conversion from 20 yards.

37 min: Hummels professionally clips Coman as the Bayern winger makes his way down the left. He’s fortunate not to see yellow for that. Zagadou heads the resulting free kick clear.

35 min: Sule barges down the middle and nearly breaks clear. Then Muller tries a similar tactic out on the left, only to run the ball out for a goal kick. The wind is definitely in the Bayern sail.