The last international break of the current season is over and now the final run-in in the Bundesliga begins. Can Bayern hold on to their position at the top? Who’ll finish in the Europa and Champions League spots? Which teams will be relegated?
The highlight of the weekend’s fixtures is the clash on Saturday (18:30 CEST) between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at Signal-Iduna-Park. Numerous Germany internationals will be in action and the game gives BVB the chance to show just how far they’ve come from the disastrous first half of the season.
Seven games without defeat for BVB
Mats Hummels and co need to take all three points against the current league leaders to keep their hopes of finishing in a Europa League qualifying spot alive. BVB, who are unbeaten in seven games, are five points behind sixth placed FC Augsburg and eight points clear of the relegation zone.
Bayern are currently ten points clear at the top of the table and are closing in on their 25th Bundesliga title. They suffered a 2-0 home defeat to Borussia Mönchengladbach before the international break and will be hoping to get back on track on Saturday and secure their 21st league victory of the season. FCB triumphed 2-1 when the teams met back in November.
Pep Guardiola faces a real selection headache and it’ll be interesting to see who he chooses to start in midfield now Philipp Lahm is back from injury. Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger and Spaniard Xabi Alonso played there previously, but Guardiola could opt to include all three.
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