The 29th minute!
Five minutes had passed since Robert Lewandowski scored from the penalty spot.
Bayern Munich clearly knew Borussia Dortmund would not be easy to deal with, so after scoring, they immediately slowed down their attacking tempo.
Bayern Munich grew steadier with every passing minute.
They were, after all, top of the Bundesliga. As long as they could see out the match with a 1–0 scoreline, it would be a tremendous victory for Bayern Munich!
2020–21 Bundesliga standings (if the score held until the end)
1. Bayern Munich, 19 points.
2. Borussia Dortmund, 15 points.
The gap had originally been one point. Now it had widened to four, which was indeed hard to accept.
Meanwhile, RB Leipzig's seventh-round match had not yet begun.
If Borussia Dortmund lost this match, they could very well lose second place in the league outright!
"Left side, pass it left!"
Escribá shouted from the sidelines. "Focus up a little! Hey, you can release the ball now!"
Near the right touchline, Marco Reus was surrounded by defenders while in possession and had no way out at all.
Bang!
His pass struck Joshua Kimmich directly.
The ball rebounded out and was claimed by Paul Pogba.
Kimmich and Müller closed in on Pogba together!
Time to make a move!
Pogba dragged the ball with his right foot behind his left.
Pulled it back!
Bang!
With a smooth push-and-pull, Pogba successfully nutmegged Müller.
Beautiful!
The move was outrageously slick. After completing the nutmeg, Pogba rolled the ball straight to Reus.
"Hey!"
Tang Ye happened to be calling for the ball through the middle.
Reus sent it over.
A high ball!
Tang Ye set himself at the edge of the arc!
Left foot!
He feinted a volley, then slipped his left foot behind his right and whipped out a