Dortmund under Klopp believed in high pressing when defending and rapid short-range penetration when attacking.
So, in their very first attack after kickoff.
Dortmund showed no intention of holding anything back.
From the moment İlkay Gündoğan received the ball, every Dortmund player pushed forward.
Facing Mandžukić's press.
Gündoğan casually flicked the ball aside and slipped past Mandžukić.
At the same time, Gündoğan nudged the ball slightly forward with his right foot, then scooped under it with a fierce right-footed strike, lofting it toward Reus, who was charging down the left.
Racing at full speed, Reus turned sideways and hopped slightly, cushioning the ball perfectly on his chest.
At that moment, Bayern's right-back Philipp Lahm immediately stepped up to press him.
Facing Lahm, Reus did not dare let his guard down.
He gave up on taking the ball straight to the byline, turned around to shield Lahm with his body, and quickly laid the ball back to Sahin, who had surged forward.
Sahin had already spotted Robert Lewandowski making a direct run into Bayern's penalty area.
Before Schweinsteiger could close him down, Sahin chipped the ball into the box for Lewandowski.
Bayern center-back Dante immediately pounced on Lewandowski.
However, Lewandowski had no intention of turning.
Using his height advantage, Lewandowski held off Dante and nodded the ball on.
Jakub Błaszczykowski, cutting diagonally in from the right, met it with a thunderous shot.
But Błaszczykowski had rushed that effort too much. Though he put plenty of power behind it, he failed to keep it down.
The ball flew straight into the stands!
"Dortmund's attack is really decisive!"
"They're going direct and using their pace to charge forward!"
"Reus and Błaszczykowski both have great speed, while Lewandowski serves as the focal point up front!"
"They've scared Bayern into a cold sweat right from