'Healthy poison': Bayern ready for Klassiker against Dortmund
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Bayern Munich enter Saturday's Bundesliga Klassiker against Borussia Dortmund with plenty of "healthy poison" from a week's training as they aim to all but decide the title race.
Bayern top the table eight points ahead of Dortmund and would go 11 points clear with victory. Dortmund, for their part, can move within five points if they win.
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Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said on Friday that they are ready for the big game in Dortmund where they have not lost in the league since 2018.
"We've had healthy poison in training, which I love. We've had a very good week, we've done everything right up to kick-off - now we want to take that into the match," Kompany said.
Each side has only lost once this season in the Bundesliga, Dortmund the reverse fixture in Munich in autumn and Bayern at home against Augsburg last month.
Bayern have the best attack with 85 goals as Harry Kane seeks a league record equalling fourth straight brace. Dortmund have the second best defence with 22 goals conceded, one more than Bayern.
Kompany said he is relishing the big occasion, saying: "The Klassiker is a title in itself. The truth is, these games are so important that they deserve their own little title.
"In terms of the feeling, these are the matches you play football for. It's not Dortmund against anyone, it's Dortmund against Bayern Munich. In my head, it's only about winning. The chance to win there is the most awesome thing for me!"
Kompany said that goalkeeper Manuel Neuer could return to training from a calf muscle injury but news reports later Friday said that the 39-year-old did not travel with the team to Dortmund.
"It's all positive – but maybe not for tomorrow," Kompany had said. "If not, we'll go with Jonas Urbig, who's always filled in for him very well."
Kompany was cautious whether Dortmund's painful Champions League exit in mid-week at Italy's Atalanta would impact their performance.
"It could have any kind of effect on BVB, you don't know. It was a setback but it was also a game in which Dortmund could've progressed. So, it does have an impact mentally, which could go in either direction," he said.
Dortmund coach Niko Kovac said his team is determined to bounce back from the Bergamo setback against Bayern.
"We will have 11 players on the pitch who will give their all. They will try here in our stadium and with our fans to beat the German champions," Kovac said.
"Bayern Munich are a top team that will demand everything from us. We have to play a 100% game from the first to the last second."
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany gestures on the sidelines during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt at Allianz Arena. Harry Langer/dpa