Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Bayern Munich: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Reus Stars in Classic Klassiker

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Borussia Dortmund secured a brilliant 3-2 win over Bayern Munich in the first Klassiker of the season, extending their lead at the top of the Bundesliga table to back to four points.

Robert Lewandowski returned to his old stomping ground and it appeared once again like the Pole would come back to haunt his former side after scoring twice. But a frantic second half, where Marco Reus scored two of his own and goal machine Paco Alcácer also found the back of the net, ensured all three points stayed at the Westfalenstadion.
Bayern Munich dominated the early stages of the game and eventually, they pounced on some poor defending to take the lead midway through the first half. 

Serge Gnabry was offered time and space to put the ball on a plate for Robert Lewandowski, who continued his fine goalscoring form against his former club by nodding the ball past Dortmund's helpless Bundesliga debutant Marwin Hitz.
Borussia Dortmund was given a lifeline just two minutes into the second half when Manuel Neuer brought down Marco Reus inside the penalty area and offered the hosts a way back into the match.

Reus dusted himself off and made no mistake from 12 yards, however, Bayern Munich took the lead once again within the blink of an eye, with Lewandowski scoring his second header of the match from close range.

The visitors' joy was short-lived and Reus once again saw his name go up in lights courtesy of a stunning half-volley. 

Things then went from bad to worse for Bayern Munich when substitute Paco Alcácer raced through on goal and dinked it over Neuer to score what would prove to be the decisive goal in a Klassiker match which will live long in the memory of fans across the world.
Borussia Dortmund

Key Talking Point

Lucien Favre's game plan was working wonders throughout the first quarter of Der Klassiker. However, the remainder of the first half had to be scrapped as soon as Bayern Munich took the lead, putting a lot of emphasis on what would be changed at the break.

Favre's hairdryer treatment at halftime had worked wonders when Marco Reus levelled the scoreline, and despite some naive defending from Dortmund's young players allowing Bayern Munich back into the lead, Dortmund eventually turned things around to register all three points.
Player Ratings

Hitz (7); Piszczek (8), Akanji (7), Zagadou (7), Hakimi (8); Witsel (8), Weigl (3), Sancho (9*); Reus (9), Bruun Larsen (7), Götze (6).

Substitutes: Dahoud (6), Alcácer (8), Delaney (6).
Star Man

Yes, Marco Reus scored a brace, but...

Jadon Sancho had a quiet first half in Der Klassiker. It appeared that the occasion was getting the better of the 18-year-old, and he looked like a shadow of what fans have come to expect this season
Worst Player

No real surprises to see Julian Weigl take this spot, and many fans would have predicted this as soon as the team sheets were announced.

Weigl hasn't been a regular part of Borussia Dortmund's first team this season but he was thrown in at the deep end alongside Axel Witsel, as opposed to partnering the Belgian with Thomas Delaney.





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