ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI was the Bayern Munich hero as the Bundesliga champions battled back from two-goals down against Dortmund.
- Final score: Bayern 4-2 Dortmund
- Goals: Lewandowski 26' 44' (pen) 90', Goretzka 88'; Haaland 2' 9'.
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LEWANGOALSKI
Robert Lewandowski has now scored 31 Bundesliga goals in 23 games!
Surely he's on course to win the 2021 Balon d'Or? He would have won it last year if it wasn't cancelled!
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FULL-TIME STATS
Bayern Munich finally reaped the rewards of their dominating display, scoring two late on to win.
Flick's team had 27 shots in total, registering nine of them on target and scoring four.
Bayern also controlled the ball, seeing 66 per cent, to Dortmund's 34 per cent.
Dortmund had a good opening ten minutes, but after that it was valiant defending which kept Bayern out until the 87th minute.
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From two-nil down, Bayern come from behind to secure all three points at the Allianz Arena.
It was a Lewandowski-inspired comeback.
The forward scored two in the first half to draw Bayern level going into half-time.
But it was his goal right at the end which killed the game off to secure his hat-trick, moments after Goretzka scored Bayern's third.
Hansi Flick's team will remain top of the Bundesliga table, and they're now two points ahead of title challengers, RB Leipzig.
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PEEEEEEEP!
THE FULL-TIME WHISTLE GOES AT THE ALLIANZ ARENA!
BAYERN MUNICH COMPLETE THE COMEBACK!
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90+1. SUBSTITUTION!
Moting and Hernandez are on for Bayern Munich, and they're replacing Muller and Sane.
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90. Three additional minutes at the end of the second half.
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88.Davies breaks down the left-hand side before playing the ball into the path of Lewandowski on the edge of the penalty area.
The forward shifts the ball onto his right foot and fires back across goal completing his hat-trick!
That's his 14th hat-trick for Bayern Munich!
Lewandowski 3-2 Haaland.
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GOOOOOAAAALLL!!!
LEWANDOWSKI COMPLETES HIS HAT-TRICK!!!
GAME OVER!!!
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BAYERN MUNICH 3-2 DORTMUND
87. Muller cuts inside onto his weaker left foot on the edge of the Dortmund penalty area and clips a cross towards the far post.
Meunier clears, but it falls to Goretzka who smashes the ball into the bottom corner!
Bayern lead!
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GOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL!!!
BAYERN FIND A BREAKTHROUGH!!!
GORETZKA SCORES!!!
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BAYERN MUNICH 2-2 DORTMUND
86. Bayern Munich have had 24 shots in the 86 minutes played, but only two goals to show for it.
Dortmund, on the other hand, have only had three shots but have two goals thanks to Haaland.
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84. BLOCK!
Davies wins the ball back close to the byline and picks out Muller inside the penalty area.
The German tees up Goretzka on the edge of the penalty area, the midfielder strikes towards goal but Bellingham blocks!
Dortmund are holding on as we enter the final five minutes.
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82. Sule rises highest but his header is wide of the target.
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80. Kimmich plays the corner short to Gnabry and the winger lays the ball back to the midfielder.
Kimmich drives across the edge of the penalty area and sends a shot towards goal, but it clips off the boot of Brandt and behind for another corner.
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80. Gnabry wins a corner for Bayern Munich and Kimmich goes across to take it.
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INJURY WOES
Both Haaland and Boateng have been forced off through injury in the second half.
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78. Dortmund have switched to a back five with Can dropping in to the backline alongside Meunier and Hummels.
Morey and Schulz are the players providing the width on the left and right side of defence.
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76. SUBSTITUTION!
Dortmund captain Reus makes way and 19-year-old Reinier is on in his place.
Hummels is handed the captains armband.
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74. Dortmund are struggling to get out of their half – Bayern Munich have the visitors pinned back.
Dahoud results to smashing the ball up the pitch to absolutely no-one.
Bayern Munich are firmly in control.
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72. Dortmund clear two consecutive Bayern Munich corners – the pressure is building.
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70. SUBSTITUTION!
Delaney and Zagadou are taken off for Dortmund, and Bellingham and Morey are on in their place.
Bayern Munich also make a change, and it's Boateng – who was injured moments ago – who makes way.
Martinez is on in his place.
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70. Boateng sticks out a vital leg to prevent a Dahoud through-ball finding Reus inside the Bayern Munich penalty area.
The German defender goes down shortly after holding his hamstring – it doesn't look good.
It looks like another injury for the defender, who has had his fair share of them over the years.
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68. Dortmund are preparing more chances, and England midfielder Bellingham will be coming on.
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66. SUBSTITUTION!
Coman is the player making way for Bayern Munich, and Serge Gnabry is the man coming on for the final quarter of the game.
Sane will switch out to the left flank – where he naturally operates – and Gnabry will provide fresh legs on the right.
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65. Bayern are favouring Dortmund's right-side of defence – the pace of Coman and Davies is causing problems.
They'll keep chipping away at Meunier and Hummels as they look for a possible winner.
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