German champions Bayern
Munich host Borussia Dortmund on Saturday evening (kick-off 17:30 BST), a match
described as the "biggest game of the season in Europe".
And for
once, Bayern, managed by Niko Kovac, are the ones chasing Lucien Favre's
Dortmund, who lead the way by just two points with seven games remaining.
At the start of
December, the title race looked to be over with Dortmund nine points clear at
the top, but Bayern took advantage of the stuttering form of their rivals to
claw back the deficit.
However,
Bayern slipped up last week by drawing against Freiburg and the yellow and
blacks beat
Wolfsburg with two late Paco Alcacer goals to regain the
initiative.
Both teams
were knocked out at the last-16 stage of the Champions League by English clubs,
Bayern losing against Liverpool and Dortmund suffering defeat at the hands of
Tottenham.
Bayern
striker Robert Lewandowski leads the scoring chart this season and is just one
strike away from registering 200 goals in the top flight but Dortmund's Spanish
striker Alcacer is just three adrift for this term and has scored at a quicker
rate.
Bayern are aiming for a
league and German Cup double, after progressing to the semi-finals of the
competition by scraping past second-division side Heidenheim.
The 28-time
champions are on a run of six consecutive Bundesliga titles, but are already
looking to the future by building for next season.
They have
agreed a club
record £68m deal to sign defender Lucas Hernandez from Atletico
Madrid, as well as France international team-mate Benjamin Pavard from
Stuttgart for a reported
£31m.
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