Getty Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski will look for his 200th Bundesliga goal on Saturday in Der Klassiker against Borussia Dortmund.
With the top spot in the Bundesliga on the line, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will meet in the second Klassiker of the season Saturday at Allianz Arena.
In the United States, the match is scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on Fox. If you don’t have cable, you can watch the match live on your computer, phone or streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
Fox (live in select markets) is one of 85-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which is largely tailored towards sports.
You can start a free 7-day trial of FuboTV right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the game (and other programs) on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
PS Vue–which doesn’t require an actual PlayStation console to sign up or watch–offers four different live-TV channel packages, all of which include Fox (live in select markets).
You can start a free 5-day trial of PS Vue right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the PS Vue website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation (3 or 4), or other supported device via the PS Vue app.
If you can’t watch live, PS Vue comes with cloud DVR.
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 60-plus live TV channels, including Fox (live in select markets).
You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
Bayern vs Dortmund Preview
Thanks to last week’s results, Dortmund hold a slight edge on Bayern for the Bundesliga’s top spot, with 63 points through 27 matches to the Bavarians’ 61.
The Black and Yellows topped Wolfsburg 2-0 behind a pair of late strikes by Spanish striker Paco Alcacer.
“We need a win like this,” Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel said, according to Bundesliga.com. “We knew at half-time that everyone needed to stay calm and we needed to be patient and stay focused until the end. It was good to score two goals but also to keep a clean sheet.”
Alcacer scored in the 90th and 94th minutes, giving him five goals in the 90th minute or later on the season.
“Paco’s crazy,” Witsel said, per the site. “I call him El Matador cos he doesn’t need a lot of chances to score. He did the same thing here against Augsburg and in the last minute again today. He hit it with a little bit more force cos he was closer to the goal.”
As Dortmund bested eighth-place Wolfsburg, who sit in a three-way tie for sixth place, their rivals drew 1-1 with 12th-place Freiburg.
“It’s a really important win and everyone knows our next game is in Munich,” Witsel noted, per Bundesliga.com. “Nobody expected Bayern to drop points in Freiburg before the games. Now we’re the leader we don’t need to change. We’ll go to Munich with the same motivation and do everything to win.”
Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski bagged his 199th Bundesliga goal on a volley in the 22nd minute of his side’s draw, but squandered several ensuing opportunities.
“It definitely increases the pressure,” Bayern manager Niko Kovac told Sky, via TZ and Bavarian Football Works. “My players know what is at stake in this game and that we have to win the game. We’re staying positive and believe we have a chance.”
Dortmund’s Struggles at Allianz Arena
Dortmund have lost their last four Bundesliga matches against Bayern played at Allianz Arena, and have bested them there in league play just three times since Bayern moved into the stadium ahead of the 2005-06 season, drawing twice and losing eight times.
Dortmund won the sides’ November tilt 3-2 at Signal-Iduna-Park.
“It’s gonna be a hard game there but we did it here so why not there? We have to go there with the ambition to take three points,” Witsel said, per Bundesliga.com. “It’s dangerous there and you can lose so we have to give everything we can. I think we’ll have the same motivation, maybe even more. Every game is a final now and we have to do everything to try to win every game step by step.”