GERMAN CLASICO, GLITTERED WITH STARS, SET FOR SATURDAY

Bayern Munich travels to face bitter rivals Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in a contest that pits Germany’s two giants against each other in an eagerly anticipated rematch of last year’s UEFA Champions League Final.

Dortmund comes into the week 13 match, now known as the “German Clasico,: in second place in the German Bundesliga table with 28 points, four behind reigning treble champions Bayern at the summit. They have split the last four Germany Bundesliga titles, with Bayern earning a sandwich of trophies before and after Dortmund’s 2010-11 and 2011-12 glory.

Now under first-year manager Pep Guardiola, the men from Munich are in sterling form with four wins on the trot. They’ve won 26 of their last 29 league matches dating back to last season, and last time out they set a record by extending their unbeaten streak to 37 games. The Bavarian’s last loss? An April 2012 trip to Dortmund in which Dortmund’s deadly striker Robert Lewandowski bagged the only goal of the match? In fact, Jurgen Klopp’s side has four wins and two draws from their last six league matches with Bayern.

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