Joshua Kimmich's delightful chip proved the difference in a cagey affair as Bayern Munich edged Der Klassiker 1-0 against Borussia Dortmund at an empty Signal Iduna Park.
In the first high-profile clash between the sides since the resumption of the Bundesliga season, Dortmund were without their famous 'Yellow Wall' of fans playing in front of an empty arena.
Jadon Sancho, still recovering from a calf injury, was not risked from the start while Thiago Alcantara was ruled out with a groin injury for Bayern Munich.
Rarely has Der Classiker ever been so eerie, so quiet inside Signal Iduna Park but the lack of noise in the stands did not appear to affect the players too much.
Indeed, it was Dortmund who nearly took the lead inside 30 seconds. Julian Brandt threaded a pass into the path of Thorgan Hazard and Manuel Neuer came storming off his line from the Bayern goal. The ball fell kindly to Erling Haaland, who squeezed his shot underneath Neuer but Jerome Boateng was there to hack it away off the line.
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