FC Bayern 1:1 Borussia Dortmund
It was the top game in the Bundesliga and fans had high expectations to see a quality derby just like in the previous season. Bayern coach Heynckes started Schweinsteiger and Mandzukic and left Shaqiri and Gomez on the bench. BVB coach Klopp started Hummels, Gündogan and Götze. Both teams focused mainly on the defence in the first half and it took until the 44th minute for the first great chance for Dortmund. Reus had a shot from the edge of the penalty area and Neuer had to make a fantastic safe. Dortmund played better in the second half and had great chances through Hummels (52.), Schmelzer (55.) and Götze (56.). In the 67th minute, however, was it Kroos that scored the 1:0 for Bayern after he took on Hummels and Subotic and finshed from 16 yards – fantstic goal – 1:0 Bayern. Dortmund attacked in the following minutes and scored the equalizer in the 74th minute when Gotze was totally free and hammered the ball in the back of the net from 13yards. Bayern is top of the table with 8 points ahead of Bayer Leverkusen and 11 points ahead of Borussia Dortmund. Bayern wll face BATE Baryssau on Wednesday, December 5th in the Champions League and Dortmund will play Manchester City on Tuesday, December 4th. In the league, Bayern has to travel to FC Augsburg for the next derby and Dortmund will paly at home against Wolfsburg.
Real Madrid 2:0 Atlético Madrid
Real Madrid was under a lot of ressure on Saturday when they faced local rival Atlético Madrid in the “El Derbi madrileño.” Today, Real is seen as the established club. However, during the Franco era fans tended more toward Atlético as they were seen as “sentimiento de rebeldía” — “a sense of rebellion” and fans are more working class. However, Real Madrid needed to win order to close the gap to FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Atlético was motivated to beat Real as the last victory was in 1999. Atlético coach Simeone started Fernandez and Mario Suarez in the holding Midfield. Radamel Falcao had the first chance of the game in the highly-charged atmosphere, but failed to convert against Casillas. Ronaldo made it better in the 16th minute when he scored a fantastic free-kick from 30 yards – Ronaldo’s first goal in 3 games. Ozil secured the final score in the 6th minute when he scored a volley from 15yards. Important 3 points for Real Madrid, however, FC Barcelona won 5:1 against Bilbao and Real is still 11 points behind Barca and 5 points behind Atlético .
