Bayern Munich stayed top of the Bundesliga table despite drawing Borussia Dortmund 2-2 at the Allianz Arena in what was an installment of Der Klassiker that lived up to the billing. For the first time in quite a while, both sides came into the match level on points and fighting for top spot in the league, and it was well and truly a battle between the top two teams in the Bundesliga right now.
Konrad Laimer's first-half goal was canceled out by Serhou Guirassy's strike in the 60th minute, and Dayot Upamecano thought he had won it for Bayern just six minutes later with his goal from close range. However, an 89th-minute goal from Fabio Silva, with some controversy in the buildup, saw Dortmund come away from Munich with a point, which was probably a fair result overall despite Bayern having a much higher xG on the night.
Slightly different luck could have seen Bayern over the line. Harry Kane struck the crossbar with a penalty in the second half, Michael Olise came close more than once in either half, and Lennart Karl struck the crossbar right before the full-time whistle; it just wasn't to be for Bayern on an occasion where they registered five shots on target.
Despite the result, prior to the match kicking off, there was a special presentation for Kane for having won the 2026 Ballon d'Or at the beginning of last week, in addition to the club making special-edition kits with gold flocking. He walked out after the rest of the squad with his Ballon d'Or trophy, briefly spoke to the fans before the match got underway, and took pictures with his family and members of Bayern Munich's front office.
In addition to the special pre-match ceremony, Bayern Munich's ultras in the Südkurve of the Allianz Arena also displayed a banner in honor of Kane winning the Ballon d'Or. The banner read, "No showman, but a footballer as he should be. Congrats Harry!"
The banner was a clear reference to the fact that Kane won the Ballon d'Or purely for his achievements on the pitch, without any sort of surges in media campaigns to try to edge him over his direct competitors. The same cannot be said for some of the players who were in contention to potentially beat out Kane for the Ballon d'Or, and some of his direct competitors also spoke rather blatantly about their own feelings about how they should win the award whilst Kane remained humble, reserved, and only wanting to focus on his football in the buildup to the ceremony in London.
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