Niko Kovac and Lucien Favre’s Comments Ahead of the 100th Der Klassiker

DBasia.news –  Der Klassiker in the continuation of the Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund will take place at the Allianz Arena on Saturday (6/4) at 23:30 Western Indonesian Time. At present, the two teams are only two points adrift of the one-two standings.

Dortmund lead the top of the table with 63 points   Bayern ranked second with 61 points. Given the rivalry of the Bundesliga title in the last few seasons, this season’s competition is very fierce.

Dortmund, under the care of Lucien Favre, play collectively by combining young talents and experienced players. They only lost twice. While Bayern just started the first season under the direction of Niko Kovac.

The former Bayern defender in mid-2001-2003 predicts the match will be exciting. Moreover, Bayern and Dortmund are competing for the 2018-19 Bundesliga title.

“They (Dortmund) played the season very well. The match will be interesting, a match that is balanced and equally strong. How we play will determine it,” said Kovac in the official Bundesliga page.

“We really want to win the game later. Clubs, fans, all want to win it,” said the 47-year-old coach.

Favre also demands the perfection of playing on his team. “We have to show top performance and do everything perfectly if we want to win. That is clear,” said Favre.

The 61-year-old Swiss coach wants Dortmund to win the match later. However, if in the end, they lose to Bayern at the Allianz Arena, Favre will also not regret it because the competition is still open ahead of the Bundesliga final matches.

“I think if we win, nothing has been determined (Bundesliga title). If we draw, nothing is determined, and if Bayern wins, then the competition is also still fully open,” Favre added.

No less exciting than the Derby della Madonnina in Italy, El Clasico in Spain, and the North West Derby in England, Der Klassiker will also be broadcast live in more than 200 countries. Bayern and Dortmund are also classic rivals in Germany.

Kovac explained, there was no specific philosophy in the game that Bayern carried, and he just wanted his team to play in balance in the phase of survival or attack.

“I see it like this: attacking an art, surviving is a built-in ability. You have to convince players with arguments,” Kovac added.

“I always tell them the same thing, but they are the ones who implement it. Of course, it can make you angry, but you just have to continue. Everything makes mistakes, that’s human,” he concluded.