Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich in Der Klassiker.

Join us for breaking team news and pre-match build-up from 4.30pm.

Willkommen! You don't need me to tell you how big this game is in every which way: professionally, socially, Bundesliga-title-y. 

Already the chasers Borussia Dortmund are taking it to Bayern Munich... first on the draw with their team news. Jadon Sancho's still not fit enough for the starting XI 😱

And here is Bayern's starting XI...

... through the medium of Zoom. Presumably Leon Goretzka had trouble getting in after misplacing the password. Remember kids - a secure online meeting is a happy online meeting.

We've got you well covered over this way. 

Trying to recall a time in my life when Tuesday tea times were this exciting. 

Beyond a time when fish fingers and potato smileys with a side of beans got me going - week three of lockdown - it feels like a real treat to have this kind of anticipation so early in the day and so early in the week. 0-0 incoming... 

Not to be the kind of person who tells you how many calories are in that doughnut, but the form book doesn't bode well for Dortmund... 

They've lost five of their last six against Bayern Munich, conceding 24 goals. The last two encounters saw them wear 4-0 and 5-0 defeats in the last two. Oh and your childhood dog didn't actually go to a farm – they went to live with the kid down the street because you were too clingy.   

All eyes are going to be on the two frontlines.

It's hard to give this a Good v Evil, Light v Dark slant because there's a level of demonism to the respective dominance of Robert Lewandowski and Erling Braut Haaland. A goal every 82 minutes for the former, one every 69 for the latter. Strong Alien v Predator vibes. 
 

1 mins: Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Bayern Munich 

Dortmund off like a train! Already a sight of Manuel Neuer out of his box to snuff out a through ball, followed by Jerome Boateng clearing off the line as Haaland gets to the clearance and gets an effort through Neuer's legs but comfortable enough to be swiped away and far by the centre back. 

5 mins: Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Bayern Munich 

And now Bayern threaten to hit back. Benjamin Pavard's is comfortably the slowest full-back out there but is able to get deep into the host's half to almost tee-up Lewandowski with a pass into the middle. 

10 mins: Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Bayern Munich 

Ball in the net albeit from a clear offside... but Haaland had the chance to score legitimately, controlling a pass in from Thorgan Hazard who had been set through beyond Alphonso Davies. A delay, a slip and a block snuff out that one. But promising signs for those in yellow... 

11mins: Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Bayern Munich

There's probably a really good reason why Thomas Muller decided against trying to get his head on a perfect dinked cross from Joshua Kimmich cutting in from the left. And I for one can't wait to hear it.  

19 mins: Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Bayern Munich

OFF THE LINE! Fantastic from Dortmund captain Lukas Piszczek! A shake and a roll gets Kingsle Coman away from his marker in the box and crosses into Serge Gnabry. The ball is caught under the former Arsenal man's feet but a seemingly excellent finish is backheeled out by Piszczek. 

24 mins Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Bayern Munich 

Ok, so here are Bayern. Kingsley Coman stings the palms of Burki. Another chance beating against the door like Jack Torrance's axe... 

 Casual as you like from the Dortmund skipper... 

 32 mins: Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Bayern Munich 

Dortmund back asking questions. A corner comes and goes as Brandt spurns a snapshot before Haaland is set off by the same man and looks to have a one-on-one chance. Except with Davies tracking back, opposition forwards are never free. Bayern clear. 

See...

39 mins: Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Bayern Munich 

This was on the verge of becoming a Davies love-in. A slide back, turn and drift between three Bayern defenders sees him approaching the byline for a cutback. But in comes 31-year old Mats Hummels to counter his pace with a bit of experience, shouldering him off the ball – and his feet – for a goal kick.  

GOAL! Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Bayern Munich (Kimmich, 43 mins)

Who doesn't love a dink? 

After all the back and forth, the noise and dull thuds, a deft chip from the edge of the box gives Bayern Munich the lead just before half-time. Joshua Kimmich can certainly be filed under "unlikely source" considering the talent on the pitch. But every single one of them would have been proud of that goal.