Whether in front of a crowd or in a void steel forest ringing with echoes, Bayern Munich’s hold on Borussia Dortmund remains absolute; on Tuesday, their grip on the Meisterschale grew even tighter.
Joshua Kimmich decided what was, for the most part, an extravaganza of a game with the most delicate of chips just before the break. However, for all its relentless and its pounding tempo, there were few real standouts: none of the attackers, on either side, did themselves justice. It was a great game somehow made up of underwhelming individual performances.