Title race over already: Bayern remain Bundesliga's biggest problem as Dortmund disappoint in Der Klassiker

The Bavarians are now seven points clear, essentially ending the title race just two weeks after play resumed in Germany's top flight

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The eyes of the footballing world were on Der Klassiker on Tuesday evening, as Borussia Dortmund hosted Bayern Munich.

The two teams produced an entertaining spectacle – but also the most predictable Bundesliga outcome: a Bayern win.

In a way, it was a great advertisement for the competition, following on from the many wonderful games we have seen since Germany's top flight became the first major league to resume after the coronavirus outbreak.

In the past fortnight, Koln have let a 2-0 lead slip in one game and come from two goals behind to draw another, Leipzig were stunned by Freiburg, and Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen played out a game for the ages.

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The return of the Bundesliga has also highlighted the future talent on show in Germany right now, with some of the world's best young players proving their worth and putting themselves in the shop window.

Indeed, many more football fans now know why Kai Havertz has long been followed by many of Europe's top clubs, while Timo Werner showed exactly why Liverpool fans are praying Jurgen Klopp wins the race for his signature with a hat-trick against Mainz.

However, despite all the positives from the restart, the same old problem remains for the Bundesliga when it comes to attracting new fans to the league: Bayern are too good for everyone else.

Joshua Kimmich, Bayern Munich celebrates goal vs Dortmund, 2019-20

Dortmund had a chance to cut Bayern's lead at the top of the table to just one point but even their exciting young attackers lacked a clinical edge in front of goal, thus allowing the visitors at Signal Iduna Park to leave with a hugely significant 1-0 win that means they are now perfectly primed to claim an eighth consecutive domestic title.

In the early stages, Jerome Boateng spared Manuel Neuer's blushes after the goalkeeper had charged out of his area, the centre-back clearing a goal-bound shot from Erling Haaland off the line.

As it was, it was Neuer's opposite number who ended the half with his head in his hands.

Joshua Kimmich caught Roman Burki off his line with a sublime chip from outside the area but the Switzerland goalkeeper still should have pushed it away with his outstretched hand.

However, the Dortmund No.1 succeeded only in helping the ball into the net to give Bayern the crucial breakthrough just two minutes before the break

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