Borussia Dortmund played with 4-2-3-1 line up.
Bayern Munich played with 4-2-3-1 line up.
When Dortmund was in the set defences, formation changed with 4-4-2. Reus closed to Haaland’s beside.
Reus and Haaland covered Kimmich, Witsel and Denayer covered Goretzka or reverse.
This time Bayern couldn’t make game because Dortmund could mark the players which can make game from midfield. But this time Dortmund had numerical disadvantage. They marked Goretzka and Kimmich with 2 players. And also they covered Lewandowski with 2 stoppers. So they had 3 more players in the different areas and if you had 3 more players in the different sides, this time you had 3 less players in the other sides. Bayern’s 2 stoppers and Müller were free. Dortmund had 2 centre midfielders and both of them marked Goretzka. There wasn’t a player who could take position in the between defense and midfield line.
Bayern couldn’t make game comfortably from Kimmich or Goretzka but they tried to use the opponent’s between defense and midfield line. And if any forward player or Müller could take the ball in this space, they remained 4 vs 4 against Dortmund’s defense line.
In this position, Dortmund is pressing in the forward. Delaney is matching with Kimmich, Witsel is matching with Goretzka.
Delaney can’t cover Kimmich well and Kimmich can pass to Lewandowski who is completely free.
And when Lewandowski takes the ball, Bayern forwards remain 4 vs 4 against Dortmund’s defenders.
When Dortmund tried to make game, Bayern surrendered Witsel and Denayer with 6 players and Dortmund couldn’t use Witsel and Denayer about making game.
Dortmund’s defense line wasn’t close to the midfield line and Bayern forwards could find space between Dortmund’s defense and midfield line. But Dortmund’s player couldn’t because Bayern’s defense line was close to the midfield line. But this time Dortmund’s fast forward players could find space behind the opponent’s defense line.
In this position, Dortmund is trying to make game. Meunier takes the ball and sees Reyna on the other side. You can see Bayern’s defense line is very close to the midfield line.
Meunier is passing to Reyna and when Reyna takes the ball, Dortmund can break Bayern’s pressing.
This time both teams could find spaces in the forward and which team had better finishing ability won the match.