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The first away match at the new Allianz Arena ended in a draw, although by that point − Matchday 34 of the 2005/06 season − there was nothing riding on the game for either team. Goals from Philipp Degen and Jan Koller turned a 3-1 deficit into a 3-3 draw. The Black & Yellows travelled to Munich again just a few weeks later, on Matchday 1 of the 2006/07 campaign, but their bright start was brought to an abrupt halt by Hasan Salihamdzic’s crunching tackle on Sebastian Kehl. The Bayern man “tore open his opponent’s knee with his studs”, according to Spiegel Online. For Kehl, it was virtually a season-ending injury and he did not make his comeback until the spring of 2007. Bayern went on to win the game 2-0.

With Borussia Dortmund also grabbing three points this weekend, Goretzka was asked if he was impressed with the recent form of the Black and Yellows. Goretzka, of course, did not not want to lay it on too thick toward Borussia Dortmund.

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Home force under Wimmer

1. FC Union Berlin were minutes away from getting to the 40-point mark for the season, but managed to only take a point from last weekend’s home clash with VfB Stuttgart. A strong first-half performance was rewarded by a penalty kick for handball. Taiwo Awoniyi stepped up to convert shortly before the break and take his tally to 11. Stuttgart put on more pressure in the second half but despite that, Union were well in control. A header from Niko Gießelmann could have killed the contest at a crucial point. The away side dug into the energy reserves and found more threat in the last 15 minutes. Sasa Kalajdzic hit the post but he would later get his reward to equalise after 91 minutes. An inch-perfect cross from Borna Sosa gave the Austrian a crack at goal and he beat Frederik Rönnow to make it 1-1.

The scenario: Second versus first. BVB have picked up 10 more points than FCB since the winter break and are one point ahead of the defending champions (52) in the table.

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Presnel Kimpembe has now been ruled out of the season, per Reuters. It’s reported that his non-contact injury sustained in PSG’s 3-0 road win at Marseille is a ruptured right Achilles — and the center-back’s season is over.

Ihlas, you lined up on the right flank again in the game against Eintracht Frankfurt. Did you enjoy playing this role on Saturday?