Borussia Dortmund proved their mettle in a hard-fought 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Fabio Silva struck in the 89th minute to equalize for the BVB and salvage a point from the champions' den despite being on the backfoot for much of the second half.
Just minutes after Jobe Bellingham's goal was ruled out, Konrad Laimer fired the Bavarians in front to put them 1-0 up at the break.
Serhou Guirassy restored parity for the Black and Yellow at the hour mark but Dauoy Upamecano brought the holders back in front shortly after.
With Dortmund trailing again, a second goal was needed to avoid a loss and it came though a Silva, who came off the bench to make it 2-2 in the penultimate minute of normal time.
Here are 10 key stats from the match:
1) Borussia Dortmund are the first side to take points off Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in the Bundesliga this season.
2) By salvaging a draw, Borussia Dortmund were able to end their losing run in the Der Klassiker at three, having lost both their league encounters last term as well as the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup in August.
3) By scoring a goal in the match, Serhou Guirassy bagged his first in the Der Klassiker since joining Borussia Dortmund in 2024; he had drawn a blank in his previous five appearances against Bayern.
4) Serhou Guirassy also ended his goalless run in the Bundesliga this season by getting on target against Bayern; he had failed to score in their previous five league matches.
5) Fabio Silva has now scored in consecutive appearances against Bayern Munich; he was on target against them during the 2026 Franz Beckenbauer Supercup in August too.
6) Borussia Dortmund have drawn three of their last four Bundesliga matches, having won all the previous four.
7) Borussia Dortmund have gone their first eight Bundesliga matches of the season unbeaten, a first since the 2018-19 season.
8) Serhou Guirassy and Fabio Silva have both found the net in the same match for the second time in the Bundesliga this season; the whole of 2025-26 season saw just one such instance.
9) Borussia Dortmund have scored in the Der Klassiker for the seventh consecutive time in all competitions.
10) This was the third draw between the Der Klassiker rivals from their last six matches; Bayern won all the other three fixtures.
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