For those who worried that football without fans couldn't ever reach the same intensity, this game is allaying some fears. Obviously we're missing the fans but there are some crunching challenges coming in. Robert Lewandowski is scraped off the turf before Erling Haaland has a chance and doesn't catch his shot properly.

Mr Greedy knows that was a good chance...

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Sniff of a chance for Erling Haaland, who flies into a scissor kick attempt but can only shin the ball away. It was coming to him at serious pace.

But better from Dortmund.

End to end! Robert Lewandowski is about to pull the trigger at one end but his compatriot Lukasz Piszczek slides in to make a fine recovery, Dortmund then sweep downfield, Julian Brandt could have maybe squeezed off a shot but goes one more to his left and the chance is gone.

Slick play from Bayern, a few touches and they rip through Dortmund. Serge Gnabry plays in Kingsley Coman and hits a rising shot which Roman Burki does well to parry clear.

It's all Bayern now. Twenty-five minutes gone.

Bayern look really threatening now, Dortmund can't get out, play out. The champions press so well and win it back time and again.

But a win would do nicely too! So nearly the opener as Bayern piece together a lovely passing move. Eventually the ball picks out Serge Gnabry inside the area, he gets a shot off and it's going in until Lukasz Piszczek backheels it off the line!

Calm as you like.

Bayern seeing more of the ball now, just taking the sting out of the game a touch. A draw would suit them down to the ground.

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Beautiful first-time pass from Julian Brandt whips play from left to right. He's been the best player I've seen in the league in the three rounds of games so far.

Thomas Delaney is caught by Joshua Kimmich and the sound of the contact rings out around the empty stadium.

Bayern Munich playing such a high line against such a fast attack. Brave, bold, maybe bonkers. A better pass would have sent Mahmoud Dahoud clean through on goal there.

That's a booking all day long, Mats Hummels gets too tight to Kingsley Coman and is nutmegged, can only pull back the whippersnapper out wide and goes into the book.

Captivating start as now Robert Lewandowski has a shot on the run which Roman Burki is able to fall on easily. High-class game this as Bayern almost find Thomas Muller darting into the middle.

A proper contact and that may have been 0-1...

Dortmund have the ball in the net but the flag was long since raised. The way they engineered the space to play in Thorgan Hazard down the right was sensational though. He picked out Erling Haaland in the middle but Jerome Boateng stuck to him well and made the block.

When the ball was played back in Hazard headed in but the play had already stopped.

Fred Honsa: Dortmund wear yellow but they're a German Arsenal. They bottle it when it matters most. Can see another Bayern rout.

Josh Earl: Hakimi vs Davies should be an absolutely fascinating battle.

Bayern conceded two poor goals from corners at the weekend but they deal with that one easily enough.

Pretty patterns from the hosts, popping the ball around nicely. Bayern happy to let them do that for now. Dortmund really need the win today of course as Erling Haaland wins a corner off the unfeasibly fast Alphonso Davies.

Well played Mats Hummels - the Dortmund defender in the right place to block a shot from dangerman Robert Lewandowski.

If England forward Jadon Sancho is going to add another assist to these incredible numbers he will have to do it as an impact sub off the bench.

Achraf Hakimi is a threat down the Dortmund right and he starts an attack which ends with Julian Brandt curling a shot at Manuel Neuer.

Excellent start from the hosts. Brandt was superb when the men in yellow whacked local rivals Schalke recently.

This already is at a much higher tempo than the other games we've seen. As we hoped.

Off the line! Inisde 40 seconds Dortmund go close. They get a ball in behind the high Bayern line, Manuel Neuer is off his line to meet it but only finds Erling Haaland on the right.

The prolific teenager threads a shot through the legend's legs but Jerome Boateng is there to clear.