Bayern and Dortmund Draw 2-2 in Der Klassiker as Silva Scores in 89th

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund drew 2-2 in Der Klassiker at the Allianz Arena on Saturday, and the top of the Bundesliga did not move. Both teams started the day unbeaten and level on 17 points. Both end it on 18, with Bayern still first on goal difference, after Fabio Silva scored an equalizer for Dortmund in the 89th minute.

Konrad Laimer put Bayern ahead in the 38th minute. Serhou Guirassy leveled for Dortmund in the second half. Dayot Upamecano restored Bayern's lead six minutes later. It looked like enough. Then Silva, set up by Konstantinos Karetsas, scored with a minute of normal time left.

A first half of near misses

Dortmund thought they had scored first. Carney Chukwuemeka pounced in the box and Jobe Bellingham swept the ball into the net, but the goal was disallowed: Chukwuemeka was offside and jumped into goalkeeper Jonas Urbig as the play developed. Bayern lost two players to injury in the half, with Ismael Saibari and Serge Gnabry both forced off.

Laimer's goal came from a mistake. He read a loose pass, exchanged the ball with Michael Olise, and ran at goal. His first shot was blocked by Gregor Kobel. The rebound came straight back to him, and he finished it. Bayern led 1-0 at halftime, and the lead could have been bigger.

The game opened up after the break

Harry Kane, starting for the first time since winning the Ballon d'Or on Monday, hit the bar with a penalty in the second half to keep the score at 1-0. That miss mattered within minutes. Guirassy got the ball out of his feet quickly inside the box and fired into the bottom corner to make it 1-1.

The level score lasted six minutes. Kane, left alone at the back post, headed back across goal, and Upamecano tapped the ball home to put Bayern ahead again. Kane then hit the frame of the goal a second time from close range, a miss that would have settled the match.

Dortmund kept pushing players forward, and the equalizer came at the end. Karetsas set up Silva, who scored in the 89th minute to take a point back to Dortmund.

Why it matters

This was the first Klassiker of the league season, the 141st meeting between the clubs, and it matched the two best records in Germany. Bayern stay top, but the draw ends any talk of an early runaway. Dortmund showed they can take a point in Munich even after falling behind twice, which is the kind of result a title race needs.

For Bayern, the missed penalty and the late leveler will sting. Two points dropped at home, with the lead goal scored by a center back and the star striker hitting the woodwork twice, is a fair picture of a team that controlled long spells and still did not close the game.

Key numbers

• Final score: Bayern Munich 2, Borussia Dortmund 2
• Goals: Konrad Laimer in the 38th minute, Serhou Guirassy in the second half, Dayot Upamecano six minutes later, Fabio Silva in the 89th minute
• Harry Kane hit the bar with a second-half penalty and hit the frame again late on
• Both teams move from 17 to 18 points, unbeaten, with Bayern first on goal difference
• The clubs met for the 141st time

What happens next

Bayern stay at the top of the Bundesliga and Dortmund stay level with them on points. The title race goes on with the two rivals separated only by goal difference, and both knowing the return match in Dortmund now carries even more weight.