adminMUNICH. — Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund resume their German Bundesliga football rivalry this weekend with both sides looking to avoid slipping up in the title race at home against relegation-threatened opposition. Dortmund, who are six points clear of defending champions Bayern, host second-from-bottom Hanover today while VfB Stuttgart, who are 16th and also in the bottom-three, are tomorrow’s guests at Munich’s Allianz Arena and are hoping to avoid a fourth straight league defeat. Bayern coach Niko Kovac has a decision to make about who starts at centre-back for second-placed Bayern with neither 2014 World Cup winners Jerome Boateng nor Mats Hummels, both 30, sure of a starting place. Kovac has said Niklas Suele is the only centre-back sure of a spot in the 11, leaving the experienced Germany stars to battle for the other berth. Hummels started last Friday’s 3-1 win at Hoffenheim, with Boateng on the bench, because “Mats was just a tiny bit better – we’re talking a micron” explained Kovac.
Fixtures (all times 4:30pm unless stated)
Today: Borussia Dortmund v Hanover, Borussia Moenchengladbach v Augsburg, Freiburg v Hoffenheim, Mainz v Nuremberg, Wolfsburg v Bayer Leverkusen, Werder Bremen v Eintracht Frankfurt (7:30pm)
Tomorrow: Bayern Munich v Stuttgart, Fortuna Duesseldorf v RB Leipzig (7pm) — AFP.
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