Bundesliga 2021/22: How Nagelsmann orchestrated a Der Klassiker win to clinch the Bundesliga title – tactical analysis

The 31st game week of the 2021-22 Bundesliga season saw historic rivals Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund face off in a vital clash at the Allianz Arena  a game which was pretty much a title-deciding one. Both teams came into this match on the back of an impressive performance in their last game  especially Borussia Dortmund who won 6-1 against Wolfsburg. 

Bayern Munich won the game and hence clinched their record 32nd Bundesliga title and a 10th consecutive one.

This tactical analysis features how Bayern and Nagelsmann masterminded a victory with their tactics against Marco Rose’s men. Let’s begin the analysis.

Lineups

Bayern Munich made two changes to the lineup that beat Arminia in their last game week with Kingsley Coman and Lucas Hernandez coming into the team in place of Marcelo Sabitzer and Tanguy Nianzou respectively. 

Dortmund, on the other hand, made three changes to the lineup that thrashed Wolfsburg 6-1 with Hitz, Guerreiro and Reiner coming into the lineup for Kobel, Witsel and Rothe respectively as Marco Rose went back to a 4-2-3-1 system. 

Bayern’s strategies out of possession

Nagelsmann in his first season at the club has used the 4-2-3-1 system mostly with the 3-4-3 / 3-4-2-1 being used once in a while. In this game against their historic rivals, they went with a 4-2-3-1 and a 4-4-2 / 4-2-2-2 formation out of possession.