TEMPO.CO, Berlin - Borussia Dortmund will still pose a threat to Bayern Munich when both teams clash in the Bundesliga on Saturday, despite their four-match losing streak, Bayern captain Philipp Lahm believes.
After finishing second to Bayern in the league for the last two years, Dortmund have endured their worst start in the league season for 27 years and are 15th place in the standing with only two wins from their opening nine games.
Pep Guardiola's Bayern are four points ahead and undefeated as they prepare to host their rivals in Germany's “Klassiker” at Munich's Allianz Arena with a 14-point gap separating both teams.
Both Dortmund and Bayern top their Champions League groups with three consecutive wins, but after Dortmund played a 3-0 league win at Munich's Allianz Arena in April, Lahm believes the next clash will not be easy.
"It's a meeting between two sides that have spent the last few years contesting the title," he said.
"Dortmund have shown their true selves in the Champions League with nine points from three games. They're a real threat to us."
Bayern defeated Dortmund 2-0 in May's German Cup final in Berlin the last time the teams met, but Borussia easily took a 3-0 win in Munich in their last league meeting.
Dortmund captain Mats Hummels described the Bayern game as a "tasty task".
"If there is one game when we can get some self-confidence, it's the game against Bayern," said Hummels.
Veteran midfielder Sebastian Kehl says Dortmund can win in Munich, providing they shake off their lack of league goals, having scored only four goals in their last six Bundesliga games.
"We have always looked good against Bayern and we can again, if we play compact and have a bit of luck," said Kehl. "But most of all we must have the will to score a goal in the league."
Borussia warmed up for their trip to Munich by defeating home Hamburg's St. Pauli 3-0 in the second round of the German Cup.
"The victory was important for Saturday, we want to annoy Bayern," said Dortmund's Germany international Kevin Grosskreutz as reported in the AFP.
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