An early dress rehearsal for the UEFA Champions League final ended in deadlock for Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, as Robert Lewandowski’s missed penalty in the second half saw BVB miss the chance to beat their rivals on the way to a 1-1 draw.
Mario Gomez had cancelled out Kevin Grosskreutz’s early goal in the first half.
Meeting just days after downing Real Madrid and Barcelona to seal the first all-German Champions League final, both Dortmund and Bayern took the opportunity to rest several key starters as they looked ahead to the May 25 Champions League final meeting.
This had no effect on the intensity of the match, however, as both teams demonstrated from the beginning that they were keen to hurt their rivals.
The draw means that the Bundesliga’s top two maintain their positions: Bayern as already-crowned champions and Dortmund just one point shy of confirming their runner-up spot.
The pair will meet again in the Champions League showpiece in Wembley on May 25.
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