Jamal Musiala ran away patting his head in wonderment but, even if nodded equalisers are hardly his stock-in-trade, there was little to feel surprised about. Bayern Munich had been knocking on the door all half against opponents who never looked secure and eventually they did as they have all season, averting defeat and fending off any breathless predictions of a revived Bundesliga title race. Of course it was Musiala, who had already won them two games in November, rising above the mean on Germany’s highest stage.
The tale of how Musiala was lost to England is well told by now. So the real story here was about someone who may shine in his stead; a player whose first senior call-up is surely a matter of time. Jamie Gittens illuminated this fixture, a modern-era classic in name and nature, by scoring a sensational goal just before the half-hour and tormenting Bayern all night from his perch on the left. If he lies on the periphery of public consciousness back home, perhaps now is the moment to remember his name. While a flagging Dortmund could not complain about being pegged back, their 20-year-old winger deserved to be on the winning side.
