Borussia Dortmund, currently second in the Bundesliga, welcomes league leaders FC Bayern Mnchen for the second leg of the 2025-26 season's Der Klassiker - German football's most intense rivalry - at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 12:30 p.m. ET, live on ESPN+ in both English and Spanish.
English-language coverage on Saturday kicks off at 11:30 a.m. ET with a special one-hour ESPN FC pregame show, live from Bundesliga Haus at LA Live's Tom's Watch Bar in Los Angeles. The pregame program features Bundesliga legends Jrgen Klinsmann (former manager of the United States and Germany national teams) and Patrick Owomoyela, who will engage with a vibrant live audience of FC Bayern and Dortmund supporters. Klinsmann and Owomoyela will also lead halftime and postgame analysis.
The 115th Der Klassiker on ESPN+:
Der Klassiker Friday & Saturday:
Host Mauricio Pedroza
Kay Murray (host), Alejandro Moreno, Jrgen Klinsmann, Patrick Owomoyela (on site: Archie Rhind-Tutt and Thomas Hitzlsperger)
English: Derek Rae and Stewart Robson
Spanish: Oswaldo Ruiz Madachi and Francisco Canepa
Murray, Alejandro, Klinsmann, Owomoyela, Rhind-Tutt, and Hitzlsperger
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The 115th Der Klassiker:
Saturday's match marks the 115th Bundesliga meeting between Germany's two most successful clubs.
Der Klassiker at Bundesliga Haus
Bundesliga Haus is a dynamic fan-focused event, bringing the best of German Fuball and culture to fans across the U.S. This immersive event offers fans an unparalleled opportunity to engage with the Bundesliga community and experience the fervor surrounding one of the league's most anticipated fixtures, Der Klassiker, featuring FC Bayern Mnchen and Borussia Dortmund, and live coverage from ESPN.
Bundesliga legends Jrgen Klinsmann and Patrick Owomoyela will be on-hand at Tom's Watch Bar in Los Angeles for live TV appearances with ESPN as well as fan meet and greets.
Klinsmann and Owomoyela will also join the Bundesliga Haus podcast, a new U.S.-focused Bundesliga podcast produced by Bundesliga Americas and Bundesliga Americas Studio set to be released in March.
For media inquiries, contact Michael LoRe: [email protected]
Bundesliga Matchday 24 Schedule:
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Source: ESPN
