Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer: "There's a lot at stake against Borussia Dortmund"

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Borussia Dortmund

Emre Can (midfielder): "We can't wait! We sut this season wanting to run Bayern as close as possible when we meet. Now it's almost here. We have to work hard and prepare well. Then we'll see what happens."

Marco Rose (head coach): "We're all looking forward to the Klassiker. We know there are a few things we need to do better. We have to improve if we're going to trouble Bayern over the long-term. We want to seize our chance when they come to us, and be on our game."

Bayern Munich

Manuel Neuer (goalkeeper & captain): "We're looking forward to the match against Dortmund, it's another top-of-the-table clash. It's also a sign when you're on top in games like this. As always, there's a lot at stake. There's prestige and now we're also next to each other in the table. Dortmund have ground out some wins of late, and went top briefly, but we want to stay in front."

Thomas Müller (forward): "It was really important to get the win against Bielefeld. It put us back on top ahead of an extremely important game against Dortmund. That's where we want to stay."

Serge Gnabry (forward): "Our anticipation ahead of Der Klassiker is always enormous. The [Bielefeld] victory was enormously important for us to be able to go into the game with our heads held high."

Julian Nagelsmann (head coach): "Basically you're always ready for big games at Bayern. You have to go about it very intelligently and can't overdo it because we need the necessary freshness at the weekend. We'll do a few things and travel to Dortmund very well prepared. Then, it's all about staying in pole position."

Hasan Salihamidzic (sporting director): "[Erling] Haaland's a top player, and a great lad. He's a machine!"