Soccer-Turmoil at Bayern could give Dortmund a chance in Klassiker-Matthaeus


FILE PHOTO: Logo of Bayern Munich is seen during a news conference in the Allianz Arena Stadium in Munich, Germany August 6, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayern Munich's problems off the pitch with a tumultuous annual general meeting and a vaccine debate as players are quarantined could give Borussia Dortmund the edge in the weekend Bundesliga Klassiker, ex-Germany captain Lothar Matthaeus said on Thursday.

The Bavarians saw club members protest at last week's AGM against the club's current Qatar Airways sponsorship deal over the country's human rights record, while half a dozen players were in quarantine nL1N2SF2GE related to COVID-19.

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