"Bayern will win 3-1” Terry Phelan's Der Klassiker prediction

Terry Phelan is a former Manchester City and Chelsea centre-back

Our Journalist virtually sat down at a round table with former Chelsea and Manchester City defender Terry Phelan, and a few of them asked him questions about tomorrow's Der Klassiker—which will see Bayern and Dortmund play each other for the first time this campaign.

Terry Phelan has responded to the questions posed to him below.

Do you think Harry Kane will be able to reach the standard set by Robert Lewandowski?

Terry: When you talk about Lewandowksi, you know he has scored 344 goals, which shows the level he brought to Bayern. Daniel Levy was never going to sell Harry Kane to any English side, and he was going to go abroad. He picked the right team, and he has a quality team with young players. Since he joined, he has scored 12 goals and made five assists in nine games. He is in the Champions League, and last season he finished with 30 goals with Tottenham.

This tells you about the level of quality Kane has. For England as well, he has been productive, and he will always score goals. He is only 30 and not even in his prime; if he stays fit, he will be able to achieve Poland's record at Bayern. He always gets in the right position, and tomorrow it will be a big game for him with all the world watching, so yeah.

Accordingly, was it a wise move from Bayern Munich to sack Julian Nagelsmann?

I think Bayern Munich is doing okay in the Champions League, and then he gets sacked, and once you go that way, your time is numbered, Tuchel brought a different philosophy but didn't bring the best out of all the players. You saw Tuchel win the Champions League with Chelsea. Now he has come to Bayern last year, winning the Bundesliga, and now he is second with just two points behind. Like I said before, he has played just two games in 17 matches. They are still in the Champions League and have a big game tomorrow, and I think Bayern will be there tomorrow and win the game.

Jadon Sancho has been linked with a move to Dortmund. Do you think they should bring him back?

According to him, he shouldn't have gone to Manchester United in the first place. Of course, Manchester City got rid of him. I think it was a wrong choice to go back to Manchester United because they were in their training period. Now he has been disbarred from the locker room, and he has his dressing room. Such a young boy, coming from Dortmund, where he is excellent. Should he get back here and revive his career? He knows German football, and I don't see anything wrong with it. Now you worry about what is going on with him at Manchester, and if he is training there at all, they say he has attitude. He needs to revive his career in England, but it wouldn't be a bad thing if he returned to Dortmund.

What's your prediction for tomorrow's der Klassiker?

I would say Bayern will win 3-1 and Harry Kane will score two goals.

The Bundesliga Der Klassiker between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich will be aired on Sony Sports Network on 4th November 2023 from 11:00 PM IST onwards on Sony Sports Ten 5 and Sony Sports Ten 5 HD. Football Extraaa for Der Klassiker will have a pre, mid and post-show that will be broadcast on Sony Sports Ten 5 SD and HD from 10:00 PM onwards.