Wolfsburg's Xaver Schlager vies for the ball with Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland. EPA
Wolfsburg's Xaver Schlager vies for the ball with Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland. EPA
Borussia Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro celebrates scoring their first goal. Reuters
Borussia Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro celebrates scoring their first goal. Reuters
Raphael Guerreiro celebrates scoring Dortmund's first goal. Reuters
Raphael Guerreiro celebrates scoring Dortmund's first goal. Reuters
Dortmund and Wolfsburg players observe a minute's silence in homage to the victims of Covid-19 pandemic. AFP
Dortmund and Wolfsburg players observe a minute's silence in homage to the victims of Covid-19 pandemic. AFP
Bayer Leverkusen's Sven Bender and Kerem Demirbay in action with Borussia Moenchengladbach's Jonas Hofmann. Reuters
Bayer Leverkusen's Sven Bender and Kerem Demirbay in action with Borussia Moenchengladbach's Jonas Hofmann. Reuters
Moenchengladbach's and Leverkusen's players leave the pitch at half time. AP
Moenchengladbach's and Leverkusen's players leave the pitch at half time. AP
Leverkusen midfielder Charles Mariano Aranguiz, left, and Moenchengladbach midfielder Florian Neuhaus vie for the ball. AP
Leverkusen midfielder Charles Mariano Aranguiz, left, and Moenchengladbach midfielder Florian Neuhaus vie for the ball. AP
Marcus Thuram of Borussia Moenchengladbach is challenged by Kerem Demirbay of Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Getty Images
Marcus Thuram of Borussia Moenchengladbach is challenged by Kerem Demirbay of Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Getty Images
Leverkusen's Kai Havertz, 3rd left, celebrates with teammates scoring. AP
Leverkusen's Kai Havertz, 3rd left, celebrates with teammates scoring. AP
Freiburg midfielder Janik Haberer (C) and Bremen defender Kevin Vogt and midfielder Maximilian Eggestein vie for the ball. EPA
Freiburg midfielder Janik Haberer (C) and Bremen defender Kevin Vogt and midfielder Maximilian Eggestein vie for the ball. EPA
Freiburg defender Manuel Gulde (R) and Bremen forward Joshua Sargent vie for the ball. EPA
Freiburg defender Manuel Gulde (R) and Bremen forward Joshua Sargent vie for the ball. EPA
General view inside the stadium during the match between Freiburg and Bremen. Reuters
General view inside the stadium during the match between Freiburg and Bremen. Reuters
Players observe a minute of silence to commemorate the victims of the coronavirus pandemic, prior to the match between Freiburg and Werder Bremen. AP
Players observe a minute of silence to commemorate the victims of the coronavirus pandemic, prior to the match between Freiburg and Werder Bremen. AP
Dennis Srbeny (C) of SC Paderborn celebrates with teammates after scoring against Hoffenheim. EPA
Dennis Srbeny (C) of SC Paderborn celebrates with teammates after scoring against Hoffenheim. EPA
Substitute players of Hoffenheim wear protective masks and watch the match from the stands. EPA
Substitute players of Hoffenheim wear protective masks and watch the match from the stands. EPA
Paderborn midfielder Sebastian Vasiliadis (C) vies with Hoffenheim midfielder Sebastian Rudy (L) and defender Stefan Posch. AFP
Paderborn midfielder Sebastian Vasiliadis (C) vies with Hoffenheim midfielder Sebastian Rudy (L) and defender Stefan Posch. AFP

Football

Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick says Borussia Dortmund clash is not the title decider

Win over Frankfurt failed to hide weakness against set pieces

The National

May 24, 2020

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Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick says Tuesday's game with Borussia Dortmund is not a Bundesliga title decider.

Bayern maintained their four-point lead over Dortmund at the top of the table with a 5-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt shortly after Dortmund had won at Wolfsburg.

Goals from Leon Goretzka, Thomas Muller, Robert Lewandowski and Alphonso Davies completed the thumping win.

They could move seven points clear and put one hand on an eighth successive league title with a win, but Flick says nothing will be decided on Tuesday.

"We hope for a nice game on Tuesday," he said on the club's official website. "Regardless of the result, nothing will be decided afterwards."

Despite the emphatic scoreline, there were areas of concern for Bayern. After goals from Goretzka, Muller and Lewandowski put them 3-0 up, their vulnerability at set-pieces was highlighted as Martin Hinteregger scored twice inside four minutes to make a game of it.

Davies restored some calm with a fourth goal, tough, and then Hinteregger put through his own net to make it a comfortable ending for the hosts.

"I'm very happy with the first half," Flick added. "We dominated. The first half was as we imagined it to be.

"After the break we came out and made it 3-0. Maybe we ticked off the game a bit afterwards and maybe the concentration was missing.

"We weren't that good against the ball. Frankfurt has very good standards. We knew that. We didn't look well there. We look at that and will learn from it."

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Strait of Hormuz

Fujairah is a crucial hub for fuel storage and is just outside the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route linking Middle East oil producers to markets in Asia, Europe, North America and beyond.

The strait is 33 km wide at its narrowest point, but the shipping lane is just three km wide in either direction. Almost a fifth of oil consumed across the world passes through the strait.

Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the strait, a move that would risk inviting geopolitical and economic turmoil.

Last month, Iran issued a new warning that it would block the strait, if it was prevented from using the waterway following a US decision to end exemptions from sanctions for major Iranian oil importers.

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