After the Bundesliga calendar was published last summer, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund knew they would be facing each other in May.

But little would either side realize that they would also be facing each other at Wembley's Champions League final on May 25th.

That made Saturday evening's game at the Westfalenstadion all the more important.

It could have been a dead rubber with Bayern 20 points clear and already German champions. But the looming shadow of the European Cup final gave this game an extra spark which was evident from the verbal sparring on the touchline between Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp and Bayern sporting director Matthias Sammer.

The fact that it is an all-German final in just under three weeks could make it quite fiery, something that has also been stoked by Bayern's signing of Dortmund's brightest star Mario Gotze.

Other talking points included the fact that both sides not playing their strongest sides (Bayern played an entirely second-string side), while Munich's reserve right back was sent off and Dortmund's semi-final goal hero Robert Lewandowski missed a penalty as the teams finished 1 - 1.

Despite the red card, Bayern still had more possession over the 90 minutes which is not that surprising. Bayern are second only to Barcelona when it comes to possession and pass completion in Europe while Dortmund are more of a counter-attacking unit. The Champions League final will certainly be dominated by the Bavarians in the possession stakes.

But, perhaps due to home advantage, playing against 10 men in the second half and their own direct nature, Dortmund created far more chances overall with 11 shots compared to Bayern's six, with Lewandowski restricted to two attempts.

As most people know by now, both sides play 4-2-3-1. But that shows how little formations can tell you about a team at times as they use different models of the system with a different emphasis.