The German Clásico fascinates football Germany - and the world is rooting for it.

According to the German Football League, fans in more than 200 of the 211 countries that are part of the world football association FIFA will be there on TV or on the Internet when FC Bayern Munich play their 108th Bundesliga match on Saturday (6:30 p.m.) in the Allianz Arena Borussia Dortmund scores. In Germany, the subscription broadcaster Sky broadcasts the game live.

Numerous international TV stations report directly from the stadium. The DFL named, among others, ESPN (USA), ESPN Deportes (USA, South America), Viaplay (Poland, Norway, Sweden, Finland), beIN Sports France, beIN Sports Middle East, Network 4 (Hungary), Canal (Sub-Saharan Africa), OneFootball and BAND Sports (both Brazil).

The DFL subsidiary Sportcast uses 32 instead of 19 to 26 cameras as in other Bundesliga games. Numerous special cameras should increase the experience for the spectators.

DFL wants to polish the image of the Bundesliga

The German Football League also uses the game to enhance the image of the Bundesliga worldwide. The classic will be accompanied globally by the "Time to get real" campaign, according to a statement from the league organization: "This includes digital content on the Bundesliga channels as well as spots on TV and on out-of-home areas."

There will also be numerous public viewings on the day of the match, including in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Thailand, Indonesia, China and Nigeria. Former Bundesliga stars and club idols such as Lothar Matthäus, Philipp Lahm, Claudio Pizarro, Zé Roberto and Roman Weidenfeller are also part of the global activities of the DFL.

The summit meeting in this edition is more explosive than it already is: Dortmund are traveling to their rivals as leaders, while former BVB coach Thomas Tuchel is making his debut at Bayern as the successor to Julian Nagelsmann, who has been released. With a win, Tuchel would lead his new team back to the top.