Normally, a Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund showdown in mid-April could be decisive for the Bundesliga title. There is little more at stake in Saturday's match in Munich, however, than pride.

Bayern is already champion and has 20 points more than Dortmund in second. Dortmund's only target is to remain second and perhaps finish fewer than 25 points behind Bayern, which was the gap between them last season.

Bayern advanced to the Champions League semifinals over Manchester United in midweek, while Borussia Dortmund fell short against Real Madrid.

There is much more suspense at the bottom of the table, where six clubs are separated by four points with five matches to play.

Here are five things to know about the weekend matches in the Bundesliga.

STRIKER VS. STRIKER: Robert Lewandowski and Mario Mandzukic lead the Bundesliga with 17 goals each and will become teammates next season — if Mandzukic does decide to stay with Bayern.

Dortmund's Lewandowski is considered the more polished of the two but the scrappier Mandzukic has come through for Bayern on big occasions. He often scores important goals, as he did by heading the equalizer against Manchester United in a 3-1 comeback victory in the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday.

It is far from certain that either will actually play on Saturday.

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ROTATING, ROTATING: Both Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola and his Dortmund colleague Juergen Klopp like to rotate their squads, especially before important matches.

The difference is that Guardiola has a deeper squad to pick from. Dortmund has been hit by a series of injuries to key players throughout the season and many are still out of action.

Guardiola took a risk last week when he fielded a team with several newcomers against Augsburg and lost, ending Bayern's 53-match unbeaten run. But the stars were fresh for United.

So don't expect to see full-strength lineups on Saturday since there is little at stake in that match, while both teams have German Cup semifinals ahead next week.

Dortmund could sweeten a difficult season by lifting the cup, while Bayern is seeking to repeat a sweep of three titles it won last season. Dortmund plays Wolfsburg in the cup and Bayern meets second-division Kaiserslautern.

"We are not going to Munich to give any presents. But when we look at the two upcoming matches, the German Cup has priority," Dortmund's CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke told Thursday's Kicker magazine.

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LEWANDOWSKI REPLACEMENT: Borussia Dortmund has already signed one striker to fill in the gap left by Lewandowski's departure, Colombia forward Adrian Ramos from Hertha Berlin.

Watzke says Lewandowski cannot be replaced "one-to-one" and that Dortmund will sign another striker. He would not confirm Kicker's report that it would be Josip Drmic of Nuremberg, who has scored 16 goals this season, just like Ramos.

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HANNOVER VS. HAMBURG: Hannover and Hamburg are two of the teams fighting against relegation. Mirko Slomka started the season in charge of Hannover, now he will be guiding Hamburg against his former club when they meet on Saturday in Hannover. Slomka once wanted current Hannover coach Tayfun Korkut as assistant.

Hannover has two points more than Hamburg, the only founding member of the Bundesliga that has not been relegated in its 51-year history.

Hannover will be without injured top striker Mame Diouf, while his Hamburg counterpart Pierre-Michel Lasogga is doubtful.

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NOT SO NEW COACH IN LEVERKUSEN: All Sascha Lewandowski had to do when he became the new coach of Leverkusen was to change office. Lewandowski left his job as coach of Leverkusen's juniors when Sami Hyypia was fired last week.

Lewandowski already shared responsibility for the first team when he and Hyypia were co-trainers for a while last season. He expects to return to the juniors after the season is over.

Before then, his job will be to return Leverkusen to a Champion League place.

Leverkusen has dropped from second to fifth and is seven points behind Schalke in third, which means the last direct slot in the Champions League. Moenchengladbach is in fourth on goal difference over Leverkusen.