Jurgen Klopp’s side secured their second straight league title last season as they defied the odds again to lift the Bundesliga. They bettered Bayern Munich for the second time in two years and piled more misery on the Reds, who
have been unable to secure any silverware in the last two years.
The Borussians accumulated a record 81 points last term and were a staggering seven points ahead of the Bavarians at the end of the campaign. Klopp had developed a team that had impressed and surprised Europe, and it certainly
defined the beginning of a new era.
However, with success come setbacks also. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shinji-Kagawa-c33364, who was probably Dortmund’s key to winning the league last season, joined Manchester United in the summer. The player’s departure raised many questions on whether the team
will live up to expectations in the upcoming campaign or not.
The club invested their money in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Reus-c23733, who was signed from Borussia Monchengladbach in a deal worth €17.5 million. The attacker was brought in as a possible replacement for the departing Japanese international and many predicted
that the responsibility was too big for a player such as Reus.
Robert Lewandowski was heavily linked with a move to Chelsea in the summer transfer window, but the German side were successful in reaching an agreement with the Polish striker, who has agreed to stay at least until the end of
the ongoing season.
The defending champions have not had the best of starts this season. They have put in some mixed performances whereas Bayern have had a flying start to the proceedings. Many have already made up their mind that the Bavarians will
end the season with the league title, but it may be too early to make judgements.
Although Dortmund have had a slow start, they are by-no-means a weaker team than last season. They have acquired one of the most promising talents in the form of Marco Reus, who apart from creating goals can certainly score as
well. This was something the club needed as they relied too much on the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robert-Lewandowski-c31255 in the past.
Reus is the kind of player who can score 20 goals in a season and can create as many. The attacker has also proved his mettle at the international stage in the limited chances he has been provided with and can prove to a vital
addition to Jurgen Klopp’s squad.
The Black Yellows were in the same situation when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nuri-Sahin-c28251 left for Real Madrid two years ago, but Kagawa took the responsibility and guided them to the title and this time it seems that Reus will be the man. The German international
has the ability and potential to rise to the occasion and will be one of Dortmund’s most important players.
Realistically, winning the Bundesliga this year might be a difficult task for Dortmund but they are certainly a stronger team than last season. This can also be justified from the fact that Bayern Munich have spent heavily this
summer to strengthen their squad after they lost the UEFA Champions League final at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 last year.
The transfer fee involved for the acquisition of Javi http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martinez-c24468 alone, which is €40 million, is much higher than the money the defending champions have spent on all buys this summer.
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