The Borussia Dortmund midfielder is looking forward to another successful season and is confident that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Reus-c23733 and Mario Gotze will shine.
Jurgen Klopp’s side won the domestic double in the previous campaign. They downed Bayern Munich to lift both the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal titles last season and will be going into the new season in a bid to lift their third consecutive
league title.
Bender claims that although the departure of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shinji-Kagawa-c33364 to Manchester United this summer is a big loss, there are players who can step up and prove themselves next season. He expressed his delight on the signing of Marco Reus
from Borussia Monchengladbach and is confident that the German international has all what it takes to be a success at Signal Iduna Park.
The midfielder added that it will also be a new beginning for Mario Gotze, whose progress was hampered by an injury last season. He insisted that the youngster has the potential to be a world-class player and is looking forward
to playing with him.
The former 1860 Munich player is eager to see what team Jurgen Klopp plays in the upcoming season and admitted that things will not be easy in the next campaign.
“Shinji's departure is a loss, that's obvious. But we've brought in insane quality. Marco Reus is a great player. Let's see what the coach is planning in attack. And we've got another 'new one'. Mario Gotze. He has not really played
since December, he was injured for a huge amount of time,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
On the other hand, the player has set his sights on a successful showing in the UEFA Champions League. Bender admitted that the club has not been at their best in the competition in the last few years and wants to change the trend
this time around.
“It's okay to say [that we want to be in the Champions League]. We have won two consecutive league titles. Of course we want to be in the Champions League,” he concluded.
Borussia Dortmund will start the season against Werder Bremen on Friday, August 24.
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