It’s been a difficult few years for Borussia Dortmund, with Bayern Munich’s return to greatness coming hand-in-hand with a period where BVB were absent from the Champions League. However, Thomas Tuchel’s side are back in form and have a great chance of winning the Bundesliga this term, with Bayern settling under new boss Carlo Ancelotti.
Last year, Dortmund finished ten points behind Bayern but were the highest-scoring team in the Bundesliga, whilst only Bayern conceded less goals than them. With very positive moves in the transfer market, Dortmund can expect a strong season ahead and will fancy themselves in the Champions League- despite drawing defending champions Real Madrid.
Ahead of the Bundesliga’s kick-off this weekend, where Dortmund host Mainz, Top Eleven looks at how Tuchel’s side could set-up this season.
There’s set to be no changes between the sticks, with Swiss international Roman Burki getting the nod ahead of Roman Weidenfeller, but the defence in front of him has some alterations following the loss of Mats Hummels to Bayern Munich.
New signings Marc Barta and Raphael Guerreiro, who arrived from Barcelona and Lorient respectively, will take their spots in the back-line alongside experienced Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos, who has a lot of responsibility on his shoulders following the loss of Hummels, and veteran full-back Łukasz Piszczek.
Sven Bender will provide a cushion to the defence from his deep midfield role, which will allow the trio of midfielders ahead of him to have a greater impact in attack. Marco Reus will once again be a key-player for Thomas Tuchel’s side but the two new signings alongside him will provide a big boost.
Mario Gotze, returning to the club where he made his name after a difficult few years with Bayern Munich, is likely to feature in the centre alongside the man that assisted him for the World Cup winning goal against Argentina two-years ago, Andre Schurrle. The former Chelsea man made a big impact with Wolfsburg upon his return to the Bundesliga last season and should provide the same to Dortmund this term.
With support from Reus, Gotze and Schurrle, striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will be looking for another solid campaign. The Gabonese international stayed with the club this summer despite a wealth of interest from across Europe and will now be looking to increase his goal tally with Dortmund- which currently stands at 54 Bundesliga goals in 94 matches.
His new striker partner is youngster Ousmane Dembele, fresh from a solid breakthrough year in Ligue 1 with Rennes last term, and the 19-year-old has the capability to be an instant hit at the Westfalenstadion but Thomas Tuchel may use the French youth-ace sparingly in order to reduce the pressure upon him.
Despite losing Hummels and Ilkay Gundogan this summer, Dortmund enter the new campaign looking like a stronger side and their squad is bolstered by the likes of Emre Mor, Shinji Kagawa, Sebastian Rode, Julian Weigl, Erik Durm and Christian Pulisic- all of whom are ready to come into the side when required.
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