11 years at Borussia Dortmund, Reus could win first Bundesliga

This Saturday, the 27th, the Borussia Dortmund can win again Bundesliga after a hiatus of more than a decade. With the last title in the 2011/2012 season, the team saw the rival Bayern Munchen lift the German champion cup for 10 consecutive years. However, the team leads the competition and Marco Reusthe club’s main player in recent years, could win the championship for the first time.

Symbol of a generation at the club, Marco Reus arrived at the club in 2012, after Dortmund’s last German title. Before joining the team, the midfielder played for Borussia Mongengladbach, a team that finished fourth in the 2011/2012 season. With prominence, the German drew attention and was hired by the current champion.

However, right in his first season, Reus was faced with an overwhelming performance from Bayern Munich. The team won 29 games, drew on four occasions and suffered only one defeat in the league, adding 91 points out of a possible 102. Furthermore, the Bavarians won the Champions Leagueprecisely against Borussia Dortmund.

Thus, over the 11 years at the club, Marco Reus got used to seeing his great rival lift the cup, while Borussia accumulated six runners-up. The most painful was in the 2018/2019 season, when BVB was in second place by just two points.

That story could change this Saturday, the 27th, in the last round of this edition of the Bundesliga. With 70 points, Borussia Dortmund needs a victory to not depend on the result of Bayern x Cologne to lift the cup. In this way, Marco Reus and company face the mainzat the Signal Iduna Parkseeking to put an end to the rival’s hegemony in the German Championship.

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