Years go by, but the story remains the same, just like in the famous American movie ‘Groundhog day’. The season starts and Borussia Dortmund is the candidate to overthrow Bayern from the first spot, but when the season ends, the Millionaires end up as the second (usually). And it looks like it will happen again this season, and that is something that sporting director Michael Zorc doesn’t like.Can we all agree that Dortmund are the biggest club in Germany? pic.twitter.com/ItIf337Joh— ali (@tcourtois1ii) April 21, 2022 In the last 9 years, in which Bayern were champions every single season, Borussia has always been ‘there at the top’, but never champions, so it’s quite normal that Zorc is not happy with anything apart from the first place. From the season 2011/12, when they were champions the last time, the Millionairs have finished second 5 times and their lowest position was 7th only once.“For second place, no one will pat you on the shoulder on Westenhellweg in Dortmund. This atmosphere is a danger for the club and its 800 employees. We need to get away from being considered a failure if you don’t become a champion. The latter will be the norm and we must still have the opportunity to achieve satisfaction. We almost always finish second – and it’s not good enough for a lot of people. It’s an unequal race” said Borussia’s director for “Funke Medien”.Yellow-blacks set to pay $22 million! Algerian ace Bensebaini to swap one Borussia for anotherOff course, all this has it’s financial consequences, as Bayern is far richer than any other club in the country, so even a big club like Borussia can sometimes just watch as their best player leaves for arch rivals, sometimes even for free, as it was the case with Robert Lewandowski.”We made 285 million euros less in sales than FC Bayern in the last financial year. This difference means that Bayern can afford around ten Gnabrys more than we can when it comes to salaries” explained Zorc.A new trend or an exception: Dortmund snatch one of Bayern’s transfer targetsBut it looks like Borussia will be second (again) this season. The difference is just too much, but Dortmund could spice things up with a victory against Bayern, in Munich.“Bayern can become champions. We want to try to prevent that. For that, we need a top performance. We played a good game last Saturday, we need that performance at an even higher level and consistently over 90 minutes. It’s about defending the offensive power, but also becoming dangerous on the offensive and creating scoring chances” said coach Marco Rose.BUNDESLIGA – ROUND 31Friday21:30: (2.60) Wolfsburg (3.25) Mainz (2.95)Saturday16:30: (1.58) Koln (4.20) Bielefeld (6.50)16:30: (2.50) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.40) Hoffenheim (2.75)16:30: (1.95) Freiburg (3.50) M’ gladbach (3.90)16:30: (8.00) Greuther Furth (5.10) Leverkusen (1.42)16:30: (1.50) RB Leipzig (4.30) Union Berlin (7.75)19:30: (1.45) Bayern (4.70) Dortmund (6.75)Sunday16:30: (2.40) Bochum (3.35) Augsburg (3.20)18:30: (2.90) Hertha (3.30) Stuttgart (2.65)***odds are subject to change***
