5 reasons Borussia Dortmund will forever be in Bayern Munich’s shadow
Usurping the king can be a tricky task. All the stars must align, you must best them in combat and then have the resources to back yourself once you ascend to the throne.
That’s what many thought may happen when Borussia Dortmund won back-to-back league titles in 2011 and 2012, but they never imagined the storm that would come afterwards. Bayern Munich bit back hard, winning every Bundesliga crown since and have repeatedly put back their would-be foes.
Even in the modern game, it’s difficult to match the big boys, so here’s five reasons why Dortmund will be forever in Munich’s large, large shadow.
#5 The History
A lot of football fans are determined not to talk about history but unfortunately for Dortmund, Bayern’s eclipses them with ease. 27 Bundesliga titles to the Yellow’s eight, 18 DFB Pokal wins to four and five Champions League trophies to their one.
If you’re not great at maths, that’s a huge deficit for BVB to make up.
So that’s all in the past? Let’s talk about the here and now then. Munich have amassed nine major trophies over the past five years, compared to Dortmund’s one, which should be evidence enough because now it looks like picking on Peter Bosz’s side.
Admittedly, that haul is tough for anyone in Europe to compete with, which is why the gap is impossible to overcome.