After ten consecutive titles for the all-powerful Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund can break the hegemony of the German Rekordmeister on Saturday. If the yellow-blacks win at home against mid-engine Mainz on Saturday afternoon (3.30 pm) on the final day of the Bundesliga, then the champagne corks can pop in Dortmund.
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Borussia Dortmund starts the final match day with two points ahead of Bayern Munich. The defending champion will play on the field of Cologne on Saturday afternoon, another mid-engine. Dortmund captures its ninth title, its first since 2012, if it beats Mainz anyway.
Thomas Meunier is injured and will not play this weekend. — © dpa/picture-alliance
Their British superstar Jude Bellingham, who has been linked with Real Madrid, is still slightly doubtful before the clash. He missed the previous game against Augsburg with a knee injury, but resumed group training on Thursday and coach Terzic sees him getting fit in time.
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Dortmund will not owe his possible title to his season start. With six defeats in fifteen games and a meager sixth place, the men of coach Edin Terzic got off to a mediocre start. From mid-January, the upward trend began. Dortmund booked eight victories in a row, including the first leg against Mainz, albeit in the nick of time.
Borussia Dortmund’s ‘Gelbe wall’ is ready to go wild. — © REUTERS
The series of victories put the Borussia in a joint leadership position with its great rival Bayern Munich. From matchday 23, Bayern and Dortmund leapfrogged a total of five times. The last and perhaps decisive change of power took place when Bayern lost 3-1 at Leipzig.
