This is the return of a true superpower.
Germany (along with Brazil) have won five World Cups, which is a record, so it is safe to say that our neighbours from across the channel are a proud and very talented footballing nation.
Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich have reinforced this with their fantastic performances in the Champions League this season.
For a while now it has been obvious that the Bundesliga has been on the rise but with their dominance of their league and Europe’s premier competition Bayern Munich have sent a message that they are going to be a force for years to come.
With Josep Guardolia and Mario Gotze to arrive in the summer, and barring a Barcelona miracle, a Champions League final to come, Bayern Munich have displayed the kind of footballing superiority that will be hard to overcome for many years.
The professional manner in which the club is run is an example to the top teams all across Europe as Munich have built their team on a mixture of talent brought through their academy supplemented by shrewd and efficient signings.
Dortmund, too, are a club run with similar German efficieny and following their tremendous victory over Real Madrid have to be considered a danger come the final of the Champiosn League.
Whomever makes the final, however, this season’s competition has provided brilliant drama and even better football, which makes the race for the final Champions League spot in the Premier League all the more enticing.