What do I know eh? I picked Juventus to go far in this season’s Champions League and they were humbled by the mighty Bayern Munich machine at the quarter-final stage.
It was disappointing for Juventus, no doubt, but they came up against the best team in Europe and a team that look to be a super power for years to come. Can Borussia Dortmund stop Bayern’s ascent to the summit in Champions League final?
Munich are surely favourites having dismantled Barcelona 7-0 over two legs but had Borussia Dortmund taken their chances in the second leg against Real Madrid they would have won by a similar margin in the Bernabeu.
There is much to be admired about Jurgen Klopp’s team and the manager has fine array of talents at his disposal. If they are to overcome Munich in the final they will be need every player to be at the top of their game; Robert Lewandowski needs to replicate the form and finishing he displayed during the first leg of the semi final whilst Marco Reus and Mario Gotze need to weave their magic in the midfield.
The difference with Bayern is that they have so much talent in every position that they are able to compensate if one of their star players is having an off day. The same cannot be said for Dortmund, however.
It will be a brilliant final; a celebration of German football’s rise to the top and the country’s two premier teams will battle it out for the European football’s most coveted prize.
Bayern are hard to overlook due to the sheer strength and quality of their squad but Dortmund know them better than anyone else and if Klopp’s men are firing on all cylinders they could take home the silverware.