Borussia Dortmund are fighting for their first German championship since the 2011/2012 season. Since then, it has been second in the Bundesliga six times. The team led by Edin Terzic currently sits fifth with 31 points and is five points behind leaders Bayern Munich.
Piszczek and Lewandowski in the all-time XI of BVB. Błaszczykowski was omitted
Goal.com journalists have chosen Borussia Dortmund’s all-time best XI. There were two Polish players in this group. As a right-back, the choice fell on Łukasz Piszczek, who played for Borussia in 2010-2021. In addition to numerous trophies, journalists noted the Pole’s versatility. “Beyond the right-back, Piszczek played as a central defender when the situation called for it. This made him a very useful player,” we read. Piszczek played a total of 382 matches, scoring 19 goals and providing 64 assists.
One of the three strikers in this list was Robert Lewandowski, who played for Borussia Dortmund in 2010-2014 and scored 103 goals and 42 assists in 187 matches. During this time, the current Barcelona striker became the top scorer of the Bundesliga in the 13/14 season, scoring 20 goals. “There may have been many great strikers in BVB’s history, but most of them were eclipsed by Lewandowski. The pinnacle of his achievement was four goals against Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League in the 12/13 season. Robert led the club to great heights in four years, both at home and in Europe ” – write the Germans in the article.
The lack of Jakub Błaszczykowski in this list may be a big surprise. The former Polish international played for the Signal Iduna Park club from 2007 to 2016, with a break on loan to Fiorentina. During this time, Błaszczykowski played 253 matches, scoring 32 goals and making 52 assists. Goal.com’s all-time XI is as follows:
- Borussia Dortmund (4-2-1-3): Roman Weidenfeller – Lukas PiszczekJurgen Kohler, Julio Cesar, Dede – Matthias Sammer, Michael Zorc – Marco Reus – Manfred Burgsmuller, Robert LewandowskiLothar Emmerich
Source: Sport
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