Whether one is a Bundesliga follower or not, any football fan cannot help but feel sorry for Borussia Dortmund this season. Certainly, there are probably even some Bayern Munich supporters who must not be enjoying a rival club's plight.
Indeed, the decline of die Schwarzgelben has been quite startling to behold. Once a title contender as they won the league in 2011 and 2012, followed by a second-placed finish in 2013 and 2014, Jurgen Klopp's men are now dead last in the league following yet another shock loss to Eintracht Frankfurt earlier today.
In prior seasons, Frankfurt would have dreaded facing off against Dortmund. Not so much this term, with the 2013 Champions League finalists just recording three wins and a dismal five consecutive loss run from their first 13 games. Yet, interestingly, they are doing well in Europe, with just one loss to Arsenal so far!
Not surprisingly, fans and neutrals alike were in shock following today's result and perplexed as to what is going wrong for Klopp's side. Here are some of them below:
Beaten by a parody of Marco Reus. How sad. RT @WhoScored: Marco Russ: MotM vs Borussia Dortmund, Rating 9.54. pic.twitter.com/cfFejKB7DQ
— RMCanterano (@rmcanterano) November 30, 2014
The fact that Dortmund have more points in their CL group (5 games) than their own league (13 games) is shocking.
— Tim Bolton (@timbolton1) November 30, 2014
Der BVB steht erstmals seit dem 2. Spieltag 2007/08 auf dem letzten Tabellenplatz. // Bottom of the table for the first time since 2007.
— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) November 30, 2014
Surely there's going to be a Black Friday style sale at Borussia Dortmund in the next 2 transfer windows? Will be a free for all frenzy.
— The Peoples Person (@PeoplesPerson_) November 30, 2014
pretty speechless. Dortmund official told me they're fighting against relegation on Thursday. I didn't believe him.
— Raphael Honigstein (@honigstein) November 30, 2014