"Dortmund have spent much of this season under Niko Kovac defying stereotypes: showing a more stable face, grinding out wins, pressing better, reemerging as clearly the second-best team in the Bundesrepublik."
"But on Wednesday night in Bergamo, the old problems came back to haunt die Schwarz-Gelben, and the team collectively had to Lehrgeld zahlen (literally pay up as a result of being taught a painful lesson) after being eliminated by Atalanta in their knockout round playoff tie in the UEFA Champions League."
"Bayern are almost certain to break the Bundesliga's single-season goalscoring record (they have 85 goals and need 17 more, a mere bagatelle surely?) Harry Kane requires 14 between now and mid-May to surpass Robert Lewandowski's 2020-21 benchmark of 41 league goals."
Borussia Dortmund confronts Bayern Munich in a pivotal Bundesliga encounter with the German word die Aufholjagd (the hunt to pursue) capturing the challenge ahead. Dortmund trails leaders Bayern by nine points with only eleven matches left, making a comeback unlikely despite improved performances this season under Niko Kovac. The team has demonstrated stability and emerged as the second-best in the Bundesliga, but recent elimination by Atalanta in the UEFA Champions League exposed old vulnerabilities. Bayern Munich dominates offensively, approaching the Bundesliga's single-season goalscoring record with 85 goals. Harry Kane continues exceptional form, requiring fourteen more goals to surpass Robert Lewandowski's 2020-21 benchmark of 41 league goals.
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