Top five contenders for the Champions League spots in the Bundesliga

#2 Borussia Dortmund

Can Bosz do what Tuchel couldn't and replicate or better Klopp's success?

By Borussia Dortmund standards, they’ve had a poor couple of years since their last Bundesliga title in 2012. We’ve seen Thomas Tuchel come and go since the departure of Jurgen Klopp to Liverpool, but now there’s a new head coach in charge.

After taking Ajax all the way to the Europa League final – where they lost to Manchester United – Peter Bosz was appointed as Dortmund coach over the summer and despite the departure of Ousmane Dembele, they’ve got a squad that’s certainly capable of qualifying for the Champions League.

Become the world’s second record-breaking transfer, Dembele departed for Barcelona but since receiving €105m, they’ve only spent €7m of that on Manchester City’s Jadon Sancho.

That just goes to show the squad that they have. Bringing in Omer Toprak, Mahmoud Dahoud and Maximillian Philipp, Borussia Dortmund have strengthened in every area of the pitch. The breakthrough of Christian Pulisic is one to watch this season while their ability to keep Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at the club will certainly pay dividends.

It can't be said for sure whether Dortmund can challenge Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title, but they’ll certainly looking strong for the Champions League spots.