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What is Borussia Dortmund’s ideal XI for the coming season?

By Navjot Kasukurthy

DORTMUND, GERMANY - APRIL 08: Michy Batshuayi of Borussia Dortmund celebrates scoring the goal to the 2:0 during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart at the Signal Iduna Park on April 08, 2018 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images)
DORTMUND, GERMANY - APRIL 08: Michy Batshuayi of Borussia Dortmund celebrates scoring the goal to the 2:0 during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart at the Signal Iduna Park on April 08, 2018 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images) /
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CM: Axel Witsel

BAD RAGAZ, SWITZERLAND – AUGUST 6: New player Axel Witsel of Borussia Dortmund during training camp on August 6, 2018 in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. (Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images)
BAD RAGAZ, SWITZERLAND – AUGUST 6: New player Axel Witsel of Borussia Dortmund during training camp on August 6, 2018 in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. (Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images) /

Japanese star Shinji Kagawa had a fantastic season with BVB before going above and beyond everyone’s expectations with his National Team in the World Cup. Dortmund had several names on their roster in the midfield department but none who could challenge Kagawa for a spot.

Mario Götze was expected to be his substitute and with the German recovering his form, things were starting to get very interesting indeed. The signing of Axel Witsel, however, has drowned the competition into the water. Witsel is a big name and will probably remain a fixture in the starting XI for most of the season. This signing is definitely going to deprive one key player of major minutes in the coming season, no matter where he plays.

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