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Highs and lows from Borussia Dortmund’s historic 2011/12 season

By Adam Bakr

Dortmund's players celebrate with the trophies of the German Cup (C) and the Bundesliga first division (R) after their team won the German cup " DFB Pokal " final football match Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on May 12, 2012. Dortmund defeated Munich 5-2. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSENRESTRICTIONS / EMBARGO - DFB LIMITS THE USE OF IMAGES ON THE INTERNET TO 15 PICTURES (NO VIDEO-LIKE SEQUENCES) DURING THE MATCH AND PROHIBITS MOBILE (MMS) USE DURING AND FOR FURTHER TWO HOURS AFTER THE MATCH. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT DFB. (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/GettyImages)
Dortmund's players celebrate with the trophies of the German Cup (C) and the Bundesliga first division (R) after their team won the German cup " DFB Pokal " final football match Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on May 12, 2012. Dortmund defeated Munich 5-2. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSENRESTRICTIONS / EMBARGO - DFB LIMITS THE USE OF IMAGES ON THE INTERNET TO 15 PICTURES (NO VIDEO-LIKE SEQUENCES) DURING THE MATCH AND PROHIBITS MOBILE (MMS) USE DURING AND FOR FURTHER TWO HOURS AFTER THE MATCH. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT DFB. (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/GettyImages) /
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Olympique Marseille´s Ghanaian striker Andre Ayew (R) celebrates scoring during the UEFA Champions League group F second-leg match Borussia Dortmund vs Olympique de Marseille at the Signal Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund, western Germany on December 6, 2011. Marseille won the match 2-3. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ
Olympique Marseille´s Ghanaian striker Andre Ayew (R) celebrates scoring during the UEFA Champions League group F second-leg match Borussia Dortmund vs Olympique de Marseille at the Signal Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund, western Germany on December 6, 2011. Marseille won the match 2-3. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ /

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Low: More European disappointment

Winning the Bundesliga and the DFB Pokal makes it easy to get over that year’s European disappointment, but seeing how dominant the side was domestically also makes you wonder how it could go so wrong. Dortmund were drawn into a group with Arsenal, Olympiacos and Marseille, a competitive but very winnable group, and finished last in what was the only real low point for the side this season.

It started with a home draw against Arsenal, where Ivan Perisic saved the side with a late equaliser. From there Dortmund went on to lose four of their next five games, more than they lost in the entirety of the domestic season. The lone win against Olympiacos was not enough for Dortmund to at least finish in third to go onto the Europa League.

No European fixtures may have benefitted Dortmund in the domestic games that followed, and perhaps played a part in the side going undefeated to close out the season. Still, crashing out of the groups was a bad look for a side coming off a League title and in the midst of competing for, and winning, another one in succession.

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