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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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Dortmund’s players celebrate scoring during the German first division Bundesliga football match Borussia Dortmund vs FC Schalke 04 in the western German city of Dortmund on November 26, 2011. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ
Dortmund’s players celebrate scoring during the German first division Bundesliga football match Borussia Dortmund vs FC Schalke 04 in the western German city of Dortmund on November 26, 2011. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ /

High: Dominance over rivals

Dortmund were unbeatable for long stretches of the season, and that was certainly the case when it came to rivalry games and top four opponents. With the exception of losing the German Supercup in a shootout to Schalke 04, Dortmund would largely dominate their rivals and closest pursuers throughout the season.

The aforementioned 5-2 win over Bayern Munich was the icing on the cake after doing the double over their Baverian rivals in the league season with a pair of 1-0 wins. They would also redeem the Supercup loss by beating Schalke in both league fixtures, winning 2-0 at home and 2-1 away. The four wins gave Dortmund a perfect record against the other sides that finished in the top three.

Home wins against fourth placed Gladbach and fifth placed Bayer Leverkusen capped off a perfect record at the Westfalenstadion for Dortmund against the remainder of the Bundesliga’s top five sides.

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Draws against the two sides away from home may have seen the perfect record fade away but still saw the side go undefeated in the games that potentially meant the most in their title campaign.

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