Dortmund in Champions League final is a reason to celebrate football but they must not pop open the champagne yet
It was fitting that Mats Hummels was the one who headed home the goal which eventually sealed the Champions League final spot for Borussia Dortmund. Those who have followed the club over the past decade may have preferred Marco Reus to do the honors but this was more befitting.Ousted by Bayern Munich after just one game, it was during his eight-year stint at Dortmund that Hummels had become one of the most reliable centre-halves in the world. So much so that the serial Bundesliga winners in Munich came back calling again, this time with a five-year contract. Multiple injuries, a considerable dip in form, tensions behind the scenes with the management, and his stay was cut short in 2019. It was a bad break up that left the 31-year-old being referred to as a ‘washed’ defender. Which is wh...