And regarding the competition in the UCL, Dortmund will join the most difficult group with Newcastle, PSG and AC Milan. I think with Dortmund's current performance it seems like there is no chance for them to qualify from this group.
If you look at their main squad, let alone PSG and AC Milan, even Newcastle is still much better than Dortmund, we can see how they play in the Bundesliga. There are no points they got in the last two matches, only a draw and that doesn't convince everyone that they They deserve to qualify for the UCL group because they haven't seen their attacking power that is good enough.
So far what I have noticed is that on the front line they seem to have quite weak and not good attacking power so there needs to be an evaluation to change another strategy so that Dortmund can be better. Before meeting Acmilan in the UCL, they will face Hoffenheim. I would be happy if Dortmund can win this match and improve their position in the current standings.
It looks like it will be very difficult for Borussia Dortmund to get through this round while Dortmund has to compete against other big clubs where it is very clear that Dortmund will not be able to beat those clubs.
I think actually Borussia Dortmund not need to chase the champions league too much because this club can take advantage of the situation when Bayern munich will definitely be more focused on the champions league so Dortmund will take the opportunity to get more points because of course Bayern Munich players will lose a little when the match schedule a huge amount.
Don't expect more for Borussia Dortmund, at least they can still be ranked second in the Bundesliga.