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Dortmund's problems are still the same as the previous season, they are a strong team but they can't be consistent and that has been visible since the start of this season so I wouldn't be surprised if over the course of this season they will experience declines and increases in performance without any clear reason every week. , that's the reality of the Dortmund team.
To compete at the top in the race for the Bundesliga title, Dortmund is still being considered, but I'm sure it won't be hot and long, and in fact, this season, Leverkusen is more of a threat in the title competition with Bayern than Dortmund.
The main reason for Dortmund's erratic and poor performances is that their defense is very weak. If Dortmund's defense is strong, then Dortmund's performance is likely to be very stable and consistent. Dortmund conceded 17 goals in 11 matches. None of the teams in the top four of the points table have conceded that many goals. Dortmund's defense therefore needs to improve quickly if they want to stay in the top four of the table.
Dortmund will play their next match against Gladbach. The performance of this team is very erratic but the team is strong enough. And they always perform well against big teams. So Dortmund has the possibility of losing points in this match as well.
It is true that Dortmund seems to have given up its status as a direct challenger to Bayern Munich in the hunt for the Bundesliga trophy, and seems to have given it to Laverkusen this season. Currently they have lost their place in the top four of the standings, if Leipzig and Stuttgart continue to be consistent then they will not enter the UCL zone next season.
In the last three matches they failed to win, but they showed a different performance in the UCL group phase by managing to temporarily occupy the top of group F. sometimes I think Dormund fate is like Arsenal in the EPL, in some matches they can be unbeatable, but in important moments they lose their consistency.
apart from that, it is possible that after this international break their performance will improve again, so they will be able to become consistent again to secure points so they can successfully re-enter the top four of the Bundesliga standings.