Dortmund showed a different performance in the UCL, what impressed us all about Dortmund was their success in qualifying from the hell group. However, in the Bundesliga they look a little unstable, usually Dortmund always compete tightly and suppress Bayern's dominance, but this season Laverkusen has taken over that role and appeared more impressive. The time gap until mid-January can be utilized by all teams competing in the Bundesliga, I think even though there are no new player recruitments, this time gap will be used to evaluate their respective performance.
Dortmund is now knocked out of the top four of the standings and has collected 27 points, the opportunity to penetrate the UCL zone is still open. Consistency in securing full points is a priority in the remaining matches of the second half, if they don't do something in the transfer window then they will have difficulty finishing in the top four of the standings.
Dortmund’s performance in the UCL is way different from how they perform im the domestic league. In the UCL they seem to be one big demon but a shadow of themselves when they get to the league. But rating their overall performance I’ll rate it mid, because this Dortmund isn’t what we know them to be and they’ve been overtaken by the likes of Leverkusen and Stuttgart, I think they need to sit up and maintain consistency.
Yes, the break is important at this period but without better addition to the entire team, I don’t think this Dortmund side will pose any kind of threat to Bayern Munich or Leverkusen. Rather they’ll try to maintain their UCL spot which is still very open. I think the team needs some key additions especially since the departure of Jude the team’s midfield hasn’t been in sweet shape; more reason for the addition of one or two key players to pilot the midfield.
The difference between Dortmund's performance in the Champions League and the Bundesliga is very clear, Dortmund can play impressively against PSG, Milan and Newcastle and can qualify as group winners, but in the Bundesliga Dortmund is not that impressive, even though in the previous season we all know that Dortmund's performance in the Bundesliga is very strong, but this season it seems that since Jude Bellingham was not in the team, Dortmund is starting to have difficulties in the Bundesliga and has been forced to shift its position to clubs like Leverkusen and Stuttgart.
The question is whether Dortmund management is willing to spend money to recruit players? even though Dortmund needs it because usually what happens is that Dortmund sells important players in the transfer market to make a profit, if Dortmund management cares about their club they should do their best and add new faces to improve their performance to compete in the Champions League and in the Bundesliga this seasons.