Halfway through last season, Borussia Dortmund were in pole position to dethrone Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
The new year saw Lucien Favre s bright young side falter just enough for Bayern s know how to tell, with Niko Kovac s men claiming a seventh successive top-flight crown.
But it means the anticipation is for a memorable tussle once again this time around, with the processions of recent campaigns hopefully a thing of the past. Throw in an ambitious chasing pack and you have quite a spectacle.
Before the first ball is kicked, five Omnisport journalists have put their necks on the line with some top-four predictions.
We totted up the overall scores and here s what we came up with. Apologies in advance to all at Signal Iduna Park…
