Borussia Dortmund, the team on every fans lips throughout Europe and also throughout the 2012-2013 Champions League campaign.
However it wasn't to be as they were beaten 2-1 by fierce Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich in the Champions League final at Wembley, going down to goals scored by Mario Mandzukic and Arjen Robben with an Ikay Gundogan penalty sandwiched in between both goals.
What next then, for this team that have won over many admirers this season?
We've seen a team in Europe before, win over many neutral fans on their journey to a European final before being beaten in a final and their best midfielder being poached before the team itself, went on a downward spiral in domestic competitions.
That team of course is Athletic Bilbao, they went on to the Europa League final in 2011-2012 season, dismantling Schalke 04 and Manchester United on the way to that final before being beaten soundly 3-0 by Atletlico Madrid in the final. Bilbao themselves then went on to sell Javi Martinez to Bayern Munich and have hardly had the best of seasons since.
Borussia Dortmund have already agreed the sale of Mario Gotze to rivals Bayern Munich next season and with the likes of Mats Hummels, Ilkay Gundogan, Robert Lewandowski and the pretty much recently acquainted Marco Reus being linked with exits from the club, many would hope that Jurgen Klopp can keep this young group of players together. They have the right balance of youth, skill and experience in their current squad and any neutral fan can admit themselves that it would be a shame to see this group of players disband so soon.
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