3) Borussia Dortmund
It has been a while since the German Bundesliga was competitive. Yes, we do see some cracking games in the league and a couple of upsets now and then. But in the end, Bayern Munich always win.
The last time the Bavarian giants did not win was in 2012 – also the last time Borussia Dortmund were a force to reckon with in the league. Ever since then, they have always finished second-best to Bayern, even narrowly losing out in the 2013 Champions League final.
Bayern have also been guilty of raiding the best clubs in the land and uprooting their best players. With the financial muscle and Hollywood-like allure, it is not difficult to find the best. So what if Dortmund had the trump card to sign Messi?
Thomas Tuchel has experimented with a number of formations varying from a 3-4-2-1 to a 4-1-4-1 to a 3-4-3... He has tried everything and they have lost their way a bit this season.
Slotting Messi into the number 10 role could give Dortmund the boost it needs. With Ousmane Dembele and Marco Reus to support him while he plays alongside Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the Signal Iduna Park faithful would have a gala time watching them bang in goals.
