5 best sporting comebacks of 2015

#4 Borussia Dortmund (18th to 7th to 2nd )

The heart rending footage of Roman Weidenfeller and Mats Hummels apologizing to angry Borussia Dortmund supporters after a last minute loss to Augsburg in February, was the nadir of Dortmund’s year as the club plunged to the foot of the Bundesliga table. Their beloved manager Jurgen Klopp looked bereft of ideas, as his gegenpressing style of play had been figured out. Die Borussien seemed like a club that was on the precipice of disaster.

Klopp took the hit, changing his tactics from a previously gung-ho style to a relatively balanced one, which was aided by a change in personnel. Klopp also managed to rally his troops one final time, as he confirmed his departure from the club at the end of the season, where some determined performances saw Dortmund climb back all the way to 7th.

Thomas Tuchel came in and completely revamped and reenergized the club, instituting a new dietary regime coupled with a renewed focus on fitness. A switch of tactics to a more possession based style has seen Dortmund climb to the top echelons of the Bundesliga again, as players like Aubameyang and Reus have thrived to take their club to 2nd as the year comes to an end.