How different could Gio Reyna and Dortmund’s season have turned out had last week gone better?
We won’t know the answer to that for a few weeks, but Dortmund’s past two matches did have the feeling of a turning point.
If so, things appear to have taken a turn for the worse.
On Tuesday, Dortmund was bounced from the Champions League by a Chelsea side coming into their match in relegation form. That was followed by a damaging draw in the derby against Schalke — a team that actually is in a relegation battle.
Reyna got a rare chance to impress against Chelsea and though views on his performance are mixed, the one person whose opinion actually matters doesn’t seem to have rated him highly.
Let’s kick off the Five with a look at a disheartening week for Reyna and his club.