I felt like I needed a change, and that playing under Pep would help me to evolve as a player.“I made the decision to go but I didn’t understand the consequences. Bartra was brought in to replace the Germany international, but was only a squad player in his time at Barcelona. Despite dominating the opening third of the tie, Arsenal levelled through Alexis Sanchez. Ann-Kathrin Götze Ann-Kathrin Götze and Mario Götze have been proud parents of little Rome for a few weeks. Gotze’s best attribute is his passing ability and Tuchel has sought to use him behind either Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang or Adrian Ramos in attack, which in time will bring out the best in the 24-year-old.Should the midfielder get back to his peak form he can be the driving force for a surge towards the title as Dortmund have enough attacking talent such as Marco Reus, Ousmane Dembele, Schurrle, Pulisic, Mor and Castro to keep scoring pace with Bayern at the top.The one area of concern for Tuchel will be at the back, with Hummels potentially being the difference between the two clubs in the race for the Bundesliga crown. He played around 50 games each season and won four titles. Alphonso Davies backed to become Bayern legend by former coach Robinson Raiola insists Man Utd, Real Madrid target Haaland staying at BVB PSG boss Tuchel defends tearful Neymar and Mbappe after shooting blanks in Champions League final Rumour Has It: Man Utd ready to give up on Sancho, Barca re-open Martinez talks The Week in Women's Football: Exclusive with Arsenal star Evans; Aston Villa make moves; UCL quarter-finals; OneFootball is your number one source for football news, stats and trends. But now everyone can partake of this activity as there is online assistance available to guide first-timers who are usually nervous about their decision. Since the first in July, planned birth had taken place earlier, had a wife and child, both of which are doing well to stay longer in the hospital. While statistics shows that Gotze is good on position of attacker, so what Beckenbauer said leaves us questioning what he wanted to say.“I could’ve helped the team out a great deal by scoring at least one goal,” he told reporters after the match. “For a lot of people, football is more than a game.“At the time, it was shocking. While some may attribute Guardiola’s hostility to the fact that he has already agreed to join Manchester City at the end of the season, his frostiness towards Gotze could indicate that he – and many in the Bayern hierarchy – believe that the young German simply isn’t good enough to start for the Bundesliga champions.When Gotze scored that career-defining goal for Germany against Argentina just two years ago, many believed that the former Borussia Dortmund man would go on to mature into one of the very best midfielders on the planet.
I intensified it step by step and week by week.After a long time away from the squad Gotze was finally able to rejoin his team-mates in pre-season, with the club currently on a tour of Japan and China.“Yes, it has been a superb moment, definitely,” Gotze said of his return to the first-team set-up.“I have been in rehab for five months, so I could not train with the team and have not been with the team. “But it was not something done overnight.“Bayern approached me the previous year and I decided not to go. All that will be on the German’s mind for now though, will be progressing past Benfica in the Champions League and improving their domestic form over the next few weeks.Borussia Dortmund attempt to break Bayern Munich’s stranglehold of the Bundesliga was kickstarted with a 6-0 hammering of Darmstadt 98 at the Westfalenstadion. It certainly was not me – that was the last thing I wanted!