Borussia Dortmund can still reach 71 points from 34 matches in the Bundesliga, which would be five more than last season. Since the introduction of the three-points-for-a-win system in the Bundesliga in 1995, 71 points have been enough to win the title on eight out of 19 occasions.
“There are still six points to play for, and we want to get them all,” said Jürgen Klopp in the build-up to the penultimate league game this season before adding with a grin: “We have also noticed that this season is one of the better ones.” Since the 2010/11 campaign, BVB have averaged 2.14 points per game; this season a very good 2.03 points.
During their busy schedule with three games per week, BVB earned 16 out of a possible 18 points - more than any other club in the Bundesliga. That successful spell was followed up with a 2-2 draw at Leverkusen last weekend. “We have picked up an extraordinary amount of points during that period,” said Klopp. Referring to games against Stuttgart and Wolfsburg, which they both won from behind, as well as the match against Bayern, he added: “These were nine points which could have easily gone the other way, and then we would be under a lot of pressure now.”
But they went BVB’s way and helped them to secure second spot – leaving the 70-point mark as the final target of this Bundesliga season.
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