BERLIN, SEPT 17: Borussia Dortmund, surprise finalists last season, have undergone a summer of upheaval on and off the pitch ahead of Wednesday's Champions League opener at Club Brugge.
Dortmund's unlikely run to last season's final, where they dominated for much of the match but lost 2-0 to Real Madrid, masked a poor domestic season.
Dortmund finished fifth, 27 points behind unbeaten Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen.
That Leverkusen -- local rivals with a much smaller budget -- were able to break Bayern Munich's 11-year title streak, was particularly frustrating for Dortmund's management.
The result was a summer rebuild, with the club parting ways with Dortmund-born coach Edin Terzic and several regular players.
Dortmund have leaned heavily on local knowledge in their rebuild. —AFP
