Season Five: Season Review
Transfers
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A transfer saga revolving around Gilberto engulfed the summer. Having endeared himself to the Dynamo faithful in his two seasons at the club, it was a disappointment to see him move to Juventus, despite receiving a big sum in return. With Dynamo in the UEFA Champions League for the first time, big name signings were needed. Eliaquim Mangala joined from Manchester City following the expiration of his contract, while Bernardo Silva joined in January for a fee of just below £10M. Meanwhile, Aleksander Pantic came in to replace Gilberto, with big boots to fill.
DFL-Supercup
Winning the DFB-Pokal last season meant we would face league champions Bayern Munich in the DFL-Supercup. Despite summer reinforcements, however, we were completely outclassed and were comfortably beaten.
Bundesliga
With every passing season, we grew in strength and this showed in our league results. We secured crushing victories over FC Koln, Hertha Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen which set the tone for what was a very successful league season. Our consistency against the weaker teams shone through and helped us towards our first Bundesliga title. Truth be told, it was a poor showing from the stronger teams and we were lucky that a relatively low amount of points was required to secure the title. Despite this, what an achievement this was for us!
UEFA Champions League
We were drawn against Porto in the play-offs for the Champions League, and we defeated them in what was certainly a difficult tie. In a group with Juventus, Arsenal and Benfica, we were considered to be the underdogs. However, we rose to the task at hand, earning 10 points and topping the group in the process. Monaco faced us in the Last 16, and they proved to be a hurdle too high for us, knocking us out. We were delighted with our performance in our first European season, proving to be able to contend with the best teams in Europe.
DFB-Pokal
After winning the cup last season, we were expected to challenge once again. However, it took extra-time for us to get past the first two rounds. We then faced Stuttgart in the third round, but they defeated us comfortably.
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