It's hard to put one of last year's finalists all the way down at number 8, but then again the once brilliant Borussia Dortmund simply don't look like the same team they did just one year ago. This is quite surprising as Dortmund last season were a thriving underdog in Europe and seemed on par, and maybe even better than rivals Bayern Munich. They even convincingly knocked out powerhouse Real Madrid on their way to the Champions League final, where they were rather unlucky to be beaten 2-1. However with the surprise factor long gone, the departure of Mario Gotze, key injuries to Ilkay Gundogan and Lars Bender and the suspension of Robert Lewandovski for the upcoming match, Dortmund are in dire straits when compared to last season. This only leaves Marco Reus from the attacking flair that was so prominent in the days of old, and if his threat is nullified, Dortmund run the risk of being toothless. With such a makeshift attack and midfield one cannot help but sense that Dortmund have probably come as far as they can in this year's competition, and the fact that they are facing a Real Madrid side who are current firing on all cylinders in the quarter finals makes everything infinitely worse.