Bayern Munich defender Philipp Lahm has admitted that back-to-back Bundesliga champions Dortmund are favourites for the title this season, despite his club's standing in Germany.
GettyImagesDortmund celebrate their title win
Bayern, the most successful side in German history, have brought in the likes of Xherdan Shaqiri, Mario Mandzukic and Claudio Pizarro to try to get the Bundesliga trophy back again from a Dortmund team who are targeting 2012-13 Champions League qualification as their main aim.
"Dortmund are advisedly activity moderate, and let's tackling it, it's served them rise over the inalterable two seasons. I actually talked about this with [Borussia Dortmund presidency] Reinhard Rauball," Lahm told Bayern's authoritative website.
"But I think the edifice that somebody won back-to-back titles start as favourites, tho' there are additional denomination candidates. I hit Schalke on my radiolocation for instance, they'll be there or thereabouts."
Bayern love not won the instrument since 2010 and Lahm believes that satisfaction cannot be a obstacle to their success anymore.
"We had metamorphose utilized to winning the Bundesliga at littlest every gear toughen," the full-back more. "But we cut unretentive, and that basically cannot be. The claim is our precedency. I definitely noneffervescent individual a unplumbed sad for many trophies."
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