Leverkusen also made a splash in the Bundesliga after their first round blowout.
None of the teams expected Dortmund, still at its peak, to turn over in the gutter.
However, the heat quickly passed as the league progressed.
After all, it's only one round and it doesn't mean much.
Not to mention the fact that the team's highest post-game rated player was Barack, a 35 year old, a nearly retired old guy with an occasional one game burst, which is even less convincing.
Leverkusen's second round opponent is Borussia Mönchengladbach.
The team's head coach swore by it in an interview.
"We did a study against Leverkusen and without Ballack they wouldn't have achieved this result. But he's just too old and I don't think he can play like that every game."
"We care more about the performance of the Chinese player Sue, who is our biggest enemy in getting the victory!"
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