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33-year-old Royce knelt down and covered his face! Dort's 11-year Bundesliga title has not been held, and the 7-time runners-up finish is too sad

In the final round of the Bundesliga, which ended on the evening of May 27, Beijing time, Dortmund was forced to draw 2-2 at home by Mainz, losing to Bayern again with a goal difference and missing the league title. And with Dort once again brushing shoulders with the title, 33-year-old captain Reuss joined for 11 years and still missed the league title. After the game, Royce knelt to hide his face, which was distressing.

33-year-old Royce knelt down and covered his face! Dort's 11-year Bundesliga title has not been held, and the 7-time runners-up finish is too sad
33-year-old Royce knelt down and covered his face! Dort's 11-year Bundesliga title has not been held, and the 7-time runners-up finish is too sad

Speaking of Royce, he can be called the number one tragic figure in football. In the national team, he missed two World Cups in 2014 and 2022 due to injury, and two European Championships in 2016 and 2021. Among them, he missed the World Cup in Brazil, making him regret that he could not lift the Hercules Cup with the team. The only time Reus played in the World Cup in his career, he followed Germany in the group stage in Russia and returned home.

33-year-old Royce knelt down and covered his face! Dort's 11-year Bundesliga title has not been held, and the 7-time runners-up finish is too sad

The national team career has been full of ups and downs, and his career at Dort has been very sad. As a native of Dortmund. He returned to his parent team from Borussia Mönchen in July 2012 for a transfer fee of €17.1 million. But he missed out on Borussia Dortmund's last peak dynasty, the 2010-12 Bundesliga title.

33-year-old Royce knelt down and covered his face! Dort's 11-year Bundesliga title has not been held, and the 7-time runners-up finish is too sad

His 11 years at Dortmund left behind a dazzling stat of 161 goals and 121 assists in 388 appearances. However, the "Hornets" have always been in the league position, and Reus has also watched Bayern achieve ten consecutive titles, and he can only finish second in the league with the team 6 times. In addition, he has won three German Super Cups and two German Cups. But the Bundesliga salad plate has always been an unattainable honor for Reus.

33-year-old Royce knelt down and covered his face! Dort's 11-year Bundesliga title has not been held, and the 7-time runners-up finish is too sad

In these 11 years, Reus has watched top teammates such as Lewandowski, Gotze, Gundogan, Aubameyang, Dembele, Christian Pulisic, Sancho, Haaland and other top teammates leave the team and climb the top branches. And Joyce has been tempted by bigger giants more than once, but he loves Dort deeply and still chooses to stick to it after repeated defeats.

33-year-old Royce knelt down and covered his face! Dort's 11-year Bundesliga title has not been held, and the 7-time runners-up finish is too sad

This season, Reus and Dort had their best chance to win the title in nearly 11 years, and a win against Mainz Borussia Dortmund in the final round could end Bayern's record of 10 consecutive titles. But strangely, Dortmund still regretted collapse under great pressure at home. And Reus, despite replacing the injured Adeyemi at the end of the first half, was powerless to change the outcome. After missing out on the best chance to win the title, when Bayern are back on track next season, the 33-year-old may not be doomed to the Bundesliga title until he retires, and the experience of finishing second in the Bundesliga seven times in his career is indeed too sad for a star of Reus's level.

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