Dortmund’s Kovač Concedes Bayern Are Out of Reach, Sets Top-Four Goal

Kovač cites Bayern’s dominance as evidence of a resource gap.

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Kovač said Dortmund cannot challenge Bayern this season and described the leaders as in a class of their own.
He pointed to Bayern’s position at the top of the Bundesliga and strong Champions League form as the basis for his view.
He underscored a transfer-market disparity, noting, “We know where Bayern shop and where we shop.”
He reset Dortmund’s ambition to securing a top-four finish as quickly as possible rather than pursuing a title challenge.
Bayern head coach Vincent Kompany and sporting director Christoph Freund declined to declare the race over, stressing focus and that no title has been won yet.