As the season progresses, it looks like Borussia Dortmund will end Bayern's dominance in Germany. Swiss expert Lucien Favre formed a young, high-quality team, which reminds "millionaire" fans of Jurgen Klopp's team, which dominated the Bundesliga and reached the Champions League final.
The best football player of the team from "Signal Iduna Park" and the player who marked the season so far is Pako Alkaser. The Spaniard is playing in incredible form - he scored a total of 10 goals in nine games. He scored nine times after coming off the bench and it can be said that he is a real "millionaire" joker.
He arrived in Dortmund this summer on loan from Barcelona, with the right to purchase. That right was used and the Spaniard is bound to the club by contract until 2023.
- Coming to Borussia is the right decision. I am happy in Dortmund, in this great team. I will do everything to justify the trust - says the guy from Valencia.
Alcacer's rise began in August 2011. That summer, Spain won the European Under-19 Championship. In the final, the "red fury" played against the Czech Republic. After the regular part (1:1), it went to extra time. In additional 30 minutes, Alcácer scored two goals and brought the title to the Pyrenees. That team also included Morata, Deulofeu, Carvajal, Sarabia...
A few days after that triumph, a moment happened that marked Alcacer's life.
Valencia beat Roma in a friendly match at "Mestalja". It was 3:0, Pako also scored, but after the match he heard tragic news. After leaving the stadium, his father suffered a heart attack and died after half an hour of resuscitation.
Five months after his father's death, in January 2012, he made his debut in Primera. At the same time, he played for the B team of the "bats", but the management decided to spend the next season (2012/2013) on loan at Getafe. He stayed in the suburbs of Madrid for one season, returned to his parent club and grew into a leading player of the Mestalla team.
He gained full affirmation in the 2013/2014 season. Valencia reaches the semi-finals of the Europa League, and the Spaniard, with seven goals, ranks second on the list of scorers in the second-ranked European competition.
In those years, Valencia often changed coaches - one of the management's solutions was Gary Neville. Under his command, the team played desperately, bad results followed, and the Englishman - in order to change something - awarded Alcacer the captain's armband. It was Pak's last season in the white jersey, which he finished as the team's top scorer.
There is no football player who would not like to play for Barcelona or Real Madrid in his career. The situation was not different with Alcacer - he did not change his mind when the call from Catalonia arrived and on his 23rd birthday - at the end of the transfer window - on August 30, 2016, he signed for "Blaugrana", although the management of Valencia assured the fans that their best player he will not leave the club. He didn't play well in Barcelona, he was in the shadow of Messi, Suarez and Neymar. It was two painful years. The parting came this summer, when the call came from Germany. He revived his career in Dortmund. At the age of 25, he is one of the more experienced players of the "millionaires", along with Royce, Gotze, Kagawa, Witzel and goalkeeper Birki.
- Royce helped me a lot - both on and off the field. I appreciate him very much. It's easy to play with. He is a world-class football player - said Pako.
The striker's job is to score goals. Paco Alcacer does his job very well...
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