体坛英语新闻：News analysis: Reus makes Europe's football spies happy

BERLIN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich for good reason all kept an close eye on Borussia Dortmund's fourth Champions League match in Group D against Galatasaray in Istanbul.

Their special interest was bound up with one man that has a special value for Dortmund and maybe for them in the next season: 25-year-old striker Marco Reus.

Reus can leave Dortmund at the end of this season, a bargain for the so-called big sons of Europe's football. As Dortmund won its fourth match 4-1, leaving them on the top of the tables with a 100 percent record of 12 points and 13 goals (and only one conceded).

Reus didn't disappoint them in his 24th Champions League game by scoring the important first goal (39th) of the match seen by 65,851 spectators.

It was his second goal in this year's Champions League season. In the 2013/2014 campaign, he scored five in nine games.

Against Galatasaray, Reus showed brilliant skills down the left flank and helped his team qualify for the round of the last 16, earlier than ever before in the club history. Sokratis (56th), Ciro Immobile (74th) and Semih Kaya's own-goal (86th) added the other Dortmund goals. Hakan Balta (70th) scored for Istanbul.

For Reus, things look bright as he can choose his next club as he has expressed his desire to play for a Champions League club next season. According to rumors Manchester City offered him a yearly salary of up to 13 million Euros. Bayern is said to have offered him at least the same sum. It is said he is currently paid five million Euros per season in Dortmund.

Reus is expected to leave Dortmund at the end of this season despite the fact that his club reached the round of the last 16 for the third consecutive time. After missing out on the 2014 World Cup due to an injury, Reus was not among the 2014 title winners. Recently Reus said his first priority is on winning titles. On the international stage he has not won much so far. In the 2013 Champions League final Reus and Dortmund lost to Bayern Munich 2-1 which means he has to leave Dortmund to achieve his aims.

Playing for Manchester City, Barcelona, Real or Bayern would make football life more satisfying one for him. For the time being Reus is however trying to make his hometown Dortmund and his coach Juergen Klopp happy.

This time, more than in the first three games against Arsenal (2-0), Anderlecht (3-0) and then in Istanbul, Dortmund had to solve the problems the team can't solve in the Bundesliga. Coach Klopp's team had to beat a side that basically parked the bus as Galatasaray used a solid 4-5-1 system with two players in the "double" six position in the centre of midfield, leaving Dortmund not much space for fast attacking forays.

1997 Champions League winner Dortmund tried to get through using Reus down the left and Pierre-Erick Aubameyang on the right and Shinji Kagawa in the middle of their attack. Behind Reus, on the left in midfield, Armenian Hendrik Mkhitaryan was doing a good job playing the ball into the space in between Galatasaray's defense. Sven Bender had orders to do the same on the opposite right side.

What has not worked well so far in the Bundesliga (seven defeats in 10 games) seems to be less of a problem in the Champions League. Dortmund gained more points in four Champions League games than in 10 Bundesliga games. Again Galatasaray showed deficits at the back but Dortmund still had problems in the first half to crack Istanbul's defense even though they had 58 per cent ball possession.

In the second half, as Galatasaray had to open its game, Dortmund finished the job with determination and speed. The Turkish club stays bottom in the group, having only a minor chance of reaching the next round.

Before Dortmund's victory, Bayer Leverkusen had already made German football fans happy after winning its match in Group C against Zenit St. Petersburg 2-1 which keeps Leverkusen top of the group with nine points.