Bayern Munich defender David Alaba insists that when Mario Gotze returned to Borussia Dortmund, the German champions lost an important player.
The German greatly angered BVB fans when he decided to move to their arch-rivals in 2013, but failing to establish himself there he eventually rejoined Thomas Tuchel's squad.
His career with the Bavarians was disrupted by injuries. A former teammate believed that this was the cause.
"In recent years, he has had some bad luck with injuries," - Alaba told Goal.com.
"However, I think that every time he was on the field, he tried to play as best as possible. His statistics show that he was important to us."
In the interview, Alaba also revealed that Gotze was one of his closest friends on the team.
