Marco Reus urged his Borussia Dortmund team-mates to use the pain of narrowly missing out on the Bundesliga title last season to inspire them to glory next time around.
Dortmund were nine points clear at the top of the table after beating Hannover 5-1 at the end of January, only to pick up just one win from their next five matches to allow Bayern Munich to pounce.
Bayern went on to seal a seventh successive title triumph on the final day of the season with a thumping 5-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt as they finished two points clear of Dortmund.