#4 Real Madrid 2-0 Borussia Dortmund (Champions League semi-final second leg, April 2013)
There were a lot of things said by both managers in the build-up to this match, the mind games were on.
“I have said a little bit about Dortmund and that's enough," said Mourinho ahead of the match. "Since the day of the draw, Klopp talks every day."
The Dortmund boss was hardly affected by his counterpart’s message though and he responded: "Mourinho says I speak too much? That's what one of my teachers used to tell me. I don't care, I don't think about this."
Gonzalo Higuaín, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Ozil all missed clear opportunities in a breathless start as Madrid looked to overcome the 4-1 deficit from the first leg. But the momentum was lost and the game appeared to be drifting to a close until Benzema's 83rd minute goal set up a dramatic finish.
Chants began in the stadium: "Yes, we can!" There was a belief among the fans that the Galacticos could pull it off. And then, Sergio Ramos smashed one into the roof of the net in the 88th minute. One more goal and Madrid would be in the finals but it never came.
Mourinho had beaten the German for the first time, he had won the day’s battle but Klopp had won the war.
