5 memorable Borussia Dortmund games in the Champions League

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Borussia Dortmund rejoice after winning the 1997 Champions League
Borussia Dortmund rejoice after winning the 1997 Champions League

#3 2012-13 Final, Bayern Munich 2:1 Borussia Dortmund

In the first all-German Champions League final in 2013, Bayern beat Dortmund 2-1
In the first all-German Champions League final in 2013, Bayern beat Dortmund 2-1

Having thwarted the possibility of an all-Spanish Champions League final, with Bayern beating Barcelona 7-0 and Dortmund seeing off Real Madrid 4-3 on aggregate, the stage was set for the first all-German Champions League final at the Wembley Stadium in 2013.

A year on from losing in a penalty shootout in the Munich final against Chelsea, Bayern were determined to start off proceedings on the front foot. But they found an inspired Dortmund a hard nut to crack; the first half ended goalless as either keeper pulled off regulation saves to keep their respective teams in the contest.

Parity was broken at the hour mark when Arjen Robben rounded Robert Wiedenfeller and teed up Mario Mandzukic for the simplest of tap-ins. The lead proved short-lived though as seven minutes later, Ilkay Gundogan made it 1-1 on the night with a coolly taken penalty past Manuel Neuer.

Bayern remained the more likely team to score as Neven Subotic blocked a goal-bound effort from Thomas Muller off the line and Robben failed to tap in the rebound. And so it proved as extra time loomed; Robben beat Wiedenfeller and scored the decisive goal of the night.

Bayern hung on for the win and would later become the first German team to score the treble of league, domestic Cup and European Cup. But Dortmund more than played their part in one of the most entertaining finals of the Champions League era.

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