5 most forgettable moments in Real Madrid's recent history

#4 Borussia Dortmund 4-1 Real Madrid (2012/13 UCL semi-final)

Robert Lewandowski blew Madrid away in the first leg of their semi-final clash

Playing with three in midfield in an attempt to stop Dortmund seeing so much of the ball, Madrid failed disastrously.

Ilkay Gundogan, Mario Gotze and Marco Reus ran the show, weaving in and out of the Madrid players with none of them able to stop them.

But even more than Gundogan, Gotze and Reus, Robert Lewandowski tore Madrid apart. The Pole was already having a magnificent season in the Bundesliga, but he propelled himself to even new heights in this blockbuster match, putting in a man of the match performance.

After just eight minutes, Lewandowski was on the scoresheet, converting from close range after he was found with a cross by Gotze. Real were able to go in at the break level, which they would have been pleased about, but in the second half, the home side ran riot.

5 minutes into the second half, Lewandowski received the ball on the turn, and poked it home to re-establish Dortmund’s lead. Then, five minutes later, he produced a moment of magic, turning in the box, showing quick feet as he rolled it on to his right before he quickly hit a thunderous, unstoppable effort past Diego Lopes, giving his side a two-goal cushion.

Finally, to add even further insult, he scored a fourth from the penalty spot in the 66th minute, almost breaking the net with another emphatic strike.

After being knocked out in the semi-finals the previous year by German opposition, Jose Mourinho would have been eager to put things right this time around, but his team were actually fortunate to score in the first place, and were eventually embarrassed by Jurgen Klopp’s Dortmund.