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Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Bayern Munich (2013)

The first ever all German final at the home of football Wembley Stadium saw Borussia Dortmund face Bayern Munich in Der Klassiker which is the German Classico. 

 In their respective semi-finals they took out Barcelona and Real Madrid, so this was sure to be a cracker and yes our boy Arjen Robben played a massive role here again. In a very open game both sides had chances, but the breakthrough came after the hour via Mario Mandzukic who scored for Bayern. Dortmund leveled it up via the spot with a penalty from Ilkay Gundogan. A familiar face in English football now as he’s at Manchester City. (Side note Dante should have got a second yellow & been sent off for Bayern for giving away the penalty) 

 The chances still came at both ends during the second half and just as extra time loomed up stepped our familiar face. After fluffing his lines last year Robben found the net with only 2 minutes remaining rolling in his one on one with his famous left foot. 

 Wembley exploded with noise as this was Bayern’s 5th European Cup and they went on to complete the treble winning the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) after already winning the Bundesliga. For Dortmund this was the last European final they have featured into date, but for their manager at the time Jurgen Klopp he does pop up again.

 Watch here as Robben finally gets it right.

Next up is a classic and a Madrid derby in Portugal.

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