#4 Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund (2012-13)
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Adolf Hitler’s dream finally became a reality in some sense as England was flooded with Germans for at least one night, as the 2013 Champions League final saw an all-German final take place at the Wembley Stadium as Bayern Munich took on domestic rivals Borussia Dortmund.
In what was widely termed as a “power-shift” and a “change of guard”, Both the German contingents had stunned the footballing world by defeating Real Madrid and Barcelona in the semi-finals. Bayern had absolutely thrashed defending champions Barcelona 7-0 on aggregate while Dortmund had pulled off a huge upset over Madrid by winning 4-3 on aggregate.
The star of Dortmund’s semi-final being Robert Lewandowski, who became the first player to score four goals in a Champions League semi-final match in the 4-1 first leg win over the Los Blancos.
The first half of the final was all about Jurgen Klopp’s yellow army who were clearly the dominant side, pressing hard and keeping Manuel Neuer on his toes, forcing him into five important saves within 35 minutes. However, Bayern opened the scoring through Mario Mandzukic in the 60th minute which was equalized by a penalty buried past Neuer by Ilkay Gundogan.
Man of the Match Arjen Robben had the last say as he went on to clinch the title for Munich, scoring in the 89th minute leaving Dortmund fans heart-broken.
