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The intense pressing style that is the trademark of Klopp's team pushed Bayern on to the back foot in the opening phases and left Dortmund regretting they did not take at least one of a succession of opportunities.
Neuer made five important saves in the first 35 minutes as Dortmund tested Bayern in a manner that proved way beyond Barcelona when they were humiliated over two legs in the semi-final.
He thwarted Robert Lewandowski twice and saved superbly at his near post from Reus, who saw another shot blocked.
Neuer was also tested by Sven Bender. Reus then tested Neuer once more as Dortmund poured forward, urged on from the technical area by the animated Klopp as he delivered a constant stream of encouragement and applause in the direction of his players.
Bayern - finally emerging as an attacking force - may have had the feeling it was going to be another night of Champions League final misery when Weidenfeller touched Mandzukic's header on to the bar and denied Robben one-on-one before unwittingly blocking another effort from the eventual match-winner with his face.
The Bundesliga champions had been a growing threat after a poor start and the breakthrough finally came on the hour when Ribery played in Robben and his cross gave Mandzukic the simplest of tasks to finish from six yards.
Dortmund required a swift response and it came inside seven minutes - thanks to a piece of recklessness from Dante. The Bayern defender, who had already been booked, needlessly raised his foot and caught Reus in the stomach.
Gundogan stepped forward to score coolly from the penalty spot. It took a magnificent piece of last-ditch defending from Neven Subotic to keep Dortmund on terms.
Thomas Mueller rounded Weidenfeller and his shot looked destined for the net until the lunging Subotic somehow recovered to clear, prompting a fierce fist-pumping response from Klopp.
Both goalkeepers had been outstanding throughout and it was Weidenfeller's turn to demonstrate his ability once more with fine stops from David Alaba and Bastian Schweinsteiger as this enthralling final drew towards a climax.
It was Robben who made the decisive contribution and when Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli sounded the final whistle to start wild Bayern celebrations, he was reduced to tears as he finally realised his dream.
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This was the first time in the history of the Champions League and European Cup that the final was contested between two German sides.
There were three previous Champions League finals between two clubs from the same country: They won four of those finals: For Dortmund, this was their second Champions League final, with them winning their first title in The next season as defending champions, they defeated Bayern in their only previous meetings in European competitions, winning 1—0 on aggregate in the —98 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, before being eliminated 2—0 on aggregate in the semi-finals by Real Madrid, managed by Jupp Heynckes , who took over as Bayern coach in The two-time Champions League winner and ex-England international Steve McManaman was appointed as the official ambassador for the final.
The opening ceremony was directed by Kevin Spacey 's executive assistant and The Prince's Trust ambassador Hamish Jenkinson and his business partner Jonny Grant, who had previously directed the opening ceremony, also at Wembley.
The ceremony, also titled "Battle of Kings", was produced by Films United. It was directed and produced by Grigorij Richters and his producing partner Alex Souabni.
The film focused around the story of activist and fundraiser Stephen Sutton , who was part of the group of performers.
The match ball for the final was the Adidas Finale Wembley, which featured the same "Starball" panel configuration as the last three finals.
The ball was predominantly white, with each star in blue with yellow patterning and a purple border. Six of the 12 stars featured designs recalling the six previous times that the European Cup final had been held at Wembley Stadium.
The ball was unveiled on 30 January and was used for all knockout stage matches in the —13 competition. The international ticket sales phase for the general public ran from 11 February to 15 March Due to the high demand for tickets, allocation was determined by a lottery.
The two finalist clubs were allocated 25, tickets each. Borussia Dortmund received , requests for tickets, [31] while there were approximately , orders for tickets from members of Bayern Munich.
Wolfsburg won the game, with Martina Müller scoring the only goal. This ensured that for the first time ever the same nation won both the men's and women's European club titles in the same year.
Borussia Dortmund's Mario Götze , who would join Bayern Munich in the summer, missed the match with a hamstring injury that had kept him out since the semi-final second leg against Real Madrid.
Dortmund were the dominant team in the first half-hour of the match, with intense pressing towards Bayern. Manuel Neuer made five important saves in the first 35 minutes, including two off shots from Robert Lewandowski and one from Marco Reus.
Dortmund were able to generate many of their chances due uncharacteristically poor play from Philipp Lahm , who gave the ball back to Dortmund in his own half on two occasions.
Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich [3]. Damir Skomina Slovenia [4] Additional assistant referees: Borussia Dortmund's manager Jürgen Klopp commented that the long season caught up with Dortmund.
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