There was a bit more confidence from them on the ball and possession, and they were very dangerous. Real are outscoring the rest of Europe's elite clubs at the moment and with Cristiano Ronaldo, Angel Di Maria and Karim Benzema in attack they will still offer a potent threat. Bayern Munich attacker Kingsley Coman became the fifth Frenchman to score in a UEFA Champions League final (Benzema 2018, Zidane 2002, Desailly 1994 and Boli 1993). Bayern responded through talisman Robert Lewandowski, who brought Alphonso Davies' cross under control in the area before swivelling brilliantly to get a shot away, only to be denied by the post after his shot into the turf evaded the scrambling dive of Keylor Navas. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Source: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D, 2012–13 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, List of German football transfers summer 2012, List of German football transfers winter 2011–12, "Dortmund zittert sich ins Finale nach Wembley", "Den BVB rettete nur das große Schiedsrichter-Herz", "Mannschaftskader Borussia Dortmund (Saison 2012/2013)", http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/squad/_/id/124/league/ger.1/borussia-dortmund?cc=3436, "Borussia Dortmund verpflichtet Marco Reus", "BVB agree deal with VfB Stuttgart for Julian Schieber", "Leonardo Bittencourt wechselt zu Borussia Dortmund", "Rangelov verlässt Dortmund Richtung Schweiz", 2012–13 Borussia Dortmund season at Weltfussball.de, 2012–13 Borussia Dortmund season at kicker.de, 2012–13 Borussia Dortmund season at Fussballdaten.de, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C, UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Group 2, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2012–13_Borussia_Dortmund_season&oldid=980645118, 2012–13 UEFA Champions League participants seasons, Short description with empty Wikidata description, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Articles containing potentially dated statements from May 2013, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Articles with German-language sources (de), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 September 2020, at 17:23. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Bayern failed to impress in Saturday's win at bottom side Eintracht Braunschweig, and the team were warned by their coach.

"He has trained well these last few days," Ancelotti said. Free bets will credited by 7pm on Monday. It was hard work. Hopefully we can maintain this level in the semi-final.".

[4] Mourinho claimed that Webb spared Hummels for the Champions League Final. Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick: "I am proud of this team. If there is one team in Europe that plays with their defensive line as dangerously high as Barça it is the team led by their former coach. Man of the Match: Kingsley Coman. Bayern shifted through the gears shortly before the hour and made the telling breakthrough as Joshua Kimmich's sumptuous cross found Coman unmarked at the back post, and the former PSG winger headed home into the far corner. The match was to decide the winner of the 2011–12 season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament. Three-time Champions League winner Keylor Navas replaced goalkeeper Sergio Rico in PSG’s only change from the semi-final victory over RB Leipzig. It was half charm offensive and half genuine concern about Real's offensive capabilities, although he will be heartened to know Gareth Bale is unlikely to play having not met with the squad because of flu which has been troubling him all week and forced him to miss training on Monday. Di Maria, on his unfavoured right foot, flashed a shot over at the end of a promising PSG counter before Ander Hererra, the architect of Di Maria's earlier chance, saw a crisp, goal-bound half volley take a crucial deflection wide off Leon Goretzka after a clearance fell to the Spaniard on the edge of the area. Guardiola's Barça side dominated Real from 2008 through to 2012, inflicting heavy defeats on them at the Bernabeu and leaving them trailing in terms of trophies won during those four years.

vs Bayern Munich. "We will have a fitness test before the game but everyone seems to think he will be able to play without any problems.". Start your Independent Premium subscription today. We had two very good opportunities to score and it proved decisive.

"They buy players who run a lot and who run fast," Guardiola added. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. It was surprising to see Coman withdrawn with 22 minutes remaining, but he had already inflicted the damage on PSG and written his name into Bayern Munich and Champions League folklore. [1] Borussia Dortmund qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League and were scheduled against Ajax, Manchester City and Real Madrid. The Frenchman was Bayern's only pre-match change from the semi-final victory over Lyon and vindicated his inclusion on the hour when he headed the winner as the champions of Germany overcame their French counterparts to clinch a sixth European crown. And an 11th consecutive Champions League victory further underlined Bayern's dominant campaign as they became the first team in European Cup history to win every match en route to lifting the trophy. It's not easy to play against them but we will try to defend as best we can and play our game.".

The chances kept surfacing at a rapid rate, with Navas drawn into a save at point-blank range on 31 minutes from Lewandowski, who improvised brilliantly to get his head on Muller's cross after it had taken a late deflection off Presnel Kimpembe. The 2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season was the 114th season in the club's history and the 48th consecutive season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, since the promotion of the team from the Regionalliga Süd in 1965. Bayern were denied a quick-fire second when Coman's inch-perfect cross was headed clear by Kimpembe before it could reach Lewandowski, and moments later Thiago Silva was forced into a goal-line clearance after Coman lashed Muller's floated cross towards the PSG goal. It was a moment to savour for Bayern and manager Hansi Flick, who having been installed as interim boss last November, won the trophy he came so close winning as a player in 1987 to complete a Bundesliga, DFB Pokal and Champions League treble for only the second time in the club's history. It was a slip of the tongue from Carlo Ancelotti and it revealed almost as much about Wednesday night's meeting between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid as everything else he said. "I was unbeaten here but with another club," the Catalan said.

The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. When you see how we worked until the 96th minute tonight in defence then it is a superb team spirit.". PSG: Navas (7), Kehrer (5), Thiago Silva (7), Kimpembe (7), Bernat (6), Marquinhos (8), Herrera (6), Paredes (6), Di Maria (7), Neymar (6), Mbappe (6). Borussia Dortmund qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League and were scheduled against Ajax, Manchester City and Real Madrid. Champions League draw: Messi vs. Ronaldo as Barca, ... reigning champions Bayern Munich have been placed in Group A against Atletico Madrid, ... Real Madrid … Madrid will still … Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2013. The 2012–13 Borussia Dortmund season started on 18 August 2012 with a win against FC Oberneuland.

"Barcelona won their league a month ago and they are the reigning champions," said the Italian coach, confusing Pep Guardiola's current team with his former club and laying out the harsh reality for Real – they are as much up against Spain's most successful coach in recent years as they are against the Bundesliga champions. A flurry of activity on the stroke of half-time saw Mbappe fire a glorious chance straight at Neuer after Bayern played themselves into trouble at the back, before Bayern had strong appeals for a penalty turned down after Coman went to ground under Thilo Kehrer's challenge. UEFA Champions League Final. Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile.