Wembley stages the first all-German final with FC Bayern München seeking to make up for last year's disappointment at the expense of Borussia Dortmund. Wembley Stadium - London 25/05/2013 - 20:45CET (19:45 local time)
Final
Match background
• Bayern are seeking to join Liverpool FC on five European Cup wins and become the joint-third most successful club in the competition's history behind Real Madrid CF and AC Milan.
• Bayern are seeking to join Liverpool FC on five European Cup wins and become the joint-third most successful club in the competition's history behind Real Madrid CF and AC Milan.
• Bayern's record in European Cup finals is four wins and five defeats:
1974: 4-0 v Club Atlético de Madrid, Brussels (replay after 1-1 draw)
1975: 2-0 v Leeds United AFC, Paris
1976: 1-0 v AS Saint-Étienne, Glasgow
1982: 0-1 v Aston Villa FC, Rotterdam
1987: 1-2 v FC Porto, Vienna
1999: 1-2 v Manchester United FC, Barcelona
2001: 1-1 v Valencia CF (5-4 on penalties), Milan
2010: 0-2 v FC Internazionale Milano, Madrid
2012: 1-1 v Chelsea FC (3-4 on penalties), Munich
1974: 4-0 v Club Atlético de Madrid, Brussels (replay after 1-1 draw)
1975: 2-0 v Leeds United AFC, Paris
1976: 1-0 v AS Saint-Étienne, Glasgow
1982: 0-1 v Aston Villa FC, Rotterdam
1987: 1-2 v FC Porto, Vienna
1999: 1-2 v Manchester United FC, Barcelona
2001: 1-1 v Valencia CF (5-4 on penalties), Milan
2010: 0-2 v FC Internazionale Milano, Madrid
2012: 1-1 v Chelsea FC (3-4 on penalties), Munich
• Bayern also won the 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup and 1996 UEFA Cup finals.
• Dortmund beat Juventus 3-1 in Munich in their only previous UEFA Champions League final in 1997. Lars Ricken, now Dortmund's youth team coordinator, scored the third goal 60 seconds after coming off the bench and Michael Zorc, now their sporting director, was another late substitute. Dortmund's then coach Ottmar Hitzfeld led Bayern to the finals in 1999 and 2001.
• Dortmund also won the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup final but lost UEFA Cup finals in 1992 and 2002.
• A Bayern victory would make Heynckes the 19th coach to have won the European Cup twice, following his 1998 success with Real Madrid. He would also become only the fourth to have triumphed with two different clubs after Ernst Happel (Feyenoord 1970, Hamburger SV 1983), Hitzfeld (Dortmund 1997, Bayern 2001) and José Mourinho (FC Porto 2004, FC Internazionale Milano 2010).
• Heynckes' first season of European competition as a coach ended with defeat in an all-German final as his VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach side fell to Eintracht Frankfurt on away goals in the 1980 UEFA Cup final. All four semi-finalists that season were German – while Mönchengladbach beat VfB Stuttgart, Bayern lost 5-3 on aggregate to Eintracht.
• Bayern have won four and lost three of seven UEFA competition ties against German rivals. This includes victories against 1. FC Dynamo Dresden and 1. FC Magdeburg in European Champion Clubs' Cup ties in 1973/74 and 1974/75 respectively – seasons that ended with Bayern crowned European champions.
• Bayern's most recent European encounter with Bundesliga rivals was the 6-0 aggregate win against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 1998/99 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
• Bayern have already won once in London this season, beating Arsenal FC 3-1 in the round of 16. It was their first victory from six visits to London where their record now reads W1 D2 L3. Bayern's overall record in England is W3 D7 L6.
• Like Bayern, Dortmund have won just once in London – 2-1 at West Ham United FC in the 1965/66 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals en route to lifting their first European trophy. They have returned there twice since, losing UEFA Champions League group games to Arsenal in 2002/03 and again last season.
• Dortmund drew 1-1 at Manchester City FC in this season's group stage; their overall record in England is W2 D1 L4.
• While Dortmund won only one of six games outside Germany en route to the final, Bayern were victorious in four – including the last three against Arsenal, Juventus and Barcelona.
• This is the seventh European Cup final at Wembley, and the second since the stadium was rebuilt:
1963 AC Milan 2-1 SL Benfica
1968 Manchester United FC 4-1 SL Benfica (aet)
1971 AFC Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos FC
1978 Liverpool FC 1-0 Club Brugge KV
1992 FC Barcelona 1-0 Sampdoria UC (aet)
2011 FC Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United FC
1963 AC Milan 2-1 SL Benfica
1968 Manchester United FC 4-1 SL Benfica (aet)
1971 AFC Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos FC
1978 Liverpool FC 1-0 Club Brugge KV
1992 FC Barcelona 1-0 Sampdoria UC (aet)
2011 FC Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United FC
• This is the fourth UEFA Champions League final between teams from the same country. Real Madrid beat Valencia CF in 2000, Milan overcame Juventus in 2003, and Manchester United FC beat Chelsea FC in 2008. Of the three winning teams only United had finished above their final victims in their domestic championship.
• Dortmund's shoot-out record in UEFA competition is:
3-1 v Rangers FC, 1999/2000 UEFA Cup third round
6-5 v AJ Auxerre, 1992/93 UEFA Cup semi-finals
3-1 v Rangers FC, 1999/2000 UEFA Cup third round
6-5 v AJ Auxerre, 1992/93 UEFA Cup semi-finals
• Bayern's shoot-out record is:
3-4 v Chelsea FC, 2011/12 UEFA Champions League final
3-1 v Real Madrid CF, 2011/12 UEFA Champions League semi-final
5-4 v Valencia CF, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League final
9-8 v PAOK FC, 1983/84 UEFA Cup second round
4-3 v Åtvidabergs FF, 1973/74 European Cup first round
3-4 v Chelsea FC, 2011/12 UEFA Champions League final
3-1 v Real Madrid CF, 2011/12 UEFA Champions League semi-final
5-4 v Valencia CF, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League final
9-8 v PAOK FC, 1983/84 UEFA Cup second round
4-3 v Åtvidabergs FF, 1973/74 European Cup first round
• Dortmund prevailed 5-4 in the only previous penalty shoot-out between the sides following a 2-2 draw in the 1992/93 German Cup second round.
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