HIGHLIGHTS: BAYERN MUNICH - DORTMUND FINAL | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012/2013

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A real domestic rivalry, in a continental context, before a global audience.
The best two sides in this Champions League season are here to grace this season's final
and UEFA's tribute to the 150th birthday of the Football Association.
I am the self-proclaimed stars of the south of Germany,
against Dortmund, the wonders from the west.
Line-up for Jupp Heynckes as Bayern's head coach.
Rolf Schweinsteiger had that problem in the warm-up.
There's no fresh injury concerns going into the final.
And amid the German internationals, the impressive trio of Poles,
Piszczek, Blazikowski down the right, and Robert Lewandowski,
who is still tipped to follow Götze to Bayern.
Now Reus, Blazikowski, four forward for Borussia Dortmund here.
Just here now, I thought he should have played it back inside quicker.
He took his time, he got a bit of good fortune, he brought back to him.
Lewandowski giving an early glimpse of his...
Is he still in there?
It's like a middleweight against a heavyweight at the moment.
Powerful Bayern team, can't get going, they're too quick for them.
Borussia Dortmund.
Lewandowski!
Nearly a great deal at a very level.
Great stop by Neuer, he wasn't caught by surprise.
Great stride from Lewandowski, uses Dante's body.
Lovely save.
Pulls it back, it's a really good reaction with his left foot.
Sven Bender, looks for a bender.
Safe following up, they really are quick up the pitch behind every attack.
Bender gets free, Thomas Muller doesn't go back with him,
sets it up with his good Neuer, reads him well.
Talk about anticipation of where...
Grosskreutz.
Trying to tread it through to Reus, who's on the run.
Neuer has to save again, as Dortmund darted through the centre this time.
Two of their own supporters really, Grosskreutz and Reus,
representing the fans out on the pitch.
Left-forward tangle line for Deadroyd.
There is the good height.
You say they were practising set-pieces last night,
it might have been more from a defensive point of view.
Martins just getting up early, hanging there.
Uses Bender's right shoulder.
We've got plenty in the middle.
Kylian Mandzukic!
First real serious action for Guy Denfeller.
Close range header.
There wasn't much room for Mandzukic, but the cross is absolutely brilliant from Ribery.
Just there.
Can't direct it down, Guy Denfeller.
Ooh, a little run for Robben.
It's a bit fortunate, but it could mean the opening goal.
Guy Denfeller, who loves coming off his line.
There's no more confident goalkeeper around Europe in those sort of circumstances, really.
And he blocked Arjen Robben.
Other than the recent Tottenham,
I don't see a goalkeeper in Europe as quickly off his line as Guy Denfeller.
You would think that Arjen Robben would know he was coming.
Shouldn't have been surprised by it.
Here's Lewandowski.
He's got away from Bartang.
Comes Neuer to the rescue again.
In Europe this season, we haven't really influenced this game in the first half.
Hummels has misjudged this.
And Robben's in.
Showing his capabilities in this all-German Champions League final.
Looking to get his strike away early.
Slung in.
Ooh, and the second header.
It's the one that's increasing their game, if they can.
And Robben.
It's the roof here.
Rather dissolved to let that happen.
Not visibly happy hikers.
Bayern Munich may well be on their way.
Ultimate European glory.
In the first half.
I'm sure he went in at half-time.
Thinking about those one-on-one opportunities with Guy Denfeller.
There's Götze.
He doesn't know what to think.
Are you happy or not?
Mandžukić, the goal scorer.
But it's Subotic who takes a big risk.
He steps out and then leaves Ayan Robben.
He comes towards the ball to see...
Pante.
Pante's situation here.
He's already booked.
We've got a decision to make, referee.
Looks like he's bottled it.
In Germany, he was one of the absolute heroes.
With all those fans looking at him.
Gundogan.
Of Turkish origin.
And he scores!
Impeccably!
It's just what we wanted.
The noise here is absolutely incredible.
Orchestrated a counter-attack here.
Wischweinsteiger.
Müller chasing and he's quick.
Thomas Müller is round the goalkeeper.
Subotic.
This is just absolutely magnificent football.
Schmelzer desperately trying to get...
Goes round Bayern and fell out.
Blaszczykowski looking for other support.
It's Hummels.
Made up a lot of ground.
Delaying Blaszczykowski.
Robben looking early.
And Müller.
Goes.
Runs on for Mandzukic.
Who hits the side netting.
Müller screaming for a penalty.
Eyeballing the referee.
He played it too early, Thomas Müller.
Dortmund defence really taking a big chance.
Pushing up Subotic.
Hummels.
Müller.
Alaba!
We're watching from.
That seemed to be arrowing into the top corner.
Weidenfeller had other ideas.
It wasn't an easy one for him to hit.
It was bubbling towards him.
The strike was so true.
Good height for Weidenfeller.
Boateng.
He's got the ball.
To Robben as well.
Lahm.
Müller.
Let's it run.
Bastian Schweinsteiger.
One of the great Bayern players had a chance to be the great Bayern hero then.
You see the ball back.
You see that he must get a shout.
Second time and maybe the crucial time.
To get Ribéry through the middle.
The Frenchman's done well.
Robben is there.
I continue his great personal record here at Wembley.
90 seconds on the clock.
And raised it.
Absolute delirious now.
The excitement, the passion.
It was him and Ribéry who influenced that goal.
It's a run inside Piszczek.
He didn't deal with it in the right back.
And Arjen Robben just follows up.
And again, we talked about the composure.
From the first half.
Takes his time.
That extra touch.
He fancied his chances.
All second half through the middle.
Arjen Robben.
He knew that's where the weakness for Borussia Dortmund was.
And Weidenfeller this time.
Can't smother.
Looks forward.
And it's a magnificent moment for Arjen Robben.
After what last year would have been the worst moment in his career.
Payback.
That was his message to the fans.
Robben.
This is the moment for a fifth time.
This is their time.
