Champions League 2012/13
In 2012/13 Borussia Dortmund narrowly lost 2-1 to FC Bayern in the German Champions League final. In a BVB season that offered gripping moments, especially on the international stage. Above all, the final act in the quarter-final second leg against FC Málaga exactly ten years ago, on April 9, 2013, should be remembered by every black and yellow fan for a long time. The main actor in the drama: Felipe Santana, who was due to switch to FC Schalke 04 the following summer.
Added time was long gone when attacker Robert Lewandowski crossed the ball inside into the fray. Several Dortmund players were suspected of being offside, Marco Reus put the ball across and in the end it was defender Santana who somehow pushed the ball over the line to make it 3-2 and made the Dortmund stands shake.
Dortmund’s way to the final
The 2012/13 CL seasonTo overview
Due to the goalless draw in the first leg, BVB had to throw everything forward again. After Eliseu was temporarily 2-1 down in the 82nd minute, there was silence beforehand. “I thought I had seen it all and then this! We were already dead. When the goal was scored to make it 3-2 – that was the most emotional moment ever,” said managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke afterwards.
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Reus with the starting signal: BVB last-minute success against Málaga
In the 91st minute, Reus’s 2-2 equalizer marked the beginning of a magical black and yellow night, which continued in the semifinals against the supposed superiority of Real Madrid. In the end, only Bayern had anything against a perfect “premier class” season for Borussia.
The Miracle of Dortmund.#OnThisDay 09 years ago pic.twitter.com/pwQJTJuFOE
— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) April 9, 2022
Note d. Red.: This article comes fresh from the TM archive for the anniversary and was first published on April 9, 2020.
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