I can imagine that the rest of Europe is less impressed about this final but here in Germany the whole nation will be watching tonight. It is so exciting, just unbelievable. Of course the team I support (Borussia Dortmund) has very little chances to win but you can dream.
London will be black and yellow tonight even if Bayern München wins! Watch the Dortmund fans dancing and singingin the stadium, they are the best fans.
Hi Barbara, I will be watching and supporting Dortmund, they are a quality team and really deserve their place in the final :)
I'm not a fan at all of Bayern, and they were lucky against Arsenal, so just for that they need to lose!
I tend to have a team from each of the major European countries, and my German team is actually Werder Bremen. Always the underdog for me lol :)
Best of luck and enjoy the game xx
1-0 Bayern: Mandzukic, 59 mins.
A hint of offside as Arjen Robben reaches a through ball, but the Dutchman shows some great trickery to get beyond the Dortmund defence and square to Mandzukic, who couldn't miss from a few yards out. Smeltzer unlucky not to reach the initial cut- back.
On reflection, Mario Mandzukic deserves his goal.
And Lewandowski just denied a goal on 73 mins: shame he had made a foul to get the ball, as that was a sensational curving shot that had Neuer stranded.
Nasty piece of intent from Lewandowski, drawing his studs down Boateng's ankle when he was already down on 78 mins - he should have been sent off, tbh.
Thanks, Thistleboy :-) Bayern deserved to win, I have to admit it. By my heart is with the hard working underdogs. Maybe they get another chance in the future.
YourValentine wrote:
Thanks, Thistleboy :-) Bayern deserved to win, I have to admit it. By my heart is with the hard working underdogs. Maybe they get another chance in the future.
They will - it appears German football is on the up again :)
First half I thoguht Borussia was closer to scoring and pulling out a surprise. Bayern seemed to have more control of the ball, but the closest chances were for Dortmunt.
Some of the commentators here in the US on FOX Sports mentioned how some of the fans and teammates had previously made negative comments against Robben, and how his second goal meant that he had finally redeemed himself. Now, given his penalty miss against Chelsea and how nasty some fans can be, I'm not surprised that they would react that way. However, I'd be baffled if some of his teammates spoke against him. Sure, he missed a vital opportunity, but things like that happen to be the best of players.
It was not only Robben's missed penalty vs Chelsea last year - it was his selfishness, diva attitude and refusal to play for the team rather than just for himself. If you see a striker in a better scoring position you are supposed to pass the ball to him and not to try scoring from an impossible angle! In the 12/13 season he managed to turn this attitude around and integrate himself into the team plan including getting the ball in the opponent's half and helping other strikers better than he used to. That earned him the respect from the team and the audience. You cannot blame an audience to boo a player who actually lost matches due his unwillingness to put the team before his own ego.