London’s calling for Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund and all their travelling fans as the two Bundesliga clubs arrive in the English capital for the Champions League final at Wembley.
Both sides have taken this season’s edition by storm leaving the competition’s traditional heavyweights in their wake.
The stage is now set for the first ever all-German Champions League final.
Bayern are hunting their fifth champions league title – they won the European Cup three years on the trot from 1974 and once more in 2001.
Frustratingly for the Bavarians though, they have lost two of the last three finals – in 2010 against Inter and last season’s finale against Chelsea at their home Allianz Arena.
And outgoing coach Jupp Heynckes believes going one step further to lift the trophy this time will be a career highlight for his players – especially the veterans in his squad.
He said: “We have a generation of players who are a little bit older, 28-29, 30-years-old. For those players it will be the top of their careers to win this title at Wembley against a another German team.”
Borussia Dortmund are playing the showpiece match for the first time since 1997 – which was their only other appearance in the European Cup final.
In a major blow to their title hopes Dortmund’s star playmaker Mario Gotze – who will Join Bayern in the summer – has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.
Nonetheless coach Jurgen Klopp believes it’s all about the tactical decisions made on the
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