2012/13 Champions League Jun 2026

As the competition kicked off in September 2012, the footballing landscape was shifting. Chelsea, the defending champions, had crashed out in the group stage—the first holders to do so in the modern era—signaling that their triumph was a lightning-in-a-bottle anomaly rather than a sustainable shift in power.

But Dortmund are made of stern stuff. Eight minutes later, a handball by Dante gave Dortmund a penalty. Gündoğan stepped up and cooly slotted it home. 1-1. 2012/13 champions league