Fussball came home and, frankly, it can come back any time; an open invitation; the most welcome of house-guests. This was the first all-German Champions League Final and it was simply wunderbar.
Just as it appeared this brilliant contest was heading for extra-time, an added bonus, a familiar face intervened. The former Chelsea winger Arjen Robben finally scored for Bayern to take the trophy and end Jupp Heynckes’ glittering 34-year managerial career with the biggest prize of them all: The European Cup.
Heynckes now makes way for Pep Guardiola, of course, and Bayern will hope it portends a period of dominance. For Dortmund, so youthful and bravura under coach Jurgen Klopp, defeat was cruel.
Telegraph
