Jurgen Klopp will be hoping to win the Champions League for a second time when his Liverpool side face Real Madrid in Paris on Saturday.
The German will move level with Sir Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola on two Champions League triumphs if he can beat Carlo Ancelotti’s Los Blancos.
This year’s final is a repeat of the 2018 showpiece which saw Zinedine Zidane’s Madrid side come out on top 3-1 in Ukraine.
At the third time of asking Klopp got his hands on the Champions League trophy when Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano in 2019.
It’s nine years to the day since Klopp’s first Champions League final appearance which saw his Borussia Dortmund side face German rivals Bayern Munich at Wembley.
Arjen Robben scored an 89th-minute winner to win the trophy for Jupp Heynckes’ Bavarians following a 2-1 victory.
In the build-up to the 2022 final, TBR takes a look back at Borussia Dortmund’s 2013 Champions League final side with Jurgen Klopp.
Borussia Dortmund’s 2013 Champions League final side with Jurgen Klopp
Roman Weidenfeller
After 16 years with the Die Schwarzgelben, Weidenfeller called time on his career at the end of the 2017-18 campaign.
The German international was Klopp’s captain for the 2013 final at Wembley and he made over 450 appearances for the Signal Iduna Park side.
The two-time Bundesliga winner is currently working as a club representative for the black and yellow.
Lukasz Piszczek
Under the tutelage of Klopp, the Polish international became one of the best right-backs in Europe and his adventurous attacking nature saw him become a key part of Klopp’s side.
After 11 years at Dortmund, following his arrival from Hertha Berlin in 2010, Piszceck moved back to his homeland last summer and at the age of 36 he’s currently playing for Goczalkowice.
Neven Subotic
What a formidable pairing the Serbian and Matts Hummels were during their time together under Klopp.
Subotic was the aggressor and Hummels was the ball-playing defender, and in tandem the pair established a telepathic understanding.
When Klopp left Dortmund, Subotic didn’t feature anywhere near as frequently for the Bundesliga giants and the 33-year-old is currently a free agent after leaving Austrian side SCR Altach last summer.
Mats Hummels
Hummels is part of an illustrious group of players that have had two stints at two different clubs – Bayern Munich and Dortmund.
After starting his career at the Allianz Arena, Hummels moved permanently to Dortmund in 2009 following an 18-month loan spell.
After a further seven years with Dortmund, the 2014 World Cup winner made the switch back to Bavaria in 2016. But after three years in Munich, the Hummels merry-go-round continued with a switch back to Dortmund in 2019 where he has remained ever since.
Marcel Schmelzer
The left-back has been a Dortmund player for 17 years and made over 350 appearances for the club, which brought eight trophies.
Ilkay Gündogan
It was the midfielder’s penalty who brought Dortmund level in the 2013 Champions League final after Mario Mandzukic had scored the opener.
Gundogan, who has overcome some serious injuries during his career, was Pep Guardiola’s first Manchester City signing when the Citizens splashed out £20m to bring the German to Manchester.
It was the 31-year-old’s two goals off the bench against Aston Villa which helped clinch the Premier League title for City this year.
Sven Bender
After eight years and over 200 appearances at Dortmund, Sven reunited with his twin brother Lars at Bayer Leverkusen in 2017.
The midfielders are currently playing together for TSV Brannenburg.
Jakub Blaszczykowski
The 36-year-old Polish winger spent eight years at Dortmund before being loaned out to Fiorentina and then being sold to Wolfsburg.
In his prime, Blaszczykowski possessed blistering pace and in the 2012-13 season he scored 11 goals and laid on 13 assists from 27 Bundesliga matches.
He’s currently back in his homeland with a second stint at Wisla Krakow, but he only played twice this season after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury.
Marco Reus
While a wealth of talent has come and gone at Dortmund, one who has remained for the last ten years is Reus.
From 356 games for the black and yellow, Dortmund’s club captain has 153 goals and 114 assists to his name since joining from Gladbach.
The 32-year-old will be hoping to play a starring role for Germany in this winter’s World Cup.
Kevin Großkreutz
The versatile German may not have been the biggest of names in Klopp’s side but his tireless running and ability to play anywhere across the pitch made him a vital cog in Dortmund’s team.
The six-time German international departed the summer after Klopp called time on his Dortmund career and Großkreutz moved to Turkish giants Galatasary.
The 33-year-old is currently playing for TuS Bövinghausen in the sixth tier of German football.
Robert Lewandowski
A year after losing the Champions League final to Bayern, Lewandowski joined Dortmund’s fierce rivals on a free transfer.
The Pole’s goalscoring prowess shows no signs of easing, but despite scoring 344 goals from 374 games for Bayern, the 33-year-old, who has one year left to run on his contract, seems intent on securing a summer move to Barcelona.