Borussia Dortmund Ultras ignored direct demands from Wembley chiefs who met them ahead of the Champions League final in a vain effort to stop any pyrotechnics stunts.
Two-time Champions League winning coach Jose Mourinho arrived in Istanbul on Sunday ahead of his unveiling as the new manager of Turkish club Fenerbahce.Mourinho, who has also managed Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham and Real Madrid, was dismissed by Roma after two-and-a-half years in January with the club struggling in ninth at the time.
It was once again a case of so near but yet so far for Edin Terzic’s Dortmund side in the Champions League final
Such is the way with Champions League finals of the last decade: you can come up with the perfect plan, create chances and control the great players on the opposition side and then, when the crunch comes, Real Madrid win it anyway.