Last-gasp Robben gives Bayern fifth Euro crown

With extra time beckoning Robben collected a backheel from Franck Ribery eluded the challenge of Mats Hummels and rolled a delicate shot past Roman Weidenfeller to give Bayern their fifth European crown It was a moment of longawaited deliverance for both Bayern and Robben after defeats for the Bavarians in the final of the competition in 2010 and again in 2012 when they lost a cruel penalty shootout to Chelsea on home soil Bayern Munich39s Dutch midfielder Arjen Robben celebrates at the final whistle after their victory in the UEFA Champions League final football match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at Wembley Stadium in London PICAFP Robben had set Bayern on the way to victory after an hour of the first allGerman final when he teed up Mario Mandzukic for the opener only for Ilkay Gundogan to equalise from the penalty spot in the 68th minute u00a0Victory made Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes only the fourth manager to win the trophy with two different clubs after a 1998 triumph with Real Madrid as he prepares to step aside for incoming successor Pep Guardiola Having already claimed the German title Bayern will now look to complete an unprecedented treble by beating Stuttgart in the German Cup final next weekend There was no second title for 1997 winners Dortmund but Jurgen Klopp39s side more than played their part on a night of gripping drama in front of 86298 fans at the home of English football The player who had generated the most column inches in the weeks leading up to the game was in the stands for kickoff a hamstring injury having denied Mario Goetze a farewell appearance for Dortmund before his 37 million euros pound317 million 478 million move to Bayern His transfer was the latest show of strength from a side who romped to the Bundesliga title by a recordbreaking 25point margin but Bayern were left looking like the underdogs as Dortmund flew out of the blocks Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer had to save from Robert Lewandowski Jakub Blaszczykowski Marco Reus and Sven Bender before Bayern finally came to life when Weidenfeller tipped a Mandzukic header onto the bar Javi Martinez sent a header onto the roof of the net from the resulting corner but the best chances of the first half both fell to Robben Bayern Munich39s German defender Philipp Lahm lifts the trophy after the UEFA Champions League final football match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at Wembley Stadium in London PICsAFP On the half hour Thomas Mueller39s pass sent him clean through on goal but the angle was prohibitive for a leftfooted player and Weidenfeller rushed out swiftly to make a sprawling save The Dutchman found himself with only the goalkeeper to beat again moments before halftime when the ball fell kindly for him in a tussle with Hummels but Weidenfeller stood up bravely and blocked with his face In between Neuer produced a superb lastditch block to thwart Lewandowski who had deftly rolled Jerome Boateng from a Reus pass as the play passed from one end to the other at breathless speed It looked as if another major final was set to pass Robben by but on the hour he atoned for his earlier misses by creating the opening goal Ribery rolled a pass towards the byline and Robben evaded the offside trap by a matter of inches before nudging the ball beyond Weidenfeller and crossing for Mandzukic to hook the ball home from a yard Dortmund might have been forgiven for feeling deflated given their firsthalf exertions but instead they drew level Dante was penalised for an untidy high foul on Reus inside the area and Gundogan steered his penalty into the bottomright corner to send the hordes of yellowshirted fans behind Neuer39s goal leaping from their seats Moments later Dortmund were indebted to a breathtaking piece of defending from Neven Subotic who slid in to hook Mueller39s goalbound shot off the line as Robben closed in for a tapin But Bayern continued to push Weidenfeller repelling fierce strikes from David Alaba and Bastian Schweinsteiger before Robben tiptoed through the Dortmund defence to score a famous late winner