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Alex Waite·28 May 2025
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Alex Waite·28 May 2025
With 20 minutes remaining in the 1996/97 Champions League final, Borussia Dortmund held a 2-1 lead over Italian giants Juventus.
The Bundesliga side had a 2-0 advantage at half time, courtesy of Karl-Heinz Riedle's double, before Alessandro Del Piero's flicked finish pulled Juventus back into the contest.
Moments later, Ottmar Hitzfeld looked towards Lars Ricken to provide the moment of quality to put Dortmund back in control.
Whatever Hitzfeld said to his attacker clearly worked as Ricken produced a moment of sheer brilliance to restore Dortmund's lead at the Olympiastadion, leading the German giants to their first-ever Champions League title.
A true one-club man, Ricken played over 400 games for Dortmund in a 16-year spell. Where does this rank among his greatest contributions to the team?
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