đŸŽ„ OTD 1997: Lars Ricken's sublime finish sealed Dortmund's sole UCL title | OneFootball

đŸŽ„ OTD 1997: Lars Ricken's sublime finish sealed Dortmund's sole UCL title | OneFootball

In partnership with

Yahoo sports
Icon: OneFootball

OneFootball

Alex Waite·28 May 2025

đŸŽ„ OTD 1997: Lars Ricken's sublime finish sealed Dortmund's sole UCL title

Article image:đŸŽ„ OTD 1997: Lars Ricken's sublime finish sealed Dortmund's sole UCL title

With 20 minutes remaining in the 1996/97 Champions League final, Borussia Dortmund held a 2-1 lead over Italian giants Juventus.

This browser is not supported, please use a different one or install the app

video-poster

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.


OneFootball Videos


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?


📾 Bongarts - Bongarts