The German side caused their much-fancied opponents all sorts of problems at Wembley, but ultimately fell short.
As the missed chances piled up at Wembley, Borussia Dortmund would have felt an impending sense of doom spreading through their ranks. This was Real Madrid they were facing after all, the team that never ceases to find a way when the stakes are at their highest. And, eventually, Los Blancos' supernatural powers saw them through once again in Saturday's Champions League final.
After Karim Adeyemi had failed to convert a one-on-one midway through the first half and Niclas Fullkrug had wasted a pair of decent chances, Madrid finally went for the kill. First, one of the shortest men on the pitch, Dani Carvajal, headed in from a corner, and Vinicius Jr then made sure of the result by finishing well from inside the box following a poor error from Ian Maatsen.