Bundesliga clubs vs. Real Madrid

After a promising start to the season, BVB hosted the 11-time European champions in the second matchday of the 2016/17 Champions League group stage. Real led twice with goals by Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane, only for Dortmund to bounce back on both cases, through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and an 87th minute equalizer by new signing André Schürrle.

Prior to the Champions League semifinal match between Real and Dortmund on April 1, 1998, Spanish fans climbed onto a fence that one of the goals was fastened to, bringing down not only the fence, but also the entire goal. It took more than an hour for workers to erect a new goal so that the game could go ahead. Dortmund lost 2-0 in the match, which kicked off 76 minutes later than scheduled.

Borussia had a better time of it in April 2013. Not only did both goals stay intact, but there was plenty of scoring in Dortmund . Robert Lewandowski scored all of BVB's goals in a 4-1 win in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal. With a 2-0 win in the second leg in Madrid, the Spaniards made it a contest of it, but Dortmund advanced to the final.

Bayern too have had their share of big games against Real Madrid. In 2012, their Champions League semifinal had to be decided on penalties. After five of the first eight shooters had failed to score, Bayern captain Bastian Schweinsteiger put away the decisive third goal to put them through to the final - where, Bayern would lose to Chelsea on penalties.

Twelve years earlier though, Bayern went down to a bitter defeat in the semifinals. Having lost to Manchester United in the final one year earlier, Bayern were determined to take home the silverware. This time, it was a single Real player who spoiled things. Nicholas Anelka scored in the 2-0 home win for Real, then got the away goal in their 2-1 defeat in the second leg that put Madrid through.

Besides Anelka, another name on the scoresheet for Real in May 2000 was Jens Jeremies (left in photo). Problem was, the midfielder had scored in his own net in Madrid. One year later, he avenged himself. Another semi-final, Bayern vs Real once again. In the return leg, Jeremies scored the decisive goal in a 2-1 win, sending the Bavarians to the final, and ultimately victory against Valencia.

Bayern defender Klaus Augenthaler (2nd from left) scored an own goal before being sent off in a wild contest in Madrid in 1987. A number of objects rain down from the spectators, including an iron bar and a switchblade knife - which barely missed Bayern goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff. Bayern lost 1-0 in the Bernabeu, but due to their 4-1 win in the first leg, they advanced to the final.

In their first meeting in the European Cup, in 1976, Gerd Müller scored both goals in the second leg of the semifinal to put Bayern through. In view of the events of the first leg, which finished 1-1, there may have been an element of revenge to this. A Real fan had run onto the pitch before thrown punches at both Müller and the referee.

Tied at 1-1 after 45 minutes, it looked like the 2002 Champions League final could be decided by a coach's inspirational half-time team-talk. Then Zinedine Zidane's left foot provided the inspiration, a fiersome volley off a deflected, looping Roberto Carlos cross. Leverkusen did their all to turn the tide but came up short; they were runners up in the Bundesliga and the German Cup that year, too.

Mönchengladbach's experiences with Real have been mostly bad. In 1976 Real knocked the Foals out of the European Cup in the quarterfinals. After a 2-2 draw at home, the Dutch referee, Leo van der Kroft (above right), played a key role in the second leg - unjustly calling back two Borussia goals. The game finished 1-1 and Gladbach were out.

In 1985, Borussia - by then rather far removed from the fabled "Fohlenelf" of the 1970s - managed a wholly unexpected 5-1 home win in the first leg of the UEFA Cup last 16. But coach Jupp Heynckes and his team's dreams of a sensational victory came unstuck at the Bernabeu. Madrid ran out 4-0 winners at home, claiming the tie on away goals and eventually marching all the way on to the final.

After Gladbach, more German opposition - Cologne - awaited in that year's UEFA Cup final for Real. Cologne even won the return leg, a fairly comfy 2-0 affair. But the damage had already been done in Spain. At the Bernabeu, Cologne gave away their early lead, ultimately being routed 5-1. The Billy Goats' return-leg comeback proved to be for nothing but pride.

Things looked grim for FC Kaiserslautern in the second leg of the 1982 UEFA Cup quarter-final, as the Red Devils brought a 3-1 defeat back with them from the Bernabeu. But at the Betzenberg stadium's return leg, Friedhelm Funkel bagged an early brace to get the ball rolling. After 14 minutes, 'Lautern led 2-0. By full time, they'd wrapped up a 5-0 win against Camacho, Stilike and friends.

Einracht Frankfurt had no chance in the 1960 European Cup final. Admittedly the Bundesliga side managed three goals in front of 128,000 spectators at Hampden Park in Glasgow - but Real banged in seven. Alfredo di Stefano hit a hat trick, Ferenc Puskas netted the other four. This Real side, arguably one of the best ever, was nicknamed La Maquina ("The Machine"); rarely did it look more oiled.