Looks like it is all over, but what if …

The crowd
A great atmosphere was worked up at the Allianz Arena and Dortmund’s home is always a cauldron; for Barca and Madrid to have the remotest of chances they have to reciprocate.

The Camp Nou is legendary in those stakes, Champions League nights bring out the best in the Bernabeu too, and both are going to need the 12th man to drive their teams, rattle the opposition and, potentially more tellingly, put the referees under pressure.

The bizarre first leg scorelines give Bayern and Dortmund the leverage to win again easily if they show patience and discipline, letting desperation be Barca and Real’s undoing.

The Spanish giants barely awake from those nightmares, but what good will it do if they don’t dare to dream?

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