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They were the reigning back-to-back Bundesliga champions, but heading into the 1997 Champions League final, the odds were stacked firmly against Borussia Dortmund. Ottmar Hitzfeld’s side had battled a swath of injuries and indifferent form all season; Matthias Sammer, Paulo Sousa, Karl-Heinz Riedle and Steffen Freund had all missed large chunks of the season and …
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They were the reigning back-to-back Bundesliga champions, but heading into the 1997 Champions League final, the odds were stacked firmly against Borussia Dortmund. Ottmar Hitzfeld’s side had battled a swath of injuries and indifferent form all season; Matthias Sammer, Paulo Sousa, Karl-Heinz Riedle and Steffen Freund had all missed large chunks of the season and
