Have Borussia Dortmund won the Champions League? History of BVB in Europe's elite competition

Borussia Dortmund could be headed to the semifinals of the Champions League for the first time since they reached the final in 2013.

Edin Terzic's side are a goal behind heading into the second leg as they face a resilient Atletico Madrid side coached by Diego Simeone.

The defeat in Madrid was the definition of a game of two halves. The first saw Madrid storm to a 2-0 lead, however, Dortmund came back strongly in the second to claw their way back into the tie thanks to a goal by Sebastien Haller. 

With a second leg being played in front of their spectacular fans, a semifinal appearance could be on the cards.

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Borussia Dortmund find themselves on a short list of clubs to have won the European Cup or Champions League, with their sole title coming when they defeated holders Juventus in the 1997 final.

Ottmar Hitzfeld's side were ranked as outsiders to make an impact on the tournament after finishing second in Group B, behind Atletico Madrid.

However, a favourable quarterfinal draw saw them breeze past French side Auxerre before winning home and away against Manchester United in the semifinals.

Lars Ricken was the hero for Hitzfeld's unfancied side as they set up a date with Marcello Lippi's Juventus in the final in Munich.

Despite not boasting the same amount of household names as Juventus or United, Dortmund's solid base of Matthias Sammer — who won the 1996 Ballon d'Or after leading Germany to Euro 96 glory — and Jurgen Kohler was balanced perfectly against the goal threat of Ricken and Karl-Heinz Riedle.

Two superb Riedle first-half goals put Dortmund in dreamland at the Olympiastadion, before a teenage Alessandro Del Piero came off the bench to drag Lippi's