Borussia Dortmund might have played more games against Italian clubs than any other country, but it will be only the second time in their and Lazio's rich European history that the two clubs have gone head to head. The first meeting came 25 years ago.

It was the quarter final of the UEFA Cup, back in March 1995. The Black & Yellows had a deficit to overturn after losing the first leg 1-0 through Steffen Freund's unlucky own goal.

Captain Michael Zorc was missing through suspension, while Andreas Möller played despite having gone down with the flu. "Normally, when you feel like that, you lie down in bed," he said afterwards. But nothing could be described as normal in those few weeks. Borussia were closing in on their first domestic title in 32 years and were gunning to repeat their feat of two years earlier by reaching another European final.

"It took a bit of time for Borussia to adapt to the style of play employed by the Roman club, who tried to play quickly when they won possession of the ball and make passes in behind the Dortmund defence," reported kicker. "But after the break, Lazio's energy levels waned more and more. Borussia had to resort to set-pieces to win the game, however."

Stéphane Chapuisat – deployed by coach Ottmar Hitzel on the right flank in order to pin down the Lazio left-back Chamot, who had been outstanding in the first leg – converted a penalty awarded in the 11th minute for a foul on his fellow forward Kalle Riedle. And then, with the 90 minutes almost up and the 35,400 enthusiastic fans packed in the Westfalenstadion already preparing for extra time, the Swiss striker delivered a free-kick with pinpoint precision for Riedle to head home the second goal and secure a place in the semi-final. (br)