It is amazing how life always comes full circle. The Champions League title snatched away from their grasp in the final moments by Chelsea in 2012, Bayern Munich this time turned things around, scoring a dramatic winner in the 89th minute courtesy Arjen Robben - the man who, before the goal, had over 20 shots on goal in Champions League finals without scoring.
Bayern won 2-1 at the expense of a gallant and utterly heartbroken Borussia Dortmund in a stirring Champions League final at Wembley, with Mario Mandzukic opening the scoring for Bayern in the second half, before Ilkay Gundogan equalized from the penalty spot.
In the first ever all-German final, which will live long in the memory, Bayern's big-game experience and their determination to not make it three final losses in four years won out in the end, with Robben, who missed several one-on-one chances in the first half, striking in the final moments to emphatically banish the ghosts of the 2012 final.
However, Dortmund can hold their heads up high with Jurgen Klopp's young side giving as much as they received, and were it not for some brilliant goalkeeping from both sides the game would have probably headed into extra time with a 6-6 scoreline.
Jupp Heynckes can now bask in the glory of a stunning triumph and will leave his post as Bayern manager in the best possible note - even if he loses the German Cup final against Stuttgart next Saturday.
There were no major surprises to the starting lineups of either side, and after a - shall we say original opening ceremony, which would have had some wondering what that was all about prior to the Champions League final - it was down to business on the pitch.
It was very much a slow burner as both teams looked to settle in and come to terms to the magnitude of the occasion in front of a packed and noisy Wembley.
Dortmund always looked the sprightlier side, though, even when neither side really threatened the goal, and it came as no surprise when the team in yellow created the first few openings.
Jakub Blaszczykowski was the first to take any kind of shot in the game, with his effort from just inside the box flying well high of the crossbar.
Robert Lewandowski then took a potshot from outside the box, forcing a comfortable enough save from Manuel Neuer, who tipped it over the crossbar.
From the resulting corner, Blaszczykowski had the perfect opportunity to open the scoring, after being picked out perfectly by the excellent Marco Reus, but the midfielder's strike from ten yards was brilliantly kept out by Neuer.
Reus then forced another save from Neuer from distance, before Sven Bender, who had an outstanding first half, making one of those rare forward runs, had a great chance to score, but his curling effort was well kept out by the Bayern goalkeeper, who was by far the busier goalkeeper in the first 25 minutes.
Bayern just did not show up in that phase and Dortmund will be kicking themselves not to have scored; because once the Bundesliga champions found their groove, they started to threaten the Dortmund goal considerably.
First was Mario Mandzukic, whose header, off a Franck Ribery cross from the left, was brilliantly saved by Roman Weidenfeller, very much a spectator until then.
Off the ensuing corner, Javi Martinez was given a wide-open header, but fired wide as Bayern looked for a spell of pressure on Dortmund's goal.
Arjen Robben, who has a penchant for missing hats of chances in major finals, kept that run alive by fluffing two golden opportunities.
Muller inadvertently found Robben in acres of space on the left, and the Dutchman was all of a sudden one-on-one with Weidenfeller, who stood tall to keep the winger's effort out - it was a good save, but Robben should have really done better.
The former Chelsea and Real Madrid midfielder then had another chance to open the scoring just before halftime, but his strike, with again only Weidenfeller to beat, was saved by the face of the Dortmund goalkeeper.
In between those two chances, Lewandowski had a brilliant opportunity to make it 1-0, but Neuer, like his counterpart at the other end, was a brick wall in front of goal as the first half somehow ended 0-0.
The second half, like the first, took some time to kick on, but when it did, boy oh boy was it worth the wait.
Bayern had the first real opportunity in the second 45, with Mandzukic failing to head past Weidenfeller off a corner after a flick on from Martinez.
However, soon after, on the hour to be precise, the deadlock was broken. Arjen Robben made a nice run down the middle, before playing in Ribery, who returned the favor to Robben. The chance seemed to have gone with Weidenfeller forcing Robben wide, but the Dutchman somehow found a cross from the inside left for Mandzukic to tap home from close range.
Dortmund, though, did not let their heads drop and it only took them seven minutes to strike back. It's amazing how the occasion can get to you - Dante has been by far the best defender for Bayern Munich this season, but the Brazilian inexplicably made an awful kung-fu challenge on Marco Reus inside the box, with referee Nicola Rizzoli, who had a really good game, having no hesitation in pointing to the spot.
Dante was perhaps lucky not to be given a second yellow, after being booked early in the first half, ironically for another challenge on Reus.
Surprisingly, Robert Lewandowski, who missed a penalty against Bayern this season, did not step up to take the spotkick, with Ilkay Gundogan given the unenviable job. The midfielder, though, in keeping with his class, calmly slotted into the bottom corner after sending Neuer the wrong way.
Bayern had a few tremendous chances to find the winner after finding themselves back level. A quick counter-attack, as a result of some great defensive work from Ribery in their own half, saw Muller in space on the right. His cross from the right, with Weidenfeller well out of position was about to be turned into an empty net by Robben, only for Neven Subotic to heroically take it off the Dutchman's feet.
Lewandowski found the net with a stunning strike from 30 yards, soon after, but the referee blew his whistle correctly for a handball as the Pole controlled the ball onto his feet.
David Alaba then produced a cracking strike from long-distance only for Weidenfeller to quell the threat yet again.
Bayern thought they had won it in the final minutes, and again it was some nice build up play. Lahm, making one of his marauding runs down the right, played in a ball to Muller in the box, who let it go for Bastian Schweinsteiger to thump a strike from just outside the box. Weidenfeller, though, came to Dortmund's rescue yet again with another top draw save.
However, after last season's final minute heartbreak, it was Bayern who were celebrating, and almost fittingly, the goal came from the man who missed so many chances in the first half.
Franck Ribery's attempted backflick to Robben, just about found its way through to the Dutchman, and this time he made no mistake, coolly slotting it past Weidenfeller to cue wild celebrations in the red half of Wembley, and stunned disbelief in the yellow half.
