Real Madrid host Borussia Dortmund at the Bernabéu on Tuesday evening in the third round of the Champions League. Ahead of this eagerly-awaited clash, the Madrid press are reminiscing about Christian Karembeu’s masterpiece against BVB in 1998.

With their backs against the wall after defeat in Lille, Real Madrid will be looking to get back to winning ways this evening against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Carlo Ancelotti, who is struggling to make a perfect start to the season, has completed his testing. The Transalpine coach wants to continue using his 4-4-2 diamond system with Jude Bellingham behind Vunicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe.

Reigning champions La Casa Blanca know that the match will be difficult against a tough opponent. The two teams met in the final of the competition last season, and Real Madrid struggled to win 2-0 thanks to late goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Jr. But on Tuesday, the Madrid press, in this case As, resurrected a masterpiece by Real Madrid legend Christian Karembeu against Borussia Dortmund in 1998.

A look back at Karembeu’s goal against Dortmund

In the 1997/1998 season, Real Madrid sprang a surprise by eliminating defending champions Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals. Having finished top of their group with 13 points ahead of Norwegian club Rosenberg, Greek club Olympiakos and Portuguese club FC Porto, Real Madrid eliminated Bayer Leverkusen in the quarter-finals (1-1 and 0-3) before defeating Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals.

In the first leg at the Bernabéu, Real Madrid won 2-0 thanks to goals from Fernando Morientes and, above all, Christian Karembeu. In the 24th minute, Fernando Morientes took advantage of a wonderful pass from Roberto Carlos to open the scoring. Despite their dominance, Nevio Scala’s Borussia Dortmund were unable to equalise before the break.

After the break, Real Madrid broke the deadlock shortly after the hour mark. Jupp Heynckes’ men, buoyed by the likes of Redondo, Clarence Seedorf, Mijatovic and above all Raúl, found the resources to score the second goal that brought BVB to their knees. Christian Karembeu set up Davor Suker for the second goal, and the Bernabéu went wild.

Real Madrid then drew 0-0 in Germany before defeating Zinedine Zidane’s Juventus in the final (0-1) in Amsterdam. The only goal of the final was scored by Mijatovic!