Borussia Dortmund finished in tenth place in the group stage of the new Champions League format. This caused the club to play an intermediate round. The opponent in this round was Sporting CP. The Portuguese were convincingly defeated, after which the French LOSC Lille was the opponent in the eighth finals. After an exciting double encounter, the Germans eventually advanced to the cup. Borussia Dortmund once managed to seize the Champions League (1997). In addition, the European Cup II (1967) was also awarded once.