While the Blues have not previously played against Dortmund in an official match, we have overall done well when taking on teams from the Bundesliga on the European stage, winning the seven ties which preceded the loss to Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League two years ago.

TSV 1860 Munich – Fairs Cup quarter-finals 1965/66

Our first official match against a German side came 56 years ago when we met Bayern’s city rivals 1860 Munich in the quarter-finals of the Fairs Cup, a competition which is generally considered the forerunner of the UEFA Cup/Europa League.

A brace by Bobby Tambling helped Tommy Docherty’s side earn a couple of important away goals in a 2-2 draw in the first leg, which was played in frigid conditions in Bavaria.

The Blues finished things off back at Stamford Bridge, beating the German champions-to-be 1-0 through Peter Osgood’s late goal to advance to the semi-finals.

VfB Stuttgart – Cup Winners’ Cup final 1997/98

It would be over 30 years before our next big match against a German side when we took on Stuttgart in the Cup Winners’ Cup final.

Thousands of Chelsea fans packed Stockholm‘s Rasunda Stadium for the game, which was scoreless after 70 minutes when Gianfranco Zola made an immediate impact after his introduction as a substitute.

Running on to a through ball by Dennis Wise, the Italian maestro fired home a sensational half-volley from the edge of the box with only his second touch of the game to secure a 1-0 win over the German side as we lifted the Cup Winners’ Cup for the second time.

VfB Stuttgart – Champions League 2003/04

We met Stuttgart again six years later, this time in the Champions League round of 16.

They had not been beaten in their previous 12 home games in Europe but the Blues went ahead after 12 minutes when Fernando Meira attempted to cut off Glen Johnson’s cross to Hernan Crespo but turned the ball into his own net.

Carlo Cudicini made some fine saves to deny Silvio Meissner and Kevin Kuranyi as we held out for a 1-0 victory before drawing 0-0 back at the Bridge to reach the quarter-finals.

Bayern Munich – Champions League 2004/05

After a nail-biting 5-4 aggregate victory over Barcelona in the last 16, our first-ever meeting with Bayern in the quarter-finals provided even more thrills as the teams netted 11 goals with Chelsea eventually prevailing 6-5 on aggregate.

Bayern appeared to have the upper hand when Bastian Schweinsteiger cancelled out Joe Cole’s opener in the first leg at the Bridge but Frank Lampard netted twice in 10 minutes, his second coming off a sensational swivel and volley past Oliver Kahn to put the Blues back in control as we won 4-2.

Lampard struck again in the return match and Didier Drogba headed home Joe Cole’s inviting cross. We sealed our spot in the last four despite going down 3-2 in the last European game played at the Olympiastadion.

Bayern Munich – Champions League 2011/12

A magical evening which will live long in the memory of Chelsea fans as we brought the Champions League trophy back to London for the first time after stunning Bayern in their own stadium.

Displaying the never-say-die attitude which had taken us through to the final, the Blues repelled nearly everything Bayern could throw our way at the Allianz Arena. Drogba levelled two minutes from time and Petr Cech saved an Arjen Robben penalty in extra-time. Cech then stopped Ivica Olic and Bastian Schweinsteiger in the shoot-out to set up the Ivorian striker to convert the winning kick.

Eintracht Frankfurt – Europa League 2018/19

After seeing off Inter Milan and Benfica in the previous two rounds, Eintracht Frankfurt pushed Chelsea all the way in the semi-finals with a penalty shoot-out needed after both legs were drawn 1-1.

Cesar Azpilicueta missed our second attempt from the spot to hand Eintracht the advantage but Kepa Arrizabalaga kept out attempts by Matin Hintereggar and Goncalo Paciencia before Eden Hazard, in his final match as a Chelsea player at the Bridge, delivered the final blow to send us into the final.