Toni Kroos won a sixth Champions League trophy in the last game of his club career. For his fellow German, Marco Reus, it was another night as second best.
After suffering relegation two seasons in a row what will happened next for Ernst Middendorp is facing the prospect of walking in new waters in South Africa.
Ernst Middendorp will have an ugly dent added to his coaching CV with Cape Town Spurs now certain to face relegation from the DStv Premiership after just a season.
Ernst Middendorp has continued with his weird run that is now approaching 20 years of his coaching career after landing his latest job at Cape Town Spurs.