Champions League 2013: Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund fans take Wembley "We have been developing really well in German football," said Philipp Lahm, the Bayern captain. If you look at numbers of players in the national team at Dortmund and Bayern, it is high. Barcelona has been the team that really was extraordinary. That was the team we knew we had to beat this year. I think we have developed and I see a very positive future. The team is great, we have players of the right age, we work together well and there is terrific character. We have matured a lot in our game. And Lahm's plans for today? I get up, have breakfast, have a training session, lunch, siesta, coffee and cake, play football and hopefully celebrate. Thomas Müller, the Munich forward, was asked to assess his team's deficiencies. I can't say we have a feeling that we have any weakness. We have played a lot of games without any goals being scored against us. As Bayern aim to join Liverpool in winning a fifth European Cup, such confidence is supported by a remarkable Bundesliga season. They finished 25 points clear of Dortmund, scoring 98 goals while conceding just 18 times in their 34 games. After defeats in two out of the last three Champions League finals - most agonisingly to Chelsea last year - the obvious threat tonight is psychological. Müller, though, dismissed the memory of the penalty shoot-out defeat. "I think last year's final will only have a positive impact," he said. We are motivated. We will be even more attentive in our actions than in a standard scenario. I think it will sharpen our senses. The team has progressed, we are there for each other. If it goes to penalties again? There is always going to be some who are better than others but I don't think anybody is going to wet their pants over it. Dortmund, under the leadership of their larger-than-life manager Jurgen Klopp, also expect to be back in these sort of situations again. "We do intend to carry on these advances," said Klopp. It's not that German football is completely dominant. Maybe we have caught up a bit. Football is a big matter in Germany, people interested, big stadiums that are full and good coaches. Two strong teams play together and the world will be watching. Klopp also arrived yesterday with a message for the Metropolitan Police. "Awful traffic," he smiled. We had a police escort - but are they not allowed to use these blue sirens? If we are going to get to the match tomorrow, we have to put those blue lights on. If anyone knows a policeman, please let them know. Beneath the wider narrative of German strength, there are a series of intriguing sub-plots tonight. There is Bayern, the economic powerhouse of Germany football who have swept all before them in winning the Bundesliga this season. And then there is Dortmund, a club with a wage-bill that is lower than Aston Villa but arguably the most fanatical supporters in Europe. The contrast in the dugout is also stark. Jupp Heynckes will leave Bayern at the end of the season and, although his resolve may yet be tested by the vacancy at Real Madrid, he is planning to retire on an amazing high after 34 years in management. As he prepared to renew his rivalry with Klopp who, at 48 is fully 22 years his junior, he drew a pointed comparison. "The biggest difference between us is age but also experience," said Heynckes. Perhaps the older ones of you know the mistakes you made 10 or 20 years ago that you don't want to repeat. This season in the Bundesliga, we have produced something extraordinary, the best season for any team in the last 50 years. I think it is pretty special for German football to have two teams in the final. We have an extraordinary team, they play fantastic football collectively and if we can draw on that we will win the match. I am sure I will be able to sleep soundly. Klopp, predictably, stole the show in yesterday's press conference and continued what has been a very effective seduction of any neutral supporters. Having led Dortmund to back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012, there is also the lingering suspicion that his emotional - and seemingly carefree style - is something that genuinely frightens Bayern. His players certainly appear free of any tension. "Pressure doesn't arise," said centre-back Mats Hummels. This is the most fantastic opportunity in the world. It is the biggest opportunity we have had in our lives. We are going to go in and win. Klopp smiled as Hummels spoke. "You cannot win without tactical things but the emotion makes the difference," said Klopp. In Dortmund, we have a lot of heart. It's fun to live there. Football is a religion. We have risen from the ashes. We have been growing for five years. Things are more emotional for us compared to a situation where success is normal. It is a special thing to have two clubs from one country. If this will be the only final in my life, Wembley is the perfect place and the perfect opponent. If I will die in 60 years, it is not so bad. We want to look back, when we are old and grey, tell our children and children's children what happened on some days in our life. Whatever unfolds tonight, he has succeeded in that aim.