Jurgen Klopp joins the famous faces at Wembley for the Champions League final after the former Liverpool boss was invited by Borussia Dortmund

Jurgen Klopp joined the familiar faces at Wembley ahead of the Champions League final after being invited by his former club Borussia Dortmund.

Klopp, who stepped down as Liverpool head coach at the end of the season after a nine-year spell full of trophies, was photographed in the stands before kick-off.

After being in charge of Dortmund between 2008 and 2015, the 56-year-old Klopp was offered to become one of the club’s guests of honor and took a seat in a booth.

During his time in Germany, Klopp won the Bundesliga twice and also finished second in the Champions League in 2013 after losing to Bayern Munich.

As the atmosphere in London grew, Klopp was pictured extending his now infamous fist pump towards the Dortmund supporters and taking in the reception.

Jose Mourinho was also in attendance after stepping off the sidelines as part of TNT Sports’ expert team for their showdown coverage.

A video shared on X, formerly Twitter, showed a contrasting reaction from Dortmund’s side towards Mourinho and Klopp as they appeared on the big screen.

The stony Mourinho, a former Madrid manager, was first on screen and was treated to cheers, while footage of Klopp sparked cheers just seconds later.

“I now have an invitation to the Champions League final,” Klopp revealed last month in one of his final interviews as Liverpool manager.

‘They said, “I don’t think he’s coming”, but of course I will, it’s the Champions League final and I don’t really have anything to do!

‘But then I also need more tickets. It’s the first time in my life I’ve asked for tickets – normally I’m the one who always gets asked! It’s a very strange feeling.’

Arsenal legend Arsene Wenger, now FIFA’s head of global football development, also secured a seat at Wembley, as did former Madrid superstar Gareth Bale.

Music megastar Jay-Z was also pictured in the stadium.

Jude Bellingham’s family, including his father Mark and brother Jobe, took their place in the stands among Madrid supporters during the warm-up.

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, a one-time winner of the competition, was also part of the major TV coverage for the final.

Madrid first arrived at Wembley dressed in suits, while Dortmund followed in tracksuits.

Carlo Ancelotti’s heavyweights will seal a treble if they win the Champions League, having already lifted the LaLiga title and won the Spanish Super Cup.

Dortmund, meanwhile, won the famous trophy with ears once, in 1997.

Bellingham, who has enjoyed a sparkling debut season with Madrid since joining from Dortmund, was unsurprisingly given a start in his usual number 10 role.

Thibaut Courtois got the nod despite his substitute, Andriy Lunin, performing heroics on Madrid’s route to the final.

For Dortmund, Manchester United’s Jadon Sancho will be on the wing.