Robben: "The unlucky one" in the finals

Despite having won championships in four countries, perhaps only victory in the Champion League final against Borussia Dortmund can help Arjen Robben prove that he is not someone who always falls at the threshold of heaven.

The 29-year-old Bayern Munich winger is not short of both medals and ability, but recent years have seen him miss out on some golden opportunities.

In the past four years alone, Robben has played in two Champion League finals and one World Cup final, but he has been on the losing side all three times.

Can Robben forget the pain of last season?

At the 2010 World Cup, Robben had the chance to forever carve his name into Dutch football history when he had the chance to face his former Real Madrid teammate Iker Casillas, but he failed and Spain won 1-0 with the only goal by Andres Iniesta.

Last season, he volunteered to take the penalty that could have helped Bayern Munich beat Chelsea in the Champion League final, but Petr Cech guessed Robben's intentions and the trophy went to Stamford Bridge.

This means one of the world's best attackers of his generation could end his career without a continental or international trophy, but Robben hopes that the third final will end sweetly for Bayern.

"It's great to play in a final, but now it's time for us to win. Last year was a big disappointment and Bayern have improved a lot."

Once nicknamed "little boy" due to his slim figure, Robben attracted the attention of all of Europe when he and PSV Eindhoven won the Dutch championship in the 2002-03 season.

In 2004, then-emerging giants Chelsea beat MU to sign the young star for £12 million. Despite early signs of injuries that would plague him throughout his career, Robben remained a mainstay in the counter-attacking style that helped Chelsea win the Premier League two seasons in a row under Mourinho.

Mourinho's decision to abandon his wing-back style later saw Robben leave Chelsea in 2007 for Real Madrid, led by president Ramon Calderon, for $36 million. He won the La Liga title in his first season, but the return of Florentino Perez as president in June 2009 ushered in Galatico 2.0 at the Bernabeu.

With the presence of attacking superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, Robben had to leave and this time his destination was Bayern Munich - the German giant.

He quickly became a mainstay at Bayern with an extraordinary first season and was voted German Player of the Year.

Bayern completed a domestic double, while in the Champions League they won their way to the final after victories over Fiorentina and Manchester United thanks to stunning goals from Robben. But in the final they lost to Mourinho's Inter Milan.

With his dribbling style and jaw-dropping goals, Robben is a standout on the pitch. He has a strong personality even off the touchline, having clashed with teammates such as Thomas Mueller and Franck Ribery, while Bayern legend Franz Beckenbauer criticised him for being “selfish” last season.

But his classy curling strike against Barcelona in the second leg of the semi-final showed that there are not many players in the world today who have the ability to decide a match like Robben. Bayern should now perhaps hope that luck will start to turn for the Dutch superstar./.

According to (Vietnam+) - DT