Solid Victory for Real Madrid as Borussia Dortmund Fails to Score

2024-06-02

Real Madrid have scored 28 goals this season, split evenly between home and away fixtures. 'The momentum turned around, and you saw why they are champions,’ Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzić said, acknowledging Madrid’s quality.

The first half finished 0-0, and it took until the 74th minute for Daniel Carvajal, later named MVP by UEFA's technical team, to give Real Madrid the lead with an assist from the departing Toni Kroos.

Real Madrid picked up a record 15th UEFA Champions League title on Saturday night after a 2-0 win over Dortmund at Wembley, thanks to two late goals. With seven minutes left to play, Real Madrid's Vinícius Júnior increased the lead, finding the net with an assist by Jude Bellingham after Dortmund gave the ball away cheaply.

‘I've always dreamt of playing in these games. You go through life with people telling you that you can't do things. Days like this remind you. It gets hard sometimes, and you wonder whether it's worth it, but nights like this make you realise,’ Jude Bellingham said while speaking with TNT Sports.

Borussia Dortmund have now won three and lost two of their last five games, having scored seven and conceded six goals. Meanwhile, Real Madrid have two wins and three draws, with 10 goals for and seven against. Borussia Dortmund have scored 17 goals in total in the Champions League: 10 at home and seven away.

With Saturday’s victory, Carlo Ancelotti became the only manager to win the UCL title five times after steering Madrid to a nine-game winning run in the competition’s final. He also reached a record total of seven Champions League finals.

'This season has been 10 out of 10. My players have been spectacular,' Ancelotti said, having helped Madrid to la Decimoquinta.