Nothing new.. Real Madrid punishes Dortmund and seizes the 15th title

And he scored Dani Carvajal From a header (74) and the Brazilian Vinicius Junior (83) The two goals.

The title is the sixth in the last 11 seasons To Real Madrid Thus, he strengthened his record with the most titles in the most prestigious continental competition.

The Italian reinforced Carlo Ancelotti The inimitable coach of Real Madrid holds his record for a fifth title in the competition, which he won twice with Milan in 2003 and 2007, before adding others with Real in 2014 in his first season and 2022 in his second season.

Real Madrid only tasted defeat twice in the 55 matches it played this season in all competitions, achieving the Spanish League and Champions League double for the fifth time in its history.

Real played the match with a squad devoid of surprises, and Ancelotti relied on the newcomer Jude Bellingham He faced the team that he left last summer to join the Royal Club, and the German veteran Toni Kroos, who announced his retirement after the end of the European Cup hosted by his country, in midfield, and against the Brazilians Vinicius Junior and Rodrigo in attack.

He also included the Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut CourtoisIn front of him are defender and captain Nacho and French left winger Ferland Mendy.

Croatian veteran Luka Modric (38 years old) sat on the bench.

In turn, Edin Terzic paid coach Dortmund With his regular lineup in the team’s third final in the Champions League after winning in 1997 and losing in 2013.

Mats Hummels, at the age of 35, who was present in the Wembley loss 11 years ago (1-2 to Bayern Munich), led the defense with Niko Schlotterbeek and captain Emre Djan.

In the attack, Niklas Volkrug was supported by Karim Adeyemi on the left and Englishman Jaydon Sancho on the right.

Marco Reus, who also played in the previous Wembley final, sat on the bench in what was likely the last match of his career with the “Yellow and Black”.

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