15th European coronation for Real Madrid, winner of Dortmund

This Saturday evening at Wembley (London), Carlo Ancelotti’s Madrilenians won a new European Cup against Borussia Dortmund (2-0).

The force of habit. Real Madrid won the fifteenth Champions League in its history, dominating Borussia Dortmund in the final (0-2). Manhandled for a long time at Wembley, the Merengue finally overcame the Ruhr club, who may have legitimate regrets. Like many of Madrid’s opponents this season.

Real’s horrible first half

Interrupted after a few seconds of play by the burst of four intruders onto the pitch, this final quickly took an unexpected turn. Executioner of PSG in the semi-finals and outsider at Wembley, Dortmund did not display the slightest complex and wasted no time in manhandling a feverish and uninspired Real. Throughout the first period, the Merengue’s sterile possession contrasted with Borussia’s ability to be dangerous on the counterattack. Adeyemi (21st, 28th) and Füllkrug (23rd) could have rewarded the superiority of theirs, but they lacked efficiency in the last gesture. For his first match of the season in the Champions League, Courtois had to work to save the harmless Merengue until the break, with only two shots on the clock. Never seen before this season.

And at the end…

In recent seasons, Real has gotten its fans used to getting out of bad situations. And this finale did not escape the trend. Still in great difficulty after returning from the locker room, and once again saved by Courtois on a header from Füllkrug (63rd), the Madrilenians finally raised their heads during the second act. A profitable start at the end of the match. As a symbol, it was the veteran Carvajal who turned the match around, opening the score from a corner (0-1, 74th). The start of a last quarter of an hour of madness, driven by a transformed Real. Bellingham first missed the break (77th), before serving Vinicius who did not hesitate to finish the last hopes of Dortmund, trapped (0-2, 83rd). Dejected at the final whistle, the Borussia players came close to an authentic feat. They finally had to lose to the Kings of Europe, who won their sixth C1 in ten years. A reign that the Merengue intend to perpetuate.