Call it magic. A suggestion transformed into reality that only the Champions League can offer. Because if this evening they are playing for the cup in the legendary Wembley, who in the popular imagination have remained the Galacticos even though Ronaldo and Beckham are now close to 50, and on the other hand a team that has experienced, at least in the Bundesliga, the worst last years season finishing fifth, the fairy tale comes naturally. On the one hand the champions, those with a capital C who have already won the Super Cup and La Liga number 36 this season; on the other, a group that is distantly related to Favre and Terzic’s Dortmund, with Haaland, Sancho, Hakimi and Bellingham thrilling half of Europe. Yet football is strange: that team once reached the quarter-finals in the Champions League, the other was eliminated in the group stage. This one, however, is one step away from glory. For goodness sake, it takes a lot to get the better of that devil Ancelotti. At 64 years old, Charles is the undisputed King. Capable of raising his eyebrow and turning into a tyrant when there is a need to win (the only one to have triumphed in the 5 most important tournaments in Europe and having already won 4 Champions League) and then finding himself as the man next door, queuing at the post office pay the bills. His secret is calm: «I’m calm, I always have been and finals don’t change me». But not only. Because acting like the mythological two-faced Janus helps him: for the coach there is no past or future, only the present matters. So tonight (live on Sky TV and Canale 5 at 9pm).
Real Madrid-Borussia Dortmund: where to see the Champions League final, time and probable lineups
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For once, however, he will have to be more careful than usual. Because if for the bookmakers it is a final without history (Real favorite at 1.65!) with the Golden Ball offensive trident which sees the oldest, Vinicius Jr (23 years old), accompanied by Rodrygo and the former Bellingham player, wait already next year a certain Mbappé and a certain Endrick, who in Brazil are equated with Pelé, will find themselves in front of that Terzic who first as a boy from the Yellow Wall at the Westfalenstadion and then as a ferryman with both Favre and Rose has now transformed into a coach in stable plant. More than one will crack a smile. Perhaps the same one mentioned by Simeone and Luis Enrique. Yet Terzic was able to reevaluate lost talents (above all Sancho) and transform into furies players who were considered discontinuous elements (Adeyemi and Brandt) or not ready for certain stages (Fullkrug) until his arrival. So, like the little ant in Aesop’s fable, he first gathered support by eliminating Milan in the group stage, then asked for space from PSV, to finally make his way with the cicadas Atletico Madrid and PSG, who had separated before meeting him sung and remained played instead. But Real, that Real for which “the Champions League is history”, “will not make this mistake”, assures King Carlo. And you have to believe him. In addition to the best youth he can count on at least a couple of champions on his farewell step. Kroos has already announced his retirement after the 2024 European Championships and therefore tonight he is in his last match with the merengues. Modric, could follow shortly. Greeting with another cup on the board would be the best.
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