Real Madrid claimed a record-extending fifteenth European Cup after goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinícius Júnior procured a hard-battled 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) final at Wembley Arena.
The crescendo to the European club season was was finally here, pitting together a Los Blancos side that had regained their homegrown matchless quality, against a Dortmund team which had completed top of the supposed ‘meeting of Death’, and taken in the scalps of Atlético Madrid and PSG on the way to a surprising UCL final debut.
Real Madrid secure there 15 UCL title
Der BVB handled the main hit in this heavyweight conflict, as Julian Brandt terminated wide from Niclas Füllkrug’s keen pass. Karim Adeyemi was then passed on to lament a brilliant botched an open door in the wake of curving his run flawlessly to meet a Mats Hummels pass, yet couldn’t track down a far beyond Thibaut Courtois. Füllkrug then, at that point, slid into the box and excruciatingly saw his work hit the post, in one more immense admonition for Carlo Ancelotti’s side. The Belgian was by a wide margin the more occupied of the two shot-plugs, and drove away Marcel Sabitzer’s strike, leaving Edin Terzić’s men considering the way that they had not figured out how to draw first blood before HT.
Jude Bellingham was having a strangely tranquil match by his own grandiose principles, yet came extremely close to scoring for Los Blancos while ascending in the crate to meet a captivating Vinícius conveyance.
In any case, there was a developing feeling of certainty that in spite of Dortmund’s general predominance, it was inevitable before Real struck first. Kroos was the supplier with a great corner into the way of Carvajal, who executed a wonderful looking header past Kobel in the 74th minute, and a team inseparable from this opposition had struck first. Bellingham hoped to re-awaken old animosities, however Nico Schlotterbeck made a vital test to divert the Britain midfielder’s endeavor wide and keep his team in this challenge. Be that as it may, Vinícius scored the executioner second goal with a scraped calculated finish from Bellingham’s pass, and Dortmund’s bold battle had failed miserably.
This was one more distant from-classic Los Blancos execution, yet unbelievably, it was sufficient to take care of business and secure what was shockingly just a fourth La Liga and European Cup double. It was likewise a fitting way for Kroos to end his club profession prior to making his last playing stay at UEFA Euro 2024, winning a joint-record 6th European Cup/UCL title, matching club legend Paco Gento’s record.
