Real Madrid v Dortmund LIVE: Champions League final score, result and reaction after Vinicius Jr caps win
Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium to win their 15th European title
Real Madrid were crowned kings of Europe for a record-extending 15th time with a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final at Wembley on Saturday.
Huge favourites going in to the game, the Spanish side were outplayed for long periods but broke Dortmund’s resistance with late goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Jr.
Veteran right back Carvajal glanced in a header from a Toni Kroos corner in the 74th minute and from that moment Carlo Ancelotti’s side sparked into life.
Vinicius Jr slid home Real’s second in the 83rd minute to silence the yellow-clad Dortmund fans who had created a wall of noise throughout the final.
It was hard on the German side who missed several good first-half chances, the best of which saw Niclas Fuellkrug hit the post from close range. Relive all the action and follow the reaction from Wembley below:
Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final
3 mins: Calm from Rudiger and Courtois to play it out from the back. Vini Jr. plays the diagonal before Carvajal loses it to Maatsen, who prevents the corner.
Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final
2 mins: It was three pitch invaders who stopped play, apparently. An interesting start to the game.
We’re back underway though, and Bellingham wins the first free-kick of the night.
Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final
1 min: A pitch invader within the first minute, and we have a break in play already before anything else can happen.
KICK-OFF! Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid
Dortmund get us underway! Both teams attacking the end that their fans are sitting in during the first half.
Champions League final - Real Madrid v Dortmund
The anthem plays and we’re moments away from kick-off.
Dortmund unchanged from the side that beat PSG in the semi-finals, while Real Madrid have been forced into bringing in Thibaut Courtois and Eduardo Camavinga for Lunin and Aurelien Tchouameni.
Champions League final - Real Madrid v Dortmund
Teams in the tunnel now, with both sets of players looking focused.
For some, this is the only chance they’ll get to touch footballing immortality. For others, they’re within hours of winning their sixth Champions League – and almost everything in between.
Nervy times, even if the faces don’t show it.
Champions League final - Real Madrid v Dortmund
The Lenny Kravitz performance is almost out of the way, so the real show will be starting soon.
Some would say “the game’s gone”.
Champions League final - Real Madrid v Dortmund
Less than 10 minutes until kick-off in the capital.
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Jose Mourinho blames Erik ten Hag for Jadon Sancho’s Manchester United failure
Much of the build-up to the game has focused on the two English starlets, Jude Bellingham and Jadon Sancho, and their respective seasons.
And speaking on TNT Sports, ex-United manager Jose Mourinho has claimed Erik ten Hag must accept some of the blame for Jadon Sancho’s failure at Manchester United.
“For sure, the kid made mistakes, but for sure, also his manager was not able to get the best out of him,” Mourinho told TNT Sports at Wembley Stadium.
“As a player we know his talent, we know what he can do, there are no doubts about it.”
Mourinho blames Ten Hag for Sancho’s Man Utd failure
Much is being made of the bouncing Dortmund supporters, some of whom have been in the stadium for hours already.
Tifos, flags and banners aplenty in that end, including a banner referencing the club’s recent sponsorship deal with an arms manufacturer.
In response to the deal, Dortmund’s chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke said: “Security and defense are fundamental cornerstones of our democracy. That is why we believe it is the right decision to take a very close look at how we protect these cornerstones.
“Especially today, when we see every day how freedom must be defended in Europe. We should deal with this new normality.”
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