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
Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final
29 mins: Carvajal wins a corner and Kroos will take.
Brandt gets the touch to clear, and Dortmund counter. Sancho plays it across to Brandt, who tries to slip it in to Adeyemi, but Mendy does well to nudge him off the ball.
Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final
27 mins: CLOSE! Chances for both sides!
Firstly, Vini Jr. beats Ryerson before swinging in the early cross, but Dortmund clear.
The German side break and Brandt slides the through ball into the path of Adeyemi, who’s got behind the Real defence and has the pace. He fires his shot too close to Courtois, and Fullkrug can’t get the right connection with his rebound header!
Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final
25 mins: A moment of calm in the game, but some worry for Dortmund. Emre Can is down briefly.
The German gets up but he’s walking gingerly.
Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final
23 mins: CLOSE! Real are living a charmed life!
Two chances in quick succession for Dortmund. First, Sancho slips through Sabitzer, who cuts a cross back across goal which Adeyemi is inches away from meeting.
Right after, Sancho slides a pass through to Fullkrug, who breaks into the box and just manages to poke a shot past Courtois, but it comes off the inside of the post!
Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Pitch invaders halt Champions League final
20 mins: CLOSE! So close to the opener for Dortmund!
Karim Adeyemi times his run perfectly to latch on to a through ball, and he’s one-on-one with Courtois. He knocks it past the Belgian but his touch was too heavy, he’s dragged it too wide, and he can’t get the shot on target!
Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Pitch invaders halt Champions League final
20 mins: Carvajal gets in behind the Dortmund defence and swings a cross in, but Bellingham can’t get to it.
Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Pitch invaders halt Champions League final
Those pitch invaders earlier don’t seem to have been protesting.
a man wearing a white T-shirt and shorts ran on before being ushered off the field near the halfway line, while another in a dark T-shirt took a selfie with Madrid Brazilian star Vinicius Jr. A moment later, another man rushed on to the field, eluding security for almost a minute before being tackled to the ground.
Pitch invaders halt Champions League final at Wembley Stadium
Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final
18 mins: Real more assured in possession at the moment, with Dortmund picking and choosing their moment to press high.
Bellingham wins a free-kick and Madrid retain possession, with the German side willing to let them have it in the middle of the park.
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