real Madrid were crowned kings of Europe for the fifteenth time after beating 2-0 Borussia Dortmund in it champions league final at Wembley.
Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Jr. He struck in the second half to punish the Germans for not making the most of their opportunities in what was a more exciting match than anticipated.
After the opening exchanges were interrupted by three pitch invaders in the first minute, Dortmund got off to a more confident start and fired a warning shot after 15 minutes when Julian Brandt shot wide from inside the area.
Madrid’s midfield trio was too porous in the absence of Aurelien Tchouameni and their offside trap was also regularly breached. Karim Adeyemi broke into the round Thibaut Courtois but Dani Carvajal was able to clear his shot from very close range after a strong touch from the winger.
Niclas Fullkrug went close moments later when he found himself one on one, albeit in what was probably an offside position, and hit the inside of the post.
Courtois stood firm to deny Adeyemi again before stopping Marcel Sabitzer‘ was shot from distance and Dortmund entered the break comfortably as the better team, with Real still without a shot on goal, the first team that failed to do so in a Champions League final from Tottenham in 2019.
Toni Kroos He set about putting an end to that with a well-taken free kick shortly after the restart, which Gregorio Kobel He saved well, before Dani Carvajal headed narrowly from the retiring midfielder’s corner.
However, the Whites lacked a real sense of momentum and before long Dortmund took the lead again, with Fullkrug’s header prompting a strong save from Courtois in the 62nd minute.
There was a growing feeling that this match, like so many Champions League finals in recent years, would be settled by a single goal and Carvajal scored the first goal after 74 minutes, repeating his chance early in the second half. , this time directing Kroos’ delivery to the second corner of the net.
Once the tie was broken, Real suddenly exuded confidence in a more open match and approached Judas Bellingham and Nacho Fernandez before Vinicius Jr leapt on an Ian Maatsen error to make it 2-0.