Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final on Saturday.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti stated that his squad has had enough time to prepare for the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday at Wembley and that he sees a dressing room “mentally focused and confident to face the game more important of the season”.
“(There is) a lot of respect for the rival and I hope everything can go well,” added the Italian in his pre-match press conference.
“The priority is to give clear ideas to the players. Be as direct as possible because the more (direct) you are, the less nerves the team will have. I’ll move on to the tactical part.
“The emotions come later and each one manages them according to their character. Before the game there will be negative emotions, but fear is an important part of doing things well, you have to know that. The quality and collective sacrifice are demonstrated. Both will be the keys tomorrow,” he also predicted.
With the Ukrainian flu fighting, Ancelotti was able to confirm that Andriy Lunin will be confined to the bench while a figure he has described as the best goalkeeper in the world, Thibaut Courtois, gets the nod in the English capital.
As Man of the Match in the 2022 final that Madrid won against Liverpool in Paris, Courtois recovered from a torn ACL to be able to play in the most coveted final in club football, but Eder Militao, who also suffered the same injury around the same time in August. , has been snubbed by Ancelotti.
Instead, captain Nacho and Antonio Rudiger start in central defense and are flanked by left back Ferland Mendy and right back Dani Carvajal.
Eduardo Camavinga is the pivot behind a central midfield pairing of Fede Valverde and Toni Kroos, making his final appearance in club football, while Jude Bellingham is more advanced and appears to be an MCA on paper.
As has been a constant this season, the wingers Vinicius Jr – scorer of the winning goal in the aforementioned decisive match against Liverpool – and Rodrygo form the forward pair.
Real Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund lineup: Courtois Mendy, Nacho, Rúdiger, Carvajal; Camavinga, Kroos, Valverde, Bellingham; Vinícius, Rodrygo