Real Madrid v Dortmund LIVE: Champions League final score, result and reaction after Vinicius Jr caps win

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:

Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund: Champions League final 2023/24

• Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga, Kroos; Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vini Jr.

• Borussia Dortmund XI: Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen; Emre Can, Sabitzer; Sancho, Brandt, Adeyemi; Fullkrug

• 23 mins: POST! Fullkrug hits the woodwork after being sent through by Maatsen [RMA 0-0 BVB]

• 76 mins: GOAL! Carvajal rises to head home the opener [RMA 1-0 BVB]

• 83 mins: GOAL! Vini Jr. slides it past Kobel after mistake from Maatsen [RMA 2-0 BVB]

• Full-time: Real Madrid clinch 15th European Cup with 2-0 win at Wembley

BV Borussia 09 Dortmund 0 - 2 Real Madrid CF

Real Madrid find a new hero to deny Dortmund and clinch familiar Champions League glory

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Even the way they won it went by the familiar script. The same old story, if with a few new elements that Real Madrid can crow about. The club’s 15th Champions League is the first they have won at Wembley.

So, the European Cup finally goes from the home of football to the home of this competition - even though they’ve tried to destroy it with a Super League. That was all thanks to Carlo Ancelotti winning a fifth as a manager and another club stalwart becoming a club legend.

In scoring just the 13th goal of his Real Madrid career after 11 seasons, Dani Carvajal sent the club on the way to a 2-0 victory against a spirited but limited Borussia Dortmund. He adds his name to a legacy that includes Alfredo Di Stefano, Paco Gento, Ferenc Puskas, Predrag Mijatovic, Raul, Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Vinicius Jr… and if that by this point reads like the mere relaying of a list, that was almost the point.

Madrid barely had to go through the motions to win. Vinicius Jr even got his customary breakaway goal. Jude Bellingham gets his first Champions League medal to make it a double in his first season, even if this was not his finest game. It didn’t need to be.

It was all so inevitable.

Real Madrid find a new hero to produce familiar Champions League story

Vinicius Jr celebrates Champions League win with Jay Z

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Barcelona congratulate Real Madrid for Champions League triumph

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Carlo Ancelotti reacts to Real Madrid win

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Ancelotti: “You can never get used to this, because it was difficult, more than expected. We suffered a lot in the first half, in the second half we were better, we had fewer losses. This is a dream that continues.”

Real Madrid celebrate Champions League win

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Carlo Ancelotti commits Real Madrid future after Florentino Perez chat

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“It’s nice, it’s very nice,” Ancelotti said. “The quantity isn’t important.

“The nice thing is to win these moments . This second stage at Real Madrid seems like a dream, let’s hope we wake up.

"What did I say to Perez? Now let's think about number 16.”

Jose Mourinho sends message to Edin Terzic

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“Time is not going to help you... but you have to be very proud!”

Jose Mourinho comforted Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic after Champions League heartbreak at the hands of Real Madrid.

Edin Terzic reacts to result

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Dortmund’s manager is the latest in front of the TNT cameras. He calls the game “difficult“, adding that it is “tough to find the right words“.

“They’ve been so effective, and this is something that we missed. We showed we were here to win. There were small things missing.

“I am [proud]. This is a proud moment, because we brough nearly 100,000 people from Dortmund, and everybody had the belief.

“It was a great opportunity, and we unfortunately didn’t make it.

“As a fan you are suffering, but if you see how much the boys did, and then to get this kind of disappointment, it’s different.

“We need this kind of belief. In the world of sports, there will always be a winner and a loser, but it’s about keeping that belief high”.

Jude Bellingham hails ‘greatest night of my life’ after Real Madrid win Champions League

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Jude Bellingham hailed Real Madrid’s Champions League final victory over Borussia Dortmund as “the best night of my life”.

Real needed two late goals to beat Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley.

The 20-year-old former Birmingham City player has grown into one of the best midfielders in world football, having joining Madrid last summer, and on the biggest club stage of all he picked up an assist as he set up Vinicius Jr for their second goal of the match, despite an otherwise quiet performance.

“I’ve always dreamed of playing in these games,” Bellingham told TNT Sports. “You go through life and there are so many people who say you can’t do things and days like today remind you why. It gets hard at times and you wonder whether it’s worth it but nights like tonight make you realise.

“I was all right until I saw my mum and dad’s face. My little brother is there and I’m trying to be a role model for him.

“I cannot put it into words. The best night of my life.”

Jude Bellingham hails ‘greatest night of my life’ after Madrid win Champions League

Ancelotti speaks to TNT

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The Real manager is speaking to Jules Breach. He says he’s “really happy”, and that it was a “difficult game”.

“It’s the history and tradition of this club, [and] of course the quality of the players.

“The atmosphere is great in the dressing room. It was not difficult to manage this club this season.”

“I don’t know what we are going to do tonight,” he adds.

“But we are not going to sleep!”

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Bellingham speaks to TNT

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More from Jude Bellingham, who called tonight the best night of his life.

“I’ve always dreamed of playing in these games. You go through life and there are so many people saying you can’t do things and days like today remind you why [you do it].

“When it gets hard at times you start to wonder if it’s all worth it. Nights like tonight make it all worth it.”

The Englishman, who moved to Madrid from Dortmund for around €100m, finishes top of the assists chart in this season’s Champions League.

Jude Bellingham mimics Real Madrid greats with one decisive moment on Champions League stage

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Real Madrid’s No 5 won them the Champions League against German opposition on British soil with a magnificent goal. But at Hampden Park, not Wembley; in 2002, not 2024; when it was Zinedine Zidane, not Jude Bellingham. A stunning volley against Bayer Leverkusen can still feel fresh, but it came the year before Bellingham’s birth.

In one respect, Bellingham is Zidane’s successor. In another, Dani Carvajal is. Real can win Champions League finals with extraordinary goals from remarkable players, as Gareth Bale can testify. Or they can win them with defenders applying the final touch from set-pieces, as Sergio Ramos proved. Or, in the 2020s, they can win them with Vinicius Junior strikes. The common denominator, almost the inevitability, is that Real win them. And so, at 20, Jude Bellingham joins Real’s list of Champions League winners. They are less a band than an army, given the size of them.

The near guarantee of glory is a reason players join Real. Yet Bellingham is not one to accept destiny as much as shape it. Even on what had started to feel like one of his poorest performances for Real, he ended with an assist in the biggest game of his life.

Jude Bellingham mimics Real Madrid greats with one decisive moment

FT: Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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Madrid’s anthem rings around Wembley as Jose Mourinho consoles Edin Terzic and Real’s players run around the pitch celebrating.

For Dortmund fan Terzic, this defeat will hurt doubly, but his attention will soon turn to Dortmund’s domestic future and a need to rebuild an ageing squad.

For Calro Ancelotti, celebrations will continue for now, while behind the scenes Florentino Perez concocts a plan to keep Los Blancos at the top of European football for the foreseeable future.

FT: Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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Carlo Ancelotti collects his seventh Champions League winner’s medal, while Kroos, Nacho and Modric collect their sixth!

15 and counting for Los Blancos as Nacho raises the trophy!

FULL-TIME! Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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Both sides are lining up for the medal ceremony and trophy lift now. The officials through first before Edin Terzic leads Dortmund through.

FULL-TIME! Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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Jude Bellingham is the first to speak to TNT Sports, and he’s almost in tears as he talks.

He calls it “the best night of my life”, adding that “I have always dreamed of playing in these games”.

“You go through life and there are so many people who say you cannot do things. I was alright until I was in my mum and dad’s face.

“My little brother is there and I’m trying to be a role model for him. I cannot put it into words.”

FULL-TIME! Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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FULL-TIME! Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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Jose Mourinho makes a pertinent point at the end of the game.

Real Madrid don’t sell a philosophy – they put trophies in their trophy cabinet, he says.

“Ask the fans if they care” about how they played in the first half, or during the game against Manchester City, he adds.

FULL-TIME! Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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Heartbreak in London again for Borussia Dortmund. Once again, they produced a spirited display and had the chances to maybe even win the game, but they fall short at the final hurdle.

Not really a vintage Real Madrid side by any means, but with Endrick and maybe Mbappe still to come, it’ll be hard to stop them in Spain and Europe over the coming years.

FULL-TIME! Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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FULL-TIME! And that’s it! All over, and Madrid have a 2-0 win and a fifteenth European Cup.

Europe’s greatest club side continue their journey, with the 2023/24 team the latest to be written into the continent’s most illustrious history book.

Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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95 mins: Courtois punches away the corner, and that should do it.

Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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94 mins: A chance for a dangerous ball in for Dortmund as Mendy concedes a free-kick near the edge of the box.

Reus delivers a lovely ball in, but Militao heads behind.

Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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92 mins: Courtois takes his time over collecting the ball, and he launches it long. Modric almost manages to slip a through ball to Vini Jr., but it’s intercepted.

The Croatian has the ball in midfield again and he passes it on to Vini Jr. The Brazilian tries to chip a cheeky cross over to Modric, but it’s cleared.

Moments later, Lucas Vasquez comes on for Vinicius Jr., who leaves to a chorus of cheers and whistles.

Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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90 mins: Real Madrid are heading, almost unchallenged now, to their fifteenth European Cup win.

There will be five minutes of added time in London. The English capital just isn’t a lucky place for Dortmund.

Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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89 mins: Eder Militao replaces Rodrygo in the closing stages. Just before, Sancho came off for Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.

Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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88 mins: DISALLOWED GOAL! Dortmund have the ball in the net but Fullkrug is offside!

Malen beats his man on the left and swings in an early delivery which Fullkrug converts past Courtois, but he was a yard or so offside.

Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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86 mins: Substitutions for Real Madrid, as Bellingham and Kroos come off for Modric and Joselu.

Kroos gets just the ovation you’d expect.

GOAL! Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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83 mins: GOAL! And Real Madrid surely have number 15!

A shocker in truth from Ian Maatsen. He has the ball in the left-back position and he opts to square it across goal, but he passes it straight to Bellingham. The Englishman spreads it wide to Vinicius Jr., who bears down on goal and slots it past Kobel after hitting it into the ground.

Dortmund 0-1 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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81 mins: CLOSE! Two chances in as many minutes for Real!

First, Camavinga unleashes a venomous effort from range, which Kobel flies across to save.

From the corner, Real try the same near-post routine and Nacho meets the header, but Kobel does well to claw it away.

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80 mins: Dortmund make more changes, as Sebastien Haller and Donyell Malen come on for Emre Can and Brandt.

Dortmund 0-1 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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78 mins: Hummels is booked for bringing down Camavinga, and Madrid have a very dangerous free-kick near the edge of the box.

Kroos takes and it’s on target, but Kobel gets down to his right to save well.

Dortmund 0-1 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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77 mins: CLOSE! So close! What a last-ditch tackle this is!

Vini Jr. gets away down the right and he cuts it back from the byline to Jude Bellingham. His touch is a bit heavy and he has the chance to roll it past Kobel, but Schlotterbeck gets a decisive foot to it to deflect it wide of the far post!

Dortmund 0-1 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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76 mins: You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who thinks Madrid deserve this lead, but what have Dortmund got left in the tank?

Madrid attack again, but they recycle possession when there’s no way through. Thye’re far happier to do that now.

GOAL! Dortmund 0-1 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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73 mins: GOAL! And Real Madrid are ahead!

Vini Jr. had just gone close and Real win a corner. Kroos delivers the ball to the near post as he did earlier, and Carvajal meets it again. He diverts the header towards the far corner and it flies past Kobel and into the side netting!

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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70 mins: 20 minutes remaining and Marco Reus is coming on to try and get the fairytale ending to his Dortmund career. He replaces Karim Adeyemi.

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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69 mins: CLOSE! A chance out of nowhere as Vini Jr. swings a cross to the back post. It’s right in-between Bellingham and Kobel, and the England midfielder narrowly misses getting a touch to it to divert it in!

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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66 mins: Rudiger does well to dispossess Adeyemi, but Real are wasteful in possession once again.

Kroos wins it from Fullkrug and Madrid have the chance to keep possession in the middle of the pitch. Bellingham is dropping deep to receive, but there are no gaps in the Dortmund defence yet!

Sabitzer is the latest to get back and clear as Bellingham tried to thread a pass into the box.

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65 mins: Rodrygo does really well to beat Maatsen with a simple dribble around the outside, but his cross is also put behind, this time by Schlotterbeck.

Kroos delivers again, and Vini Jr. meets his second delivery, but his header flies wide.

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64 mins: Vini Jr.’s first successful take-on as he bursts past Ryerson, but his cross is put behind for a corner.

Kroos delivers, but Dortmund clear easily.

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63 mins: CLOSE! Dortmund again.

Brandt sweeps it across to Adeyemi, who plays in an early cross towards the back post. Fullkrug is there to meet it and he powers a header towards goal, but it’s straight at Courtois!

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61 mins: Poor from Carvajal as his back-heel goes straight to Maatsen, but the Chelsea loanee can’t make anything of it and it goes out for a goal kick.

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60 mins: An hour gone and no clear-cut Real Madrid chances. Not something you’ve been able to say a lot this season.

Dortmund in possession at the moment and Real can’t get out.

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58 mins: A lovely long ball from Schlotterbeck, who’s found Adeyemi after he spun in behind, but the winger can’t control it to launch the counter.

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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56 mins: Carvajal is down briefly after being blocked by Adeyemi, but it was fair (not that the Spaniard thinks so).

Vini Jr. collects it on the wing and clips in a cross towards Rodrygo and Bellingham. It rolls to Carvajal on the half-volley, but his shot is partially blocked and rolls to Kobel. A decent chance for Los Blancos!

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53 mins: Julian Brandt does well to win the ball from Camavinga while tracking back, and Dortmund have it again. Real are arguably looking a little uncomfortable now.

Rodrygo continues to be the option in the middle, but it’s not helping Madrid to keep possession, let alone launch a dangerous attack.

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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51 mins: Ryerson wins another corner, which Hummels meets, but Kroos manages to shepherd it out for a goal kick.

Dortmund continuing to press high when Real have it in their own third, and Mendy gives away a throw.

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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50 mins: More good play from Fullkrug, who is found on the edge of the box after trying to make the run in-behind. He lays it off but the shot is deflected behind for a corner.

Brandt’s ball in is weak, and Camavinga clears, but Dortmund win it back quickly.

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49 mins: Kroos goes for the shot rather than the clipped ball in, and it’s a lovely curling effort. Kobel makes a good save though.

From the corner, Carvajal meets the cross at the near post but he puts his header over the bar.

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47 mins: Vini Jr. gets the first chance to really stretch his legs as he wins it from the Dortmund corner and knocks it past Sancho. The Brazilian has no support though, and he does well to win a free-kick in a dangerous area.

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46 mins: Real begin the half with possession but there’s nothing threatening.

Dortmund counter and Sabitzer finds Sancho on the opposite wing. He plays it through to Ryerson, who wins a corner.

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45 mins: Real get the second half started. You’d think they’ll have received a calm, collected Italian version of the hairdryer treatment in that break.

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The teams are back in the tunnel. Whatever happens here, Dortmund need to avoid the same mistakes that Bayern made in the semi-finals if they do go ahead.

Taking off attacking players and sitting back is not a gamble you necessarily want to take against this Real side.

We’ll be back underway imminently, with no changes at half-time.

HT: Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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It could still come to pass, but so far there’s nothing to suggest we’ll have the one-sided result that many predicted. Dortmund have been the better side, but there’s a sense that Madrid simply have just not got running yet.

Bellingham and Vini Jr. have been fairly anonymous so far, with Brandt and Adeyemi having stolen the show.

The introduction of Joselu soon wouldn’t be a surprise, as Real are lacking the cohesion in attack that a central attacking player could bring.

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HT: Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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An enthralling half between two good sides.

Dortmund were unfancied by the majority, but they’ve put in an impressive performance and have had by far the better chances. They should really be 1-0 up.

But Madrid and Ancelotti won’t be panicking. They’ve been here many times before, but they’ll need something more from their various stars.

HALF-TIME! Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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48 mins: HALF-TIME!

The corner is cleared but Dortmund win another straight away. Brandt takes again for what will likely be the last kick of the half, and Valverde clears.

The referee brings an entertaining half to an end.

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47 mins: Bellingham pops up on the right but loses it far too easily to Schlotterbeck. Dortmund counter but Ryerson loses it before Brandt wins it back.

Dortmund work it again, and Adeyemi’s cross ends up going out for a corner.

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46 mins: Real look calm as the half comes to an end, but they seem to be missing a focal point. There’s an awful lot of space in central areas when they attack, and it’s all being filled by yellow shirts.

Rodrygo is dropping in from time to time, but Hummels and Schlotterbeck won’t mind that for now.

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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45 mins: Ancelotti does not look happy on the sidelines. Edin Terzic doesn’t either, but he’ll be the happier of the two.

Four minutes of added time here.

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43 mins: Hummels wins another battle with Vini Jr. as the Brazilian looked to skip into the box, but the German centre-back gets a throw-in from a sliding tackle.

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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42 mins: Lovely from Sancho as he collects it on the right wing with his back to goal and skips past Kroos, but his cross is cleared.

Sabitzer is the latest to be booked for over-protesting after Real are awarded a free-kick.

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41 mins: Brandt finds himself on the left wing, and he cuts outside and squares it to Sabitzer. The Austrian has few options so elects to shoot from distance, forcing Courtois into a straightforward save down to his right.

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39 mins: Camavinga is the latest Madrid player to clear a dangerous cross, this one from Ryerson.

Madrid try and counter and Hummels brings down Vini Jr. – strangely, Schlotterbeck is booked for remonstrating with the referee.

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37 mins: Madrid have had more possession but the best chances have all fallen to the German side. Vini Jr. Bellingham and Rodrygo have been quiet so far.

Their latest foray forward ends in Adeyemi knocking the ball out for a goal kick off Carvajal.

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35 mins: Exceptionally harsh on Vini Jr. there, and he’ll have to be careful now.

A little bit of calm now after a frantic 10 minutes or so. Madrid are pressing high as they hope to force a Dortmund mistake in their third.

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34 mins: Rodrygo combines well with Carvajal and valverde, but the Spaniard eventually ruins the move with a heavy touch.

Right after, Vini Jr. is the first player to be booked after he’s late with a sliding challenge on Kobel, who’d taken too much time on the ball when letting it run across him.

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31 mins: Dortmund have certainly grown into the game, but might they regret not taking their chances?

On second look, that Fullkrug chance looked like it was offside, but the German fans will take a lot of encouragement from their side’s opening stages.

The German side attack again and Ryerson and Sancho combine down the left, but Mendy is fouled as he tried to win the ball.

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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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.

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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!

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Inches away from Fullkrug.

Emre Can is back up now.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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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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15 mins: Now Real have a chance as Vini Jr. fires wide, before Kroos plays an uncharacteristically off-target pass that rolls to Kobel.

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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14 mins: Route one from Dortmund - Fullkrug takes the ball down well from a lobbed pass over the top, and lays it back to the onrushing Julian Brandt. The midfielder gets his shot away but it rolls past the far post.

First big chance of the night!

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

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13 mins: Hummels wins the first battle against Vini Jr., with Dortmund doubling up on the Brazilian winger.

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

20:14 , Chris Wilson

11 mins: Kroos’ diagonal reaches Carvajal, who exchanges passes with Valverde. The Uruguayan then chooses the one-two with Bellingham before firing a shot over from outside the box.

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

20:12 , Chris Wilson

9 mins: Dortmund’s high line is almost exposed as Bellingham wins another long ball, but Camavinga can’t quite get it under control.

Valverde wants a free-kick in a dangerous area after colliding with Schlotterbeck, but the referee was wise to it.

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

20:11 , Chris Wilson

8 mins: Both teams feeling their way into it at the moment – no one trying to force the issue or taking the risk in attack yet.

Bellingham flicks it on from Rudiger’s pass but it runs harmlessly to Kobel.

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

20:09 , Chris Wilson

6 mins: Brandt’s corner is headed on but Kroos is there to clear.

Madrid try to counter but Ryerson does well to dispossess Vini Jr., and Dortmund have the ball once again.

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

20:08 , Jack Rathborn

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

20:08 , Chris Wilson

5 mins: Space on the left for Sabitzer, but he can’t find Fullkrug with his cross. Soon after, Mendy turns it behind for Dortmund’s first corner.

Dortmund 0-0 Real Madrid – Champions League final

20:07 , Chris Wilson

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

20:05 , Chris Wilson

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

20:03 , Chris Wilson

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

20:02 , Chris Wilson

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

20:00 , Chris Wilson

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

19:58 , Chris Wilson

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

19:55 , Chris Wilson

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

19:52 , Chris Wilson

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

19:48 , Chris Wilson

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

19:45 , Chris Wilson

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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