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Real Madrid v Dortmund LIVE: Champions League final build-up, team news and official line-ups

Real Madrid battle Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium, with England’s Jude Bellingham aiming for his first Uefa Champions League title

Chris Wilson

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Real Madrid face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final at Wembley Stadium tonight.

Los Blancos can win a 15th European crown, following a dramatic semi-final win over Bayern Munich, while BVB are bidding to win a second title on arguably the biggest stage in club football after upsetting Kylian Mbappe and PSG in the final four.

Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham are among the candidates for this year’s Ballon d’Or, knowing a win here paired with a fine performance could tip the balance their way ahead of Euro 2024 and the Copa America this summer.

While both teams have harnessed variety in their path to the final, relying on, at times, traditional No 9s in the shape of Joselu and Niclas Fullkrug.

In the dugout, Carlo Ancelotti can claim a fifth Champions League as a coach, with Edin Terzić looking to complete a famous journey from the Yellow Wall to the very top of European football with his boyhood club. Follow all the build-up, team news and latest updates from Wembley below:

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REAL MADRID V BORUSSIA DORTMUND: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2023/24

Kick-off scheduled for 20:00 BST at Wembley Stadium, London

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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

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Bellingham and the Madrid squad are looking decidedly more dapper than today’s opponents.

Dortmund look very relaxed too though.

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Chris Wilson1 June 2024 19:10

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And here’s a highlight of that sole Champions League win in 1997 – a lovely lob from Lars Ricken, who was 20 years old at the time and scored within seconds of coming off the bench!

Chris Wilson1 June 2024 19:05

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Borussia Dortmund and the Champions League

In the modern day, a fierce rivalry with Bayern Munich, widepsread respect for the club’s way of operating and a host of young talent has contributed to the club’s stellar reputation on the continent.

These factors all came together in the 2012/13 season, when Jurgen Klopp’s entertaining team – which contained the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Ilkay Gundogan, World Cup winner Mario Gotze and retiring legend Marco Reus – reached the Champions League final thanks to famous wins over Malaga and Real Madrid.

They met their arch-rivals at Wembley in perhaps the most important Der Klassiker to date, with Arjen Robben giving the Bavarians a 2-1 win.

11 years on, Marco Reus and co. will be hoping to expel the ghosts of 2013 and give their fans decidely different memories of the English capital.

Chris Wilson1 June 2024 18:57

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Dortmund line-up

DORTMUND XI: Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen; Sabitzer, Can; Sancho, Brandt, Adeyemi; Fullkrug.

SUBS: Meyer, Lotka, Nmecha, Reus, Sule, Ozcan, Haller, Wolf, Moukoko, Malen, Watjen, Bynoe-Gittens.

Chris Wilson1 June 2024 18:55

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Borussia Dortmund and the Champions League

So with all the talk of a potential mismatch, a one-sided final or a general gulf between the two clubs, how do each side’s past compare?

Borussia Dortmund’s domestic and European success has made them comfortably the second biggest club in Germany, with eight German league titles and five DfB Pokal wins.

But their only successful Champions League campaign came in 1996/97, when a team containing Ballon d’Or winner Matthias Sammer and former Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert managed to upset Juventus in Munich.

Dortmund finished fifth in the Bundesliga this season, and with Real Madrid winning LaLiga, it is the biggest gap between the league position of finalists since the foundation of the Champions League in 1992.

Only two previous finals match it: Bayern Munich vs Valencia in 2001 and Bayern vs Chelsea in 2012. First against fifth and second against sixth, respectively.

Chris Wilson1 June 2024 18:52

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Champions League final: Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund

It’s a huge night for Jude Bellingham, and his family are here nice and early to soak up the atmosphere before the La Liga player of the year takes to the Wembley turf looking to inspire Real Madrid to a 15th European crown.

Jude Bellingham’s mum, dad and brother turned up to Wembley five hours before kick off to support their boy today ❤️#UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/d1hKTnZgBs

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) June 1, 2024

Jack Rathborn1 June 2024 18:46

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Champions League final: Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund

Some fun in the stadium with Dortmund fans, who see Jurgen Klopp on the big screen.

Loud cheers for the former Liverpool and Dortmund boss, who fist pumps when the camera turns to him.

Then the screen shows Jose Mourinho, working for TNT Sports tonight, with loud boos and jeers for the former Chelsea and Manchester United manager.

Jack Rathborn1 June 2024 18:38

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Champions League final: Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund

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Jack Rathborn1 June 2024 18:29

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Is Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Champions League final

We’re around 90 minutes from kick-off now, so here’s a reminder of how you can watch the final game of the club season.

The final is taking place at Wembley, with kick-off set for 8pm BST. As with all Uefa matches this season, the match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports and can be streamed on the discovery+ app.

You can purchase a TNT Sports subscription via discovery+ here, for only £30.99 per month.

If you’re travelling abroad and want to watch major sporting events, you might need a VPN to unblock your streaming app. Our VPN round-up is here to help and includes deals on VPNs in the market. Viewers using a VPN need to make sure that they comply with any local regulations where they are, and also with the terms of their service provider.

Below is everything you need to know ahead of the game.

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Chris Wilson1 June 2024 18:20

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Why we’ll never see a Champions League final like Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund again

It may also be the last year of this. From next season’s expanded “Super Champions League”, the knock-out stages will be entirely seeded after the first-round open table. So, while you might well get Real Madrid and Arsenal on the same side of the draw again, it’s unlikely you get all of Madrid, City, Arsenal and Bayern Munich on the same side. Or whoever their equivalents are as the four best teams next season. It’s certainly going to be that bit more difficult for teams who aren’t at that elite level, while representing just another way elite football is curated and engineered.

It is maybe why this final should be relished, in the same way as the Dortmund players are looking at it. If it is to be the last of an era, this match almost represents an extreme. The simple numbers say enough, before you get into bigger issues like finance.

This gap has created a slightly odd build-up to this game for a Champions League final. It doesn’t feel epic, although that obviously won’t be the case for the tens of thousands of Dortmund fans who travel.

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Live: Penalty to Dortmund as Real Madrid defender red carded for fouling Borussia Dortmund player – UEFA Champions League finals

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