Real Madrid won the Champions League for a 15th time as they held off Borussia Dortmund to claim victory with late goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior at Wembley on Saturday.
Carvajal then headed Toni Kroos’ corner into the net in 74th minute and, with Saint-Germain hot on their hills to get an equalizer of all ties gain victory importance.Courtois responded by departing ahead fields useless at any vinicius will knot two minutes following a seriously considered firsttime assistance of substitute Marco Asensio.
Madrid have won their last nine European Cup finals and this is the sixth time in eleven seasons that they became champions.
Yet, not for the first time in that run or even this campaign they needed a good dose of fortune at what are deemed as minnows when underdogs Dortmund will rue squandering chances to have killed it off..
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Despite that, Madrid always seems to qualify for the elite European competition and they earned even more history in the English capital.
And Carvajal, Kroos and Nacho matched Real legend Paco Gento as the only players to win Europe’s top prize six times.
It was also a fifth triumph in the competition for Carlo Ancelotti, who furthered his status as its most successful coach ever.
The authorities had deployed more than 2,500 stewards in a record number at Wembley to prevent the disorder that blighted the Euro 2020 final three years earlier when ticketless fans broke through turnstiles.
However, the security operation will also come under further scrutiny as three pitch invaders got onto the field within minutes of kick-off with one siding up to Jude Bellingham and Vinicius for photographs.
Ancelotti had claimed ahead of the game that he felt “like a lion” following an afternoon nap, but his side were asleep for much of the first half as Dortmund — spurred on by their vociferous travelling support in Germany – started at pace.
