Bundesliga powerhouse Borussia Dortmund and Spanish champions Real Madrid will meet in the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday (June 1). Both teams have bested some of the finest European teams to reach the showpiece event.
Journey So Far
Edin Tarzic’s Dortmund topped arguably the toughest group in the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League season — featuring Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), AC Milan, and Newcastle United — to set up the Round-of-16 clash with Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven. They claimed a fairly straightforward 3-1 aggregate win and moved to the quarter-finals, where they faced Diego Simeone’s gritty Atletico Madrid. Los Rojiblancos beat Dortmund 2-1 in the first leg but fell to a 4-2 defeat in Borussia Dortmund’s backyard. In the semi-finals, Dortmund overcame PSG once more, bagging a 2-0 aggregate victory.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, topped with their group in style, doing the double over Union Berlin, Napoli, and Braga. In the Round of 16, Los Blancos secured a 2-1 aggregate win over RB Leipzig, setting up a mouth-watering quarter-final with reigning champions Manchester City. The two teams were tied at 4-4 at the end of extra time in the second leg, leading to a nail-biting penalty shootout. Madrid, thanks to their unwavering confidence, came out on top, securing a 4-3 shootout win.
Finally, in the semi-finals, they crossed paths with familiar foes Bayern Munich. After holding them to a 2-2 draw at the Allianz Arena, Madrid beat them 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Now, it all boils down to the showdown at Wembley Stadium, and it is almost impossible to predict which way this one will go. Yet, under no duress, we will stick our neck out and make five bold predictions for the UEFA Champions League final. Let’s begin!
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Author : Sushan Chakraborty
Publish date : 2024-05-31 07:20:19
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