The big moment has arrived. The Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid takes place this Saturday, June 1. The biggest chances were for the Germans who hit the post.
9:41 p.m. – Courteous again! (41′)
In balance with Lunin for the starting position before this Dortmund – Real Madrid, Thibaut Courtois justifies the choice of Ancelotti with a new decisive save on Sabitzer’s long shot.
21:40 – Schlotterbeck warned (40′)
The German defender is warned in this Dortmund – Real Madrid after protests with Slavko Vincic.
21:39 – Real very annoyed (39′)
The Merengues have not been able to worry Kobel at all since the start of this Dortmund – Real Madrid. It’s rare to see Carlo Ancelotti’s men so embarrassed.
21:38 – Slavko Vincic picky (38′)
The referee of this Dortmund – Real Madrid has been whistling a lot for several minutes and is preventing Vinicius from playing quickly.
21:34 – Card for Vinicius (35′)
Slavko Vincic takes out the first card of this Dortmund – Real Madrid after a delayed tackle by Vinicius on Kobel.
21:33 – Sancho’s comma (33′)
The Borussia winger tries a difficult move against Kroos and Mendy but it doesn’t work. The Germans are very enterprising in this Dortmund – Real Madrid.
9:31 p.m. – A six against three! (30′)
On a corner pushed back by the German defense, the players Borussia Dortmund plan to counter but Ferland Mendy finally gets the better of Karim Adeyemi and relieves Real Madrid.
21:28 – Courtois wins! (28′)
Another Adeyemi duel against Courtois in this Dortmund – Real Madrid! The Belgian quickly goes to the ground to repel the German winger’s cross strike. Behind Füllkrug regains the lead but is surprised.
21:26 – 61% possession for Real Madrid (27′)
The Merengues have the ball in this Dortmund – Real Madrid but the biggest chances are for Edin Terzic’s players.
21:26 – Can hit (25′)
Perhaps a big blow for the Germans. The Borussia captain is on the ground in this Dortmund – Real Madrid and holds his knee.
21:24 – THE POST SAVES COURTOIS! (23′)
DORTMUND IS CURSED! The post saves Courtois and Real Madrid who have been overtaken for five minutes. How rare it is to see the Merengues suffer so much.
9:21 p.m. – WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY!! (21′)
HUMMELS CAVIAR! He throws Adeyemi who pushes his ball too far on the hook in front of Courtois but Carvajal then comes back to concede a corner. The two big chances of this Dortmund – Real Madrid are for the Germans.
21:21 – Bellingham too short (20′)
Carvajal throws himself to straighten his cross but it is too far back for Jude Belligham who wanted to receive the ball on the edge of the area.
21:18 – A rather strange atmosphere (19′)
This start to the final of The Champions League is being played in a false rhythm which also chills the supporters of Dortmund and Real Madrid.
21:17 – Sancho’s great effort (16′)
The England international provides defensive support on Vinicius’ outbursts. The latter is often taken in twos or even threes.
21:13 – The first huge opportunity! (14′)
Füllkrug is found in the depth. The German international finds Brandt behind but the latter opens his foot too much and misses the target. What a first opportunity!
21:13 – Valverde takes away too much (12′)
The first Madrid strike in this Dortmund – Real Madrid is for Federico Valverde. The Uruguayan leans too far back and his shot is too far away.
21:12 – Real has the ball (12′)
The Merengue have control of the leather in this start of Dortmund – Real Madrid but are struggling to get opportunities.
9:10 p.m. – Tense first ten minutes (10′)
This is often the case in a final. Both teams are making their mark in this Dortmund – Real Madrid Champions League final and it makes for a fairly calm start to the match.
21:08 – Kobel takes risks (8′)
The Dortmund goalkeeper takes his time to clear and his clearance is deflected with the tip of his foot by Rodrygo.
21:06 – Rüdiger well placed (6′)
The German defender is a bit alone in his area to counter the German center and manages to do it well with his head. There were spaces in the Spanish defense.
21:04 – Vinicius looks fine (4′)
The Brazilian, with the flu, seems to be doing well in these first minutes of Dortmund – Real Madrid and is already haranguing his supporters who are present behind Kobel’s cages for this first act.
21:04 – The game resumes (3′)
After almost two minutes of interruption, the game can resume after this first astonishing sequence in this Dortmund – Real Madrid.
21:02 – The intervention takes a long time (2′)
UEFA deliberately does not show the images but intervention is slow in taking place on several of the spectators who entered the pitch.
21:01 – A spectator on the pitch (1′)
Absolutely lunar image in this Dortmund – Real Madrid. A spectator entered the field to take several photos. It took a long time for the stewards to intervene.