Real Madrid show they are the masters of the Champions League high-wire act as Borussia Dortmund are beaten at Wembley, writes Phil McNulty.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti has won three Champions League titles with Real Madrid, and a further two in charge of AC MilanReal Madrid’s Champions League existence resembles the competition’s version of a high-wire act, where the Spanish giants stumble and threaten to fall so many times, but rarely do.
Real stumbled around in a dreadful first half for Ancelotti’s side, spooked by Dortmund’s pace and the sheer intensity of Edin Terzic’s side, living on their nerves and luck to somehow go in at half-time on level terms. They showed it again when Dortmund blinked 16 minutes from time, Carvajal meeting Toni Kroos’ corner to glance a header beyond keeper Gregor Kobel and the despairing hand of defender Mats Hummels, who was clearly tempted to risk a red card to keep the effort out.
And again in Paris two years ago, when one of the great faultless goalkeeping performances from Courtois left Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, in particular, driven to despair with Vinicius Jr emerging as the match-winner. If he was feeling stress at Real’s struggles, he did not show it - and why should he? He, more than anyone, knows what he has at his disposal and what they have delivered for him before. They did it again.
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