Real Madrid is going for a record-extending 15th European Cup. Borussia Dortmund is aiming to pull off one of soccer’s biggest upsets in recent memory. Whoever wins Saturday’s Champions League final will be defying the odds in their own way. Madrid’s domination of European club soccer’s biggest prize confounds belief.
Real Madrid ’s head coach Carlo Ancelotti attends a press conference during a Media Opening day training session in Madrid, Spain, Monday, May 27, 2024. Borussia Dortmund will play against Real Madrid in Saturday’s Champions League soccer final in London. Real Madrid ’s head coach Carlo Ancelotti attends a training session during a Media Opening day in Madrid, Spain, Monday, May 27, 2024. Borussia Dortmund will play against Real Madrid in Saturday’s Champions League soccer final in London.
It is a clash between the old money and glamor of Madrid and the savvy approach of a Dortmund team that has found an alternative way to compete with Europe’s superpowers. Yet, in his absence, Dortmund stands on the brink of adding to its lone Champions League triumph in 1997 in its third final ever. Not that Dortmund represents a fairytale in the strictest of terms. Forbes ranks it as the 12th most valuable soccer team in the world in its most recent rich list. But it represents a different way of competing at the top.
Bellingham’s move has paid off for all parties. He is playing beside Vinicius Junior and Eduardo Camavinga, and they are expected to be joined next season by Kylian Mbappe.
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