The 2024 Champions League final is set -- 14-time winners Real Madrid will face 1997 champions Borussia Dortmund at Wembley.
Craig Burley waxes lyrical over Real Madrid's ability to come back from the brink as they advance to the Champions League final yet again. Despite their poor domestic campaign, Dortmund have defied the odds to make it all the way to Wembley. They will be seeking to make it second-time lucky at Wembley after their loss against
Meanwhile, Dortmund benefited from being in the easier half of the draw, avoiding all of the tournament favourites, and started out with a 3-1 aggregate win against Dutch sideIt has been a long time since Real Madrid went into a Champions League final as anything other than favourites but no team has been such heavy underdogs as Dortmund will be, perhaps since Liverpool faced Ancelotti's all-conquering AC Milan in Istanbul in 2005.
According to official UEFA stats, no team have made more tackles than Dortmund and they also top the charts in terms of balls recovered . Dortmund also lead the way in tackles won and clearances , while their six clean sheets is two more than the next best ( Dortmund have relied on their team collective to reach the final, but 35-year-old defender Hummels has been outstanding at the back. The Germany international lacks pace, but his reading of the game ensures he remains a crucial element of Terzic's team.Brandt's creativity, in tandem with the energy, composure and reliability of Sabitzer, give Dortmund strength in midfield, while Füllkrug offers an old-school threat as a classic No.
For Dortmund, it is all about Sancho rebuilding his career back at his former club after spending the first half of this season training on his own at Man United following a public dispute with manager Erik ten Hag. United loaned Sancho back to Dortmund in January, 2½ years after signing him in a €85m deal, with little expectation that the 24-year-old would end the season in a Champions League final.
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