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Champions League final: All you need to know about Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund clash including live coverage

FP Sports • May 31, 2024, 22:28:56 IST
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Borussia Dortmund face Real Madrid, the most successful European club ever, in the final of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League.

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Champions League final: All you need to know about Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund clash including live coverage
Real Madrid players train at London's Wembley Stadium, where they face Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League final on Saturday. Reuters

In a little over 24 hours, Borussia Dortmund will be locking horns with Real Madrid in what arguably is the biggest game in club football and one of the most important fixtures in the sporting world — the UEFA Champions League final.

A quick comparison between Madrid and Dortmund and their record at the elite continental tournament would make the former solid favourites for another title. Carlo Ancelotti’s men had won the tournament as recently as the 2021-22 season, and were in the reckoning for a second on the trot in 2022-23 before getting eliminated by eventual champions Manchester City.

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Sport, however, doesn’t always work that way and there have been plenty of giant-killing acts in the ‘Beautiful Game’ over the years, and fans of ‘Die Schwarzgelben’ will be hoping the latest of those occurs on Saturday.

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Before the final gets underway, we take a look at the journey to the final for both teams, their record at the tournament as well as live streaming and other details:

Real Madrid’s journey to Champions League final

Real Madrid, who had recently secured the LaLiga title for the 36th time with a 10-point gap at the top, had topped Group C with six wins in as many outings against Napoli, Braga and Union Berlin, along with a healthy Goal Difference of +9.

Madrid defeated RB Leipzig 2-1 on aggregate in the Round of 16 before knocking defending champions Manchester City out on penalties at the latter’s home venue after the two sides level on four goals each at the end of the two legs.

After City, it was coach Ancelotti’s former side Bayern Munich’s turn to suffer a knockout punch with a 2-1 loss at the Santiago Bernabeu after a 2-2 draw at Munich’s Allianz Arena, reaching the European Cup/ Champions League final for the 18th time in the process.

Borussia Dortmund’s journey to Champions League final

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Borussia Dortmund too topped their group though they weren’t anywhere as dominant as Madrid, winning three and drawing two besides suffering a 2-0 away defeat the hands of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).

In what was one of the most closely-fought groups in the league, Dortmund managed to advance to the knockouts with 11 points, three more than PSG and AC Milan who were locked on 8 points each and Newcastle United, who finished fourth with five points.

The Edin Terzić-coached side defeated PSV Eindhoven 3-1 on aggreggate in the Round of 16, and were on the verge of bowing out of the competition after suffering a 2-1 loss against Atletico Madrid away from home before bouncing back in style with a 4-2 victory that helped them edge narrowly ahead of the Spanish side, finishing 5-4 on aggregate.

Dortmund would then knock PSG out with a 1-0 victory in both legs in the semi-final to enter the Champions League final after more than a decade — and for only the second time overall.

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Madrid vs Dortmund head-to-head record

Madrid and Dortmund have faced each other 14 times till date, with the current LaLiga champions winning five times and holding the Germans to a draw on five occasions. Dortmund have beaten Madrid thrice, the last of which was a 4-1 victory at home during the 2012-13 Champions League semi-finals.

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However, there hardly is a comparison between the two when it comes to their European Cup/Champions League record. Dortmund have reached the UCL final just twice — beating Juventus in the final in 1997 and before losing against fellow Germans Bayern Munich in the summit clash in 2013.

Madrid, in comparison, have won the tournament a whopping 14 times in 17 appearances in the final — twice the number of titles as AC Milan (7), the team that’s second on Champions League title count. That includes four titles in a span of five editions between 2013-14 and 2017-18.

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When and where will the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League final take place?

The 2023-24 UEFA Champions League final will take place at London's Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 1 June (2nd June in India)

What time will the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League final kick off?

The match will kick off at 12.30 am Indian Standard Time (8 pm British Summer Time).

Where can I watch live coverage of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League final?

The Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Champions League final will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network (Sony Ten 2 and Ten 2 HD). For those who don’t have access to cable television, you can tune into the live stream on the SonyLIV app.

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