Real Madrid won the Champions League at Wembley by riding their luck and defeating Borussia Dortmund’s fierce challenge.
With his sixth victory as coach in the league, Carlo Ancelotti made even more history. Real Madrid won the championship for the fifteenth time in typical style, overcoming a wild first half and multiple squandered opportunities from Dortmund to prevail.
Karim Adeyemi of Dortmund missed two first-half opportunities, Niclas Fullkrug, the attacker, struck the post, and Thibaut Courtois, the returning Real custodian, also posed a strong threat.
Real Madrid inevitably increased the pressure when Dani Carvajal headed in from a corner 16 minutes before the end. Vinicius Jr then broke away to score a second goal.
This capped a brilliant debut season at Real Madrid for England’s Jude Bellingham, but it was a night of disappointment for Jadon Sancho, who is on loan to Dortmund from Manchester United.
