UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[baeva]

After I saw the outcome of the Europa League finals yesterday, I have decided not to underestimate any club that is playing the finals because if they are not strong, they will no be in the finals. I still believe that Real Madrid will win Dortmund because they have good players and strikers that are hungry for goals, which they will like to put down their names on the score sheet of the champions league finals.

Dortmund on the other hand needs to play with confidence and have a game strategy to work with in order for them to resist defeat from Real Madrid. I believe the match will be filled with thrills, I will placemy bet on Real Madrid.

Carlo Ancelotti is a quite experienced coach, he has been through quite a lot in the Champions League. Therefore, I am sure that he respects every opponent, especially in the final match. Don Carlo remains grounded even though his team is the favorite. Dortmund also has big ambitions to win the title, it is very possible for them to appear all out and carefree even though they are not seeded. Yes, the results of the European League final match can be a reference that there is no guarantee that the team that is favored will be able to perform well, in fact the team that is not seeded will play without burden so that they have very much freedom in controlling the field. But will another miracle happen in the UCL final? However, I hope that this match can produce an exciting and one-sided match.

Carlo Ancelotti is one of the most successful managers of all time and has won several UCL trophies for Real Madrid. Although the final match is very difficult for Real Madrid in other seasons, this season at least the final match will not be so difficult for Real Madrid and maybe this season Real Madrid will be able to plan the final match very naturally. Of all the players Real Madrid have, if Carlo Ancelotti drops his preferred XI, Dortmund won't do much against this team. If the final match needs a lot of planning, I'd say Dortmund needs to plan. Real Madrid has multiple strikers and the midfielders of Real Madrid play a lot of attacking football, but it is a very big question which midfielder will be tagged by the opposing defenders or which striker will be tagged.

I certainly wouldn't say that this match, with any of the lineups for the match, will be easy for Real Madrid. This is the Champions League, especially the final - unpredictability is the key word that should be used here. Dortmund may well win this match, yes, it will be incredibly difficult, but theoretically it is possible. I will be rooting for them in the final, Real are boring to watch in this tournament, they have won it a bunch of times

[arimamib]

Vinicius, Rodrygo, Bellingham, Modric, Kroos, Valverde, Brahim Díaz, Joselu and several other players have scored goals this season in the Champions League. All of these players are dangerous for Dortmund and none of the other players in the main line-up are worth underestimating, of course because they might be the ones who score goals instead of being marked.

Real Madrid are lucky just lucky with hungry football players, I don't know what Perez do whisper to their ears anytime they come to the club but they play like their life depend on it and the PR that comes along with it is extraordinary, this is what I don't see happen in Germany leagues and for that, I'm not sure Dortmund will be delivering the way Real Madrid players are going to but we shouldn't underestimate football though, things like yellow card in box 18 and red card are still part of the unexpected we don't discuss often in this time of prematch.

I don't think lucky is a right word to say about Real Madrid having those players, because Real Madrid always do assessment when want to sign a player. The players they sign are always the players who have big ambition for their career, and this has a big impact on Real Madrid as a team that has winning culture. That's why it's rare to see a player rejected Real Madrid when the player received an offer from the club.

Bundesliga is not a destination for the players with big ambitions. The league seem more about tactical display and entertainment for their fans. Dortmund is a club that focus on the development of young players with a great academy. Real Madrid and Dortmund seem to oppose each other in this context. The Champions League final will provide a game between ambitious team against talented team. 

[Belarge]

Vinicius, Rodrygo, Bellingham, Modric, Kroos, Valverde, Brahim Díaz, Joselu and several other players have scored goals this season in the Champions League. All of these players are dangerous for Dortmund and none of the other players in the main line-up are worth underestimating, of course because they might be the ones who score goals instead of being marked.

Real Madrid have the best attacking players in the European football world. Everyone have come to concord that Real Madrid is the best team because winning a treble at this particular time needs more elite performance and back to back excellence in game results. However we should always gives accolades to Carlo Ancelotti for doing the top job to secure good spots for Real Madrid last season and this current season.

[Sexylizzy2813]

True Madrid are the best in Champions League but that shouldn't bing down the motivation Dortmund have in going into this encounter, if anything should happen is for the German side to stop the 14 times winners of this very competition. I believe the coach of Madrid would some how repeat the same thing he did in the semi-final but this time is going to be a different story, not playing a number 9 in the game should give their opponent a chance to relax a little, although the wingers of Madrid are much of a trouble but it won't be that much when you have 2 wingers and an attacker. All odd would be against Dortmund with them coming to the final in a long and it would make them to be more aggressive in that encounter, with Madrid

In terms of quality, Dortmund is not better than Real Madrid, even from all sides, but Dortmund is also a big European team that often plays well on the Champions League stage and also the Dortmund team is inhabited by several big star players so this team also has a good mentality. .
In the final, I'm sure the match will be quite fierce.

The German side don't have that quality we're all looking for but they can cause a lot of damage in that encounter, they shouldn't be underrated and I'm looking forward for that to happen, like the Madrid players are good but their previous achievement will get into their head, they'll feel like the game is all about them. Dortmund may not have the Vinicius Jr, Bellingham or the Rodrygo but you see their (Dortmund) front line, they can cause same problem to Madrid.
Don't get this season's performance of Dortmund as something they have been doing, is only this season we're seeing the best of Dortmund and I hope they won't lose this form next season, first thing first, let the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE title go with them to Germany before we talk about them and their form.

[BlackBoss_]

The German side don't have that quality we're all looking for but they can cause a lot of damage in that encounter, they shouldn't be underrated and I'm looking forward for that to happen, like the Madrid players are good but their previous achievement will get into their head, they'll feel like the game is all about them. Dortmund may not have the Vinicius Jr, Bellingham or the Rodrygo but you see their (Dortmund) front line, they can cause same problem to Madrid.

Dortmund don't have a squad with many star players like Real Madrid but they have quality, discipline and ambition that combine together to make their strength as a united team. This helps them to beat many stronger, more valuable squad and go to the final match.

Vinicius and Rodrygo have very good speed but I believe Dortmund already had experience in their semi final matches with PSG. PSG have Mbappe and Dembele who are speedy players too but we can see Dortmund prepared their tactics and players to reduce danger from these attacking players very well. Vinicius and Rodrygo will not have an easy final match to play and to maximize their speed to tear apart Dortmund defense system.

Don't get this season's performance of Dortmund as something they have been doing, is only this season we're seeing the best of Dortmund and I hope they won't lose this form next season, first thing first, let the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE title go with them to Germany before we talk about them and their form.

Clubs like Dortmund can have stable good performances in their domestic league and in Champions League but they barely have chance to win titles. This season is one of very scarce chance for Dortmund to win one more Champions League title, the second one in their club history after a first one in 1996 - 1997 season.

[klidex]

I certainly wouldn't say that this match, with any of the lineups for the match, will be easy for Real Madrid. This is the Champions League, especially the final - unpredictability is the key word that should be used here. Dortmund may well win this match, yes, it will be incredibly difficult, but theoretically it is possible. I will be rooting for them in the final, Real are boring to watch in this tournament, they have won it a bunch of times

This is the biggest competition in Europe, every club that reaches the final will do their best, the favorites don't always win. We can see the previous UEFA Europa League final match where Leverkusen lost to Atalanta even though Leverkusen was the most favored in the tournament because Leverkusen was able to maintain its consistency towards the end of the season with We haven't experienced a defeat yet, but we didn't expect that it would be Atalanta who won the Europa League title. So we can draw the conclusion that it could be that Dortmund will also win the Champions League final so that the clubs that were initially favorites don't get this important title.

But because the Europa League and the Champions League are different because Atalanta's performance record in the Europa League is also quite good when playing in the Europa League, so it's natural that Atalanta ends up giving a surprise. While Real Madrid always performs well in the Champions League, which is different from Dortmund's record in the Champions League, so Real Madrid is better many are favorites to win but still don't underestimate Dortmund because this club has already won the Champions League title once and wants to add to its collection of big trophies like its arch rival in the league, namely Bayern Munich.

[Hirose UK]

Carlo Ancelotti is one of the most successful managers of all time and has won several UCL trophies for Real Madrid. Although the final match is very difficult for Real Madrid in other seasons, this season at least the final match will not be so difficult for Real Madrid and maybe this season Real Madrid will be able to plan the final match very naturally. Of all the players Real Madrid have, if Carlo Ancelotti drops his preferred XI, Dortmund won't do much against this team. If the final match needs a lot of planning, I'd say Dortmund needs to plan. Real Madrid has multiple strikers and the midfielders of Real Madrid play a lot of attacking football, but it is a very big question which midfielder will be tagged by the opposing defenders or which striker will be tagged.

I certainly wouldn't say that this match, with any of the lineups for the match, will be easy for Real Madrid. This is the Champions League, especially the final - unpredictability is the key word that should be used here. Dortmund may well win this match, yes, it will be incredibly difficult, but theoretically it is possible. I will be rooting for them in the final, Real are boring to watch in this tournament, they have won it a bunch of times

Ancelotti is game strategy expert and can really understand what must be done for Real Madrid line-up in the final match, I believe that Real Madrid game will be really very strong and they can have stable performance both on the front line and in the defense.
Maybe Dortmund can also be called strong team because it was able to eliminate other team that were its opponents until Dortmund actually managed to enter the final round, it just that all of Dortmund opponents were very different from Real Madrid.

In the final, I think Dortmund will be much more careful and prioritize being able to focus on their defense because all of Real Madrid attacking players always perform very well with solid cooperation, it will be easy for Real Madrid to get goal advantage if Dortmund defense makes mistake.
Of course Real Madrid is the favorite, and they are the team that is superior, hopefully the UCL final match will not be like the Europa League where an unexpected surprise occurs which makes the favorite team suffer defeat, but the chances are very small for Dortmund to show big surprise like that.

[Inwestour]

Dortmund don't have a squad with many star players like Real Madrid but they have quality, discipline and ambition that combine together to make their strength as a united team. This helps them to beat many stronger, more valuable squad and go to the final match.

Vinicius and Rodrygo have very good speed but I believe Dortmund already had experience in their semi final matches with PSG. PSG have Mbappe and Dembele who are speedy players too but we can see Dortmund prepared their tactics and players to reduce danger from these attacking players very well. Vinicius and Rodrygo will not have an easy final match to play and to maximize their speed to tear apart Dortmund defense system.

In the matches with Barcelona, especially in the second match, Dortmund was very lucky, the number of chances that PSG created near the Dortmund goal simply miraculously did not convert into goals. It’s probably not worth talking about good defense, because the ball hit the crossbar more than once, and Real Madrid’s attack is much stronger and if they can convert at least part of what they create in the match into goals scored, they will be able to win without big problems. Dortmund is a strong team if it managed to reach the final, it’s hard to argue here, but Real Madrid is stronger now.

[FanEagle]

Dortmund may had a chance, but with Kroos retiring as well, and Modric "probably" leaving Madrid too, I feel like we are going to see Real Madrid playing the game of their life because aside from them I think Carvajal could be the only player from the "old" guys, the whole ramos pepe ronaldo type of period that they had which won many titles and cups.

So they will want to have a good farewell to them, which would be nice to be fair and I think it's quite important to realize that we are not going to get Dortmund playing as well as Real Madrid could play. If both teams play their 100% on that game, we are going to see Real destroy Dortmund, the only hope they have would be Real Madrid playing badly compared to their normal level.

[Mame89]

In the matches with Barcelona, especially in the second match, Dortmund was very lucky, the number of chances that PSG created near the Dortmund goal simply miraculously did not convert into goals. It’s probably not worth talking about good defense, because the ball hit the crossbar more than once, and Real Madrid’s attack is much stronger and if they can convert at least part of what they create in the match into goals scored, they will be able to win without big problems. Dortmund is a strong team if it managed to reach the final, it’s hard to argue here, but Real Madrid is stronger now.

Dortmund was indeed lucky against PSG, where many of PSG's chances did not result in goals because they hit the goal post, but it must be admitted that Dortmund's defense and counter-attacks were also very dangerous, especially in the final match, of course the atmosphere was very different. Those who are not favorites can be winners, as proven by the Europa League final between Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen. Even though before the match started, Leverksuen were very favored to win the Europa League trophy, but in fact they lost badly to Atalanta, and I also lost the bet in this match because I bet on Leverkusen to win. A similar thing could also happen to Real Madrid.

However, there is no doubt about Real Madrid's mentality in the UCL, they are very strong.   If they're in the UCL league, it's like their tournament. Dortmund's defeat certainly felt honorable because the opponent was KING UCL. Dortmund can win against Real Madrid as long as they steal a goal first and Madrid players get a red card. Because stealing a goal first is not enough because Madrid is the king of comebacks and the condition is that one Madrid player must receive a red card.

[ancafe]

Surprises can happen but still, if we consider the quality of Dortmund and Real Madrid then of course Real Madrid will still be the team projected to win. It is clear, that when Dortmund played in the semi-final match against PSG also that Dortmund only played defensively, and maximized counter-attacks to score goals. Thus, then of course Dortmund will play more defensively for the final match against Real Madrid. Because anyway, if for example Dortmund plays attacking also in the end Dortmund will play defense because of course, Real Madrid has aggressiveness in attacking and also ball possession. Therefore, it does not matter what strategy Dortmund will apply in the final match, because in reality Real Madrid will always attack and of course will also be superior in ball possession.

It is also generally discussed in European leagues that Leverkusen is the favorite candidate before the match starts, but Atalanta is able to make a surprise. Real Madrid does have everything and of course they will be the favorites, but if Dortmund can play neatly and solidly it doesn't require the possibility that they will experience the same thing. I hope Dortmund don't defend completely because if they do that Real Madrid will be very free to play the ball in the central area.

Dortmund must also take the initiative to attack so that Real Madrid's defense becomes busier and this step will make the match run with high tension. Emotional control also needs to be applied because usually Real Madrid will disturb opposing players with tricks like this.

[samuraijin]

Yeah surely some Borussia Dortmunds fans after the Atalanta win from yesterday are started to think about they also can make the move and win the Champions League. But you know what? That has nothing to do with this, Real MAdrid is other thing and UCL final is a total diferent match, Real Madrid is not gonna be that soft like LEverkusen yesterday and they are not gonna give Dortmund any chance of make a move.

What people still don’t understand is that games don’t work like that. There are two different leagues and completely different teams, and that fact needs to be accepted. Is that this Bayer leverkusen has only one Europe Cup, which was in 1988, while Atalanta has none, but just gotten one this year. So if we are to bring the same assessment to the Champions League, Real Madrid has a total of 14 trophies, while Dortmund has only one, which was in 1997, so if you compare those teams together, you will also know that it can’t be possible. 

Furthermore, Real Madrid are not here to play, and we all know they are the best winners of this trophy, but anything can happen, so we look forward and see how the game will end in the next nine days, but I know that Real Madrid's performance is better than Dortmund's.

Is there a possibility that a non-seeded team will win the European title this season, looking at the Europa League Final yesterday, Dortmund could have come out as champions, but is there a possibility that this could happen, even though the percentage is very small, but on the other hand, it could happen, because  no one knows the ability of the non-seeded team to hope that Dortmund can become champions this season. If you look at Real Madrid, there is no doubt that with some of their top players who are quite respected, of course that is not necessarily a guarantee that they will win this season.

[BITCOIN4X]

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It is also generally discussed in European leagues that Leverkusen is the favorite candidate before the match starts, but Atalanta is able to make a surprise. Real Madrid does have everything and of course they will be the favorites, but if Dortmund can play neatly and solidly it doesn't require the possibility that they will experience the same thing. I hope Dortmund don't defend completely because if they do that Real Madrid will be very free to play the ball in the central area.

Dortmund must also take the initiative to attack so that Real Madrid's defense becomes busier and this step will make the match run with high tension. Emotional control also needs to be applied because usually Real Madrid will disturb opposing players with tricks like this.

Reflecting on how Dortmund beat PSG in the semifinals, it is possible that they will also repeat the same thing in the final against Real Madrid. It's true that Dortmund are not favorites in the final, but saying they can't win the game is like forgetting something that could happen.

Real Madrid is superior in many ways, including squad depth and experience, but Dortmund, who have big ambitions to achieve success in the final, will certainly work hard and make their dreams come true. I was impressed by Dortmund's performance as they emerged from a tough group stage as group winners. Dortmund beat PSV in the round of 16, they beat Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals, then beat PSG in the semifinals, everything was done on the basis of hard work and struggle.

[Obim34]

After I saw the outcome of the Europa League finals yesterday, I have decided not to underestimate any club that is playing the finals because if they are not strong, they will no be in the finals. I still believe that Real Madrid will win Dortmund because they have good players and strikers that are hungry for goals, which they will like to put down their names on the score sheet of the champions league finals.

Dortmund on the other hand needs to play with confidence and have a game strategy to work with in order for them to resist defeat from Real Madrid. I believe the match will be filled with thrills, I will placemy bet on Real Madrid.

Carlo Ancelotti is a quite experienced coach, he has been through quite a lot in the Champions League. Therefore, I am sure that he respects every opponent, especially in the final match. Don Carlo remains grounded even though his team is the favorite. Dortmund also has big ambitions to win the title, it is very possible for them to appear all out and carefree even though they are not seeded. Yes, the results of the European League final match can be a reference that there is no guarantee that the team that is favored will be able to perform well, in fact the team that is not seeded will play without burden so that they have very much freedom in controlling the field. But will another miracle happen in the UCL final? However, I hope that this match can produce an exciting and one-sided match.

Carlo Ancelotti is one of the most successful managers of all time and has won several UCL trophies for Real Madrid. Although the final match is very difficult for Real Madrid in other seasons, this season at least the final match will not be so difficult for Real Madrid and maybe this season Real Madrid will be able to plan the final match very naturally. Of all the players Real Madrid have, if Carlo Ancelotti drops his preferred XI, Dortmund won't do much against this team. If the final match needs a lot of planning, I'd say Dortmund needs to plan. Real Madrid has multiple strikers and the midfielders of Real Madrid play a lot of attacking football, but it is a very big question which midfielder will be tagged by the opposing defenders or which striker will be tagged.

I certainly wouldn't say that this match, with any of the lineups for the match, will be easy for Real Madrid. This is the Champions League, especially the final - unpredictability is the key word that should be used here. Dortmund may well win this match, yes, it will be incredibly difficult, but theoretically it is possible. I will be rooting for them in the final, Real are boring to watch in this tournament, they have won it a bunch of times

Just apart from Madrid winning it many times and of course allowing Dortmund who has just alone won the title just once in their life time which is back then since 1997, but if we are to judge from performance Madrid is to win the finals. From what I saw happened between Atalanta Vs Leverkusen in the EUROPA league final, I may have to clear my doubt and hoping that Dortmund still have a chance against Madrid. Finals like this is meant to be tough, so Madrid may find it very difficult to secure the win but even they still remain the favourites with the best possibility of winning.

[len01]

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I expected this though that after yesterday’s match, there will be lots of talk on the unpredictability of football. Well it’s allowed as to an extent I saw Atalanta being able to give Leverkusen some tough battle and they did and they got the prize which is the trophy. It is surprising how many relate this to the UCL. ⁠yes because the UCL is so different as it has to do majorly with experience first and the team performance. Yes your team performance must be above excellent to be able to win the Ucl. And when you look at this Real Madrid squad, they’re a full definition of a UCL winning team.

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well, from here we should be able to understand that the UCL and the European league are something different, I mean the UCL is a bigger and more prestigious competition while the European league may be one of the big competitions but not bigger than the UCL.
this means that every team that can successfully qualify for the final round of the UCL is the strongest team out of most of the teams that were eliminated and on the one hand experience is also very important in the UCL because this experience makes the players more confident and have a great mentality to beat their opponents and in fact it is the same as Atalanta is much more experienced than Leverkusen in European league competitions.
In yesterday's European League match, I might appreciate what other people said regarding the surprises that would occur, but in this UCL, for me, surprises will not happen and for me, Madrid seems to have guaranteed the UCL title.

the worst thing that Madrid will face is not defeat or in other words the surprise will come only to end in a draw.
we know why I say this and all of that is because Madrid reputation and great desire to win the UCL title is very close and will not be wasted.
one thing we forget is that Madrid has Ancelotti who is very experienced in winning the UCL title.

[punk.zink]

Dortmund don't have a squad with many star players like Real Madrid but they have quality, discipline and ambition that combine together to make their strength as a united team. This helps them to beat many stronger, more valuable squad and go to the final match.

Vinicius and Rodrygo have very good speed but I believe Dortmund already had experience in their semi final matches with PSG. PSG have Mbappe and Dembele who are speedy players too but we can see Dortmund prepared their tactics and players to reduce danger from these attacking players very well. Vinicius and Rodrygo will not have an easy final match to play and to maximize their speed to tear apart Dortmund defense system.

In the matches with Barcelona, especially in the second match, Dortmund was very lucky, the number of chances that PSG created near the Dortmund goal simply miraculously did not convert into goals. It’s probably not worth talking about good defense, because the ball hit the crossbar more than once, and Real Madrid’s attack is much stronger and if they can convert at least part of what they create in the match into goals scored, they will be able to win without big problems. Dortmund is a strong team if it managed to reach the final, it’s hard to argue here, but Real Madrid is stronger now.

The strategy and the composition of players will be the determinant of who will play better and who will have control over the game. However, I think there is one factor that will also be the determining point, that is the mentality of the two teams. For this matter, we all know that Real Madrid does have a winning mentality because they have often won the Champions League and have been Champions League finalists many times.

Meanwhile, those who is still doubtful is Borussia Dortmund because they have only won the Champions League once, which they won 24 years ago, and they have also only been Champions League finalists twice. So competing in the Champions League final is an opportunity that they rarely get and it could be that this opportunity will actually make them feel nervous, or it might actually burden them.

[aylabadia05]

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So they will want to have a good farewell to them, which would be nice to be fair and I think it's quite important to realize that we are not going to get Dortmund playing as well as Real Madrid could play. If both teams play their 100% on that game, we are going to see Real destroy Dortmund, the only hope they have would be Real Madrid playing badly compared to their normal level.

I don't confuse Kroos' decision to retire with the chance of who will win in the final.
Many people predict that Real Madrid will win and win the 15th UEFA Champions League trophy in history. But I have a different feeling about the results of this season's Champions League final where Real Madrid has a chance of failing to win the title against Dortmund.
I am not a Barcelona fan so I choose a different view about Real Madrid's chances in the final match.

Real Madrid's game was good. Likewise with Dortmund's game. But a surprise will happen this season. When it comes to Kroos' farewell to Real Madrid, I would rather point to a good farewell for Reus.

[Barikui1]

After I saw the outcome of the Europa League finals yesterday, I have decided not to underestimate any club that is playing the finals because if they are not strong, they will no be in the finals. I still believe that Real Madrid will win Dortmund because they have good players and strikers that are hungry for goals, which they will like to put down their names on the score sheet of the champions league finals.

Dortmund on the other hand needs to play with confidence and have a game strategy to work with in order for them to resist defeat from Real Madrid. I believe the match will be filled with thrills, I will placemy bet on Real Madrid.

Carlo Ancelotti is a quite experienced coach, he has been through quite a lot in the Champions League. Therefore, I am sure that he respects every opponent, especially in the final match. Don Carlo remains grounded even though his team is the favorite. Dortmund also has big ambitions to win the title, it is very possible for them to appear all out and carefree even though they are not seeded. Yes, the results of the European League final match can be a reference that there is no guarantee that the team that is favored will be able to perform well, in fact the team that is not seeded will play without burden so that they have very much freedom in controlling the field. But will another miracle happen in the UCL final? However, I hope that this match can produce an exciting and one-sided match.

Carlo Ancelotti is one of the most successful managers of all time and has won several UCL trophies for Real Madrid. Although the final match is very difficult for Real Madrid in other seasons, this season at least the final match will not be so difficult for Real Madrid and maybe this season Real Madrid will be able to plan the final match very naturally. Of all the players Real Madrid have, if Carlo Ancelotti drops his preferred XI, Dortmund won't do much against this team. If the final match needs a lot of planning, I'd say Dortmund needs to plan. Real Madrid has multiple strikers and the midfielders of Real Madrid play a lot of attacking football, but it is a very big question which midfielder will be tagged by the opposing defenders or which striker will be tagged.

I certainly wouldn't say that this match, with any of the lineups for the match, will be easy for Real Madrid. This is the Champions League, especially the final - unpredictability is the key word that should be used here. Dortmund may well win this match, yes, it will be incredibly difficult, but theoretically it is possible. I will be rooting for them in the final, Real are boring to watch in this tournament, they have won it a bunch of times

Just apart from Madrid winning it many times and of course allowing Dortmund who has just alone won the title just once in their life time which is back then since 1997, but if we are to judge from performance Madrid is to win the finals. From what I saw happened between Atalanta Vs Leverkusen in the EUROPA league final, I may have to clear my doubt and hoping that Dortmund still have a chance against Madrid. Finals like this is meant to be tough, so Madrid may find it very difficult to secure the win but even they still remain the favourites with the best possibility of winning.

That's just it, it would actually be a disaster if real madrid think that borussia dortmund is a push over, because in football anything can happen, so I believe that due to what happened between Bayern Leverkusen and Atalanta, real madrid will be much more intelligent in their approach against borussia dortmund, they actually won't take them lightly, so in other for them to secure the uefa champions league title, they have to give out their maximum best and hope that it would be enough to clinch the trophy away from borussia dortmund.

Fine, it's crystal clear here that borussia dortmund is the under dog here, but I believe that they have all it takes to give real madrid a very good fight, and even win it, if real madrid gives in a below par performance on that day, in essence of all this is that, between real madrid and borussia dortmund, any of them that can perform better on that day, will definitely go home with the trophy.

[Catenaccio]

I don't confuse Kroos' decision to retire with the chance of who will win in the final.
Many people predict that Real Madrid will win and win the 15th UEFA Champions League trophy in history. But I have a different feeling about the results of this season's Champions League final where Real Madrid has a chance of failing to win the title against Dortmund.

By deciding to retire after this season, after Euro 2024 and announce it publicly before the season ending, Kroos will have more motivation to contribute his best in very last matches in his player career.

I am surprised with his decision because he is still young enough while modern players can play till 38 or 40 years old like Messi, Ronaldo, Pepe, Modric and with his skills, Kroos can have a long career too. On the other hand, another view, I am not surprised because Kroos already won many titles in his career with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid and also won World Cup title with Germany. What he does not win is Euro with Germany and he will have a last chance to get it this summer when Euro 2024 will be hosted in his home country.

Real Madrid's game was good. Likewise with Dortmund's game. But a surprise will happen this season. When it comes to Kroos' farewell to Real Madrid, I would rather point to a good farewell for Reus.

Reus will leave Dortmund but he said that he still wants to play but the final will be a farewell for both German players. Who still remember a combination of Kroos and Reus in a free kick in World Cup 2018?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDMuhgabjbo

[makishart]

Dortmund don't have a squad with many star players like Real Madrid but they have quality, discipline and ambition that combine together to make their strength as a united team. This helps them to beat many stronger, more valuable squad and go to the final match.

Vinicius and Rodrygo have very good speed but I believe Dortmund already had experience in their semi final matches with PSG. PSG have Mbappe and Dembele who are speedy players too but we can see Dortmund prepared their tactics and players to reduce danger from these attacking players very well. Vinicius and Rodrygo will not have an easy final match to play and to maximize their speed to tear apart Dortmund defense system.

In the matches with Barcelona, especially in the second match, Dortmund was very lucky, the number of chances that PSG created near the Dortmund goal simply miraculously did not convert into goals. It’s probably not worth talking about good defense, because the ball hit the crossbar more than once, and Real Madrid’s attack is much stronger and if they can convert at least part of what they create in the match into goals scored, they will be able to win without big problems. Dortmund is a strong team if it managed to reach the final, it’s hard to argue here, but Real Madrid is stronger now.

The strategy and the composition of players will be the determinant of who will play better and who will have control over the game. However, I think there is one factor that will also be the determining point, that is the mentality of the two teams. For this matter, we all know that Real Madrid does have a winning mentality because they have often won the Champions League and have been Champions League finalists many times.

Each factor contributes to determining which club will win the game soon and i think real madrid is the most perfect club this seaosn. I think Madrid has it all to win the competition against dortmund. Madrid not only has a stronger mentality than Dortmund. Real Madrid has also been extremely consistent in the La Liga. UCL could be its second trophy this season. That makes me feel so good in picking real madrid to win the game soon.
Having said that, if Real Madrid leads the title race this season, they will qualify for the Champions League for 15 times. Many people believe Dortmund will win the competition, but I seriously doubt it. This is why I picked Real Madrid to win the trophy this season. Dortmund will return home without the UCL trophy.
They'll cry soon.

Meanwhile, those who is still doubtful is Borussia Dortmund because they have only won the Champions League once, which they won 24 years ago, and they have also only been Champions League finalists twice. So competing in the Champions League final is an opportunity that they rarely get and it could be that this opportunity will actually make them feel nervous, or it might actually burden them.

It was 24 years ago. It's unlike real madrid that is consistently winning UCL in any decades. Look at the difference here. Mentioning UCL trophy that acquired by dortmund 24 years ago is totally meaningless. Real madrid won it 14 times which is so crazy.
That's why people dubbed madrid as a king of UCL.