Real Madrid vs Dortmund: Champions League Final 2024 LIVE 2-0 (FT), Los Blancos are Champions Again!
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London, United Kingdom - A pleasant day to you and welcome to Legit.ng's coverage of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) final featuring Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid at the Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom (UK).
14-time winners Madrid are favourites to lift the trophy in London and extend their tally to 15, while Dortmund look to land only their second-ever Champions League trophy - the first coming in 1997.
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Real Madrid vs Dortmund: Los Blancos are champions again!
It's full-time in Wembley Stadium, London.
Real Madrid are champions of Europe for a record 15th time.
Currently the best team in the world!
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Real Madrid practically seals it
Vini Jr has scored the second goal for Real Madrid.
Goal came in the 83rd minute.
Real Madrid breaks the deadlock!
Carvajal breaks the deadlock!
Kroos takes a perfect corner in the 74th minute and the Spaniard meets it with a fine header.
Real Madrid creates best chance so far
Vini Jr crossed into the box but everyone missed it. Both the Dortmund goalkeeper and Jude Bellingham couldn't connect with the ball.
Best Real Madrid chance so far in this game.
Dortmund come close to scoring again
Thibaut Courtois denies Fullkrug again!
Adeyemi creates an assist, Fullkrug meets it with a bullet header, but the Belgian was once more gallant in goal.
Champions League league latest score
An hour gone. Dortmund, so far, have been tactically solid.
Madrid have to put the pressure on the ball, especially when Dortmund are in their half.
Real Madrid starts second half strongly
Madrid have had two chances in quick succession.
First from a Toni Kroos' freekick and then Carvajal heading just over the post from the resulting corner.
Champions League final update: Second half underway
The second half — and possibly the concluding period of the game — has started.
Both teams going for the win.
Dortmund v Real Madrid: It's half time!
The referee sounds the whistle to indicate the end of the first half.
Dortmund have been the better side. But Real Madrid are the giants that they are and can come back strong in the second period.
Real Madrid vs Dortmund: Into added time of first half
4 minutes of added time has been added by the officials.
No breakthrough yet.
2024 UEFA Champions League final: Vinicius Jr carded
Real Madrid's star man, Vinicius Jr, has been shown a yellow card by referee Slavko Vinčić.
The Brazillian received the caution for a challenge on Dortmund goalkeeper, Gregor Kobel.
No goals so far in London.
Champions league final latest update: Füllkrug hits the post
Niclas Füllkrug hit the post, though replays showed that he likely would have been called offside had he scored.
We are still scoreless.
Dortmund vs Real Madrid: Half an hour gone
It's 15 minutes to the end of the first half.
Still goalless in London.
Real Madrid vs Dortmund: Adeyemi bottles chance
Kareem Adeyemi, in the 21st minute, misses a glorious chance to give Dortmund the lead at Wembley.
The German finds himself through on goal and rounds Courtois, but Dani Carvajal does well to recover.
Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund: Pitch invaders delay match
Multiple pitch invaders in the first minute ran the length and width of the pitch before being stopped.
Not a great look for Wembley security after the Euro 2020 final fiasco.
UCL final 2024: Match starts
It's the UCL finale kickoff in London.
Supporters of both contesting clubs are yearning for victory.
Champions League final: Bale predicts comfortable Real Madrid win
Gareth Bale expects Jude Bellingham to cap his debut season at Real Madrid with a comfortable win in the Champions League final.
The Welshman helped Madrid win five of their record 14 continental titles during a nine-year career at the Santiago Bernabeu after signing from Tottenham.
Champions League final: American singer, Lenny Kravitz opens the show
American singer-songwriter, Lenny Kravitz, has opened the show.
The four-time Grammy winner performed as part of the official UEFA Champions League kickoff show.
Kaka predicts winner of Champions League final between Real Madrid and Dortmund
Former Real Madrid star Kaka is confident that his old team will secure their 15th UEFA Champions League title against Borussia Dortmund in the final at Wembley Stadium.
Kaka praised Real Madrid's spectacular season.
Champions League final: Dortmund's starting XI out
Marco Reus starts from the bench.
Real Madrid vs Dortmund: Los Blancos starting XI out
Real Madrid vs Dortmund: Kroos' last dance
TNT Sports shared pictures of Toni Kroos' boots for his 'last dance' with Real Madrid.
The German recently announced that he will retire from football after the European Championship in his home country, Germany, later this year (2024).
Champions League trophy arrives Wembley
The UEFA Champions League trophy has arrived at Wembley Stadium.
Legit.ng understands that UEFA keeps the original, with the Champions League winners given a replica trophy.
