Real Madrid could have breathed a sigh of relief in the first half of Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund.
Dani Carabajal came on strong in the second half to help the La Liga giants secure victory, his header in the 74th minute being scored by Vinicius Junior, who added the winner nine minutes later.
Real Madrid beat Dortmund 2-0.
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Real Madrid players pose with the trophy after their victory over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final at Wembley Stadium in London, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
“I couldn’t have dreamed of anything better,” 20-year-old Real Madrid superstar Jude Bellingham told TNT Sports after the match.
Bellingham, who won against his former club Dortmund after moving to Madrid last summer for a fee of more than $139 million, had a chance to score in the 78th minute, but his shot was deflected away in the dying seconds.
“I can’t put it into words, it was the best night of my life,” he added.
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Real Madrid’s Dani Carvajal holds up the Best Player trophy after the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium in London, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)
Vinicius Junior led the team in La Liga with 15 goals in the season, including two in the semi-final against Bayern Munich and one in the round of 16 against RB Leipzig.
He scored five goals throughout the tournament.
This is Real Madrid’s 15th Champions League trophy and the club’s sixth since the 2013-14 season.
Dortmund tried twice to score in the first half, Niklas Füllkrug hitting the post from close range, but his valiant effort just under five minutes was nowhere near enough to put them within a goal of at least one.
Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal in the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium, Saturday, June 1, 2024, in London. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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Dortmund finished the Bundesliga in fifth place. The club reached the final after beating Paris Saint-Germain.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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