Borussia Dortmund – Real Madrid. Predicted line-ups and latest news
Yasmine Green
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
On June 1, the last high-profile game in European club football for the 2023/2024 season will take place as Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid will determine the winner of the UEFA Champions League.
For both teams, the road to the final was a thorny one. Borussia were able to neutralise Kylian Mbappe and company with two 1-0 victories over PSG in the semi-finals. Real Madrid's first game against Bayern, on the other hand, ended in a 2-2 draw, and the match in Madrid was truly turned around by Joselu, who two goals late in the game secured his team a 2-1 win and a trip to Wembley.
Manager of the "cream" Carlo Ancelotti at a press conference in London spoke, among other things, about personnel decisions and emphasised that through the flu from the training process fell out Andrei Lunin, therefore the place in the goal of Real at the final will take Thibaut Courtois.
Ancelotti also recalled the exploits of the "creamy" ten years ago, because it was in 2014 that Real won the tenth Champions League:
"I'm ten years older now, but I still feel young. I first reached the final with Real Madrid 10 years ago and I have learnt a lot since then. We are capable of doing a fantastic job with this generation. There are some players who were here 10 years ago and are still here. Because of those players and this club, we've been able to achieve something really important. It's unbelievable when you think about it."
Borussia Dortmund head coach Edin Terzic paid his respects to his opponent in a press conference:
"I expressed the utmost respect to him a few days ago because he won the tournament not with one team, but several with several teams at once. He has been successful for two decades and the methods he uses in leading teams. He should be a role model for young coaches. I feel like I'm a young coach, so I have respect for him as well."
Each team has personnel problems. Terzic will not be able to count on Rami Bensebaini and Julien Duranville, while Sébastien Haller's participation in the final is in doubt. Real Madrid's infirmary is unchanged. In addition to the aforementioned Lunin, the team in London will not help Olieren Chuameni and David Alaba.
Taking into account past matches and coaches' statements, the Dailysports team has prepared predicted lineups for this game.
Borussia's predicted line-up
Kobel - Maatsen, Schlotterbeck, Hummels, Rierson - Jan, Zabitzer - Adeyemi, Sancho, Brandt - Füllkrug.
Real's predicted line-up
Courtois - Mendy, Rüdiger, Nacho, Carvajal - Kroos, Camavinga, Valverde - Bellingham - Vinicius Junior, Rodrigo.
The starting whistle for the Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid will sound at 21:00 CET.
