Borussia Dortmund will face Real Madrid in the 2023/2024 Champions League final. The Dortmund vs Madrid match at Wembley is scheduled to kick-off on Sunday, June 2 2024.
The final will be Dortmund’s third final in this elite European competition. Previously, the German representative emerged as champion in the 1997 final, then lost in the 2013 final – which was also held at Wembley.
This season, Marco Reus and his friends have shown great play. They escaped from the ‘hell group’, then eliminated the opponents who stood in their way until the semifinals.
Borussia Dortmund Wins Group F
Dortmund this season is in Group F. This is a tough group which also includes PSG, AC Milan and Newcastle.
Dortmund started off in a bad way. Edin Terzic’s boys lost 0-2 at PSG headquarters. After that, they were held goalless by Milan at Signal Iduna Park.
However, two consecutive wins over Newcastle, as well as a victory over Milan at the San Siro, which ended with a 1-1 draw against PSG, saw Dortmund finish as group winners.
Borussia Dortmund in the Group Phase
In the round of 16, Dortmund eliminated PSV. Draw 1-1 in the Netherlands, Dortmund win 2-0 at home (3-1 aggregate).
In the quarter-finals, Dortmund faced a difficult opponent from Spain, namely Real Madrid’s city rivals, Atletico Madrid. Losing 1-2 in Spain, Dortmund fought hard to win 4-2 at Signal Iduna Park (5-4 aggregate).
In the semifinals, Dortmund again met their opponents from Group F, namely PSG. Less favourites, Dortmund was able to win 1-0 home and away (2-0 aggregate).
In the final, Dortmund will face the king of this competition.
Borussia Dortmund statistics
Borussia Dortmund in the 2023/2024 Champions League
Matches: 12
Wins: 7
Series: 3
Losses: 2
Goals: 17
Conceded: 9
Borussia Dortmund’s goal scorers in the 2023/2024 Champions League
3 goals: Niclas Fullkrug
2 goals: Julian Brandt, Karim Adeyemi, Marco Reus
1 goal: Donyell Malen, Felix Nmecha, Ian Maatsen, Jadon Sancho, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Marcel Sabitzer, Mats Hummels, Sebastien Haller
