Real Madrid will be challenged by Borussia Dortmund in the 2023/2024 Champions League final. The Madrid vs Dortmund match at Wembley is scheduled to kick-off on Sunday, June 2 2024.
Madrid is the king of this competition. The Spanish representatives have won it 14 times, more than any other team. This season’s final will be their 18th final.
The last time Madrid won was in 2022. With that result, it means that Madrid has never lost in the Champions League final.
Madrid has been runner-up three times (1962, 1964, 1981), but that all happened during the European Cup era. In the Champions League era, Madrid has never lost in the final. Eight Champions League finals (1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022), eight times Madrid emerged victorious.
Madrid reached the season final through an extraordinary struggle. Carlo Ancelotti’s team met tough opponents, especially in the knockout phase.
One of them is against defending champion Manchester City in the quarter-finals. In a fierce match that resulted in an aggregate of 4-4 (3-3 home, 1-1 away), Madrid finally escaped with a 4-3 penalty shootout win.
With former Dortmund star, Jude Bellingham, as one of the main pillars, Madrid was able to overcome all opponents that came their way.
Real Madrid Wins Group C
Madrid this season is in Group C. Madrid is in the same group as Napoli and Braga. Another team is Dortmund’s debut team and fellow countrymen from Germany, namely Union Berlin.
Madrid is too strong. They won all six group stage matches. In those six matches, Madrid scored a total of 16 goals and conceded seven.
Madrid finished as group winners. Madrid qualified accompanied by Napoli. Braga finished third, which knocked them out of the Europa League. Meanwhile, Union Berlin finished in the bottom position.
Real Madrid Has Played Against 3 German Clubs This Season
Madrid has played against three German clubs in the Champions League this season. The first is Union Berlin in the group phase. Madrid won 1-0 at Santiago Bernabeu, then won 3-2 in Germany.
The second is RB Leipzig in the round of 16. Madrid won 1-0 in Germany, then drew 1-1 at home (2-1 aggregate).
The third is Bayern Munich in the semifinals. Drawing 2-2 in Germany, Madrid then won 2-1 in Spain (4-3 aggregate).
In the final, Madrid will be challenged by another German representative. The opponent this time is Bellingham’s former club, Dortmund.
Real Madrid Statistics
Real Madrid in the 2023/2024 Champions League
Matches: 12
Wins: 8
Series: 4
Losses: 0
Goals: 26
Conceded: 15
Real Madrid’s goal scorers in the 2023/2024 Champions League
5 goals: Joselu, Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior
4 goals: Jude Bellingham
2 goals: Brahim Diaz
1 goal: Dani Ceballos, Federico Valverde, Nico Paz
