Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 5. (Read 141787 times)

And despite the great first half performance, did you also see how Jadon Sancho was silent in the game. We had too much noise and PR even before the game.
They don't have the funds to do that, right now they want to bring in him back on a full season loan same way they're pushing for the name Mason Greenwood onna two season loan deal.
Asides these names, mentioned further is Serhou Guirassy as they're trying to get him for that small amount and he'll settle down immediately because he has good experience in that league already.

The first half was all about Borrussia Dortmund.
Seven solid attempts and funny how they're all really on target. Shout out to Courtois, I thought the Ukrainian Lunin Andriy deserves the call but he felt sick before that game.
Experience they say is the best food or teacher, Yeah?

It's all about mentality, Real Madrid has everything that exceeds Dortmund, the Dortmund team seemed to have collapsed mentally after they couldn't score in the first half with the few opportunities they had.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid played quite calmly, they took advantage of the moments in the second half to launch their attacks and as a result Dortmund's defense made many mistakes of their own in the second half so that Real Madrid was able to score 2 goals.

Real Madrid deserved to win this I think, there were no surprises like what some people were talking about surprises that would happen like in the Europa League final, this didn't happen because Real Madrid's mentality is quite strong, they won't lose when playing in the Champions League final , this is truly amazing.

To me, borussia dortmund was the cause of their own down fall, because their was a time I believe that real madrid was actually sleeping, especially in the first half, but borussia dortmund fail to make it count, their was a whole lot of clear cit chances, but they fail to take it, and in the early stage of the second half, it continues like that still midway in the second half, that was when real Madrid start seizing the initiative and it eventually paid off with the first goal, and to be frank, I think lack of experience is what cost borussia dortmund in this past finals because they had everything to kill the game off, but they can't even take the lead with all the clear cut chances that comes begging.

The player in the borussia dortmund team that disappointed me the most on that day was  their star player karim Adayemi, he just under performed or I will say he wasn't the big game player we thought he actually was, but a big congratulations to real madrid for making their experience count.

I know that it may feel a little boring but at the end of the day if we are talking about Real Madrid, they are just going to end up winning it most of the time. Fifteen is a lot and I know that every other team feels a little mad that Real keeps doing this all the time and others are not doing it all that easily, but we should probably consider the fact that we are going to have this result quite often, we should just accept that we are not going to have that much of a great result.

I believe that the best thing we can do right now would be just assuming the best, and I think that would be quite important, if we are going to end up with a great return, then we could just bet on Real to win even before season starts, with Mbappe, they probably will do it again.

In the first half of this match we saw the dominance of Dortmund and in the second half we saw the dominance of Real Madrid. I'd say Terzic's Dortmund team lost against Ancelotti's mastermind.

From the start of the second half, Madrid changed their game strategy. Madrid kept their defense tight while also launching some great attacks. As a result, Dortmund's defense began to weaken gradually. And after Madrid scored a goal, Dortmund couldn't even create any counter-attacking opportunities. Madrid's defenders did a great job in this match. Especially Nacho and Carvajala played very well in this match.

In the first half, Borussia Dortmund succeeded in holding Real Madrid to a draw, but they couldn't continue that in the second half and scored 2 goals for Real Madrid to win. This is what I also predicted when Real Madrid played, when they couldn't create goals in the first half they would be able to create them in the second half, because if I'm not mistaken their goal percentage was very high in the second half.
After the first goal scored by Real Madrid, it broke Borussia Dortmund, which is natural because when they only had 15 minutes left of normal time they actually had to concede, plus the second goal scored by Vini made the game end, because there wasn't much Time again for Borussia Dortmund to catch up with them.

Actually, Dortmund's attack in the first half was not too strong compared to when they faced Bayern Munich in the semi-finals and I think the attacks carried out by Dortmund did not put Real Madrid under pressure because experiences like this are very easy to get through because Real Madrid have previously played against stronger clubs in In the final round and in fact in the first half, Real Madrid were still able to attack even though Dortmund's defense looked strong, but these attacks made Dortmund's defenders a little weak when they were mentally down when they didn't have as much experience as Real Madrid.
In the first half I saw that it wasn't Dortmund who put pressure, but Real Madrid who put pressure from possession of the ball and a few deadly attacks which almost made Dortmund's defenders confused.

In the second half Real Madrid's attack was different because I believe it was all the influence of Ancelotti who really understood Dortmund's weaknesses and from the faces of the Dortmund players it was clear that they were a little unsure, then after that Ancelotti assigned Real Madrid players to continue to press Dortmund's defense which ended up opening up. great chance to score.
One of Dortmund's mistakes was simply not being able to take advantage of the situation when they had a chance in front of goal and just being too focused on scoring which resulted in losing control.

Indeed, in the first half, Dortmund were able to put pressure on Real Madrid, so it could be said that they had more chances in the first half. Unfortunately of the many opportunities that occurred none of them managed to become a goal because luck was still with Real Madrid but it is true that Real Madrid, who have a very good mentality can make them turn things around where they can break into Dortmund's goal in the second half and destroy Dortmund's defense because in the first half Real Madrid's chances were always thwarted by Dortmund's defense which was really good in the first half. .

I was a little surprised by the first half where Real Madrid received a lot of pressure from Dortmund which made it difficult for Real Madrid to attack However because Real Madrid have a very good mentality they were able to turn the situation around so that they were able to disrupt Dortmund defense and this was predictable with Real Madrid becoming more aggressive in the second half and being able to beat Dortmund.

Watching Real Madrid vs Borrusia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League final was entertaining because both sides did their best and we only have one winner and that's where Los Blancos fall in. Dortmund defeats was understandable because Real Madrid came prepared and absorbed all pressure exerted on them, this is what we're talking about, an elite club that's competent in all sectors and not in fixed positions. Borussia Dortmund had all the chances to thrashed Real Madrid 3 nil in the first half but what did they do with it? They missed out on the big chances when it comes to goals and this is really out of plans but total frustration on Dortmund. Edin Terzic tried but he's no match for Carlo Ancelotti.

Yes, actually Dortmund were able to perform well and in the first half they were able to keep Madrid's game locked in, but Real Madrid has another advantage, namely the mentality of their players is not easily shaken. In the second half Kroos and his friends tried to combine the rhythm of the game so that they were able to escape the pressure and managed to score a goal. I quite enjoyed the game between the two teams because previously I thought Los Blancos would be able to dominate throughout the match.

Actually, Dortmund have impressive performance in the final match against Real Madrid and success making many great attempt but Thibaut Courtois made many crucial saves and success without conceded any one goal yet. I think must appreciated with Dortmund achievement in Champion League for this season after qualifying until final round and eliminated many top opponent teams from Milan on phase round, Atletico Madrid at quarter final and kicked out PSG in the semifinal round.

Faced Madrid in the final, Dortmund have aggressive performance on the first half match but Thibaut Courtois success played on the top level perform make difficult for Dortmund scoring goals. I think for next season Dortmund management should defend their squad and give permanent contract for Jadon Sancho with impressive performance on second half season.

In the first half Real Madrid played below standard. No goals were scored in the first half. The deadlock only broke in the 74th minute after Dani Carvajal's header from Toni Kroos' corner went into the Dortmund goal. In the 83rd minute, following Jude Bellingham's pass, Vinicius Junior scored Madrid's winning goal. Real Madrid started the match with the scheme they usually use this season, namely 4-3-1-2. Jude Bellingham is positioned behind the two attackers. However, Madrid made this formation difficult in the first half. Ancelotti changed the formation to 4-3-3 in the second half, which was one of the keys to their victory. And the results were satisfying, Los Blancos lifted the championship trophy. If you look at yesterday's final, it's natural that many people think Dortmund will win, especially after watching the fierce duel in the first 45 minutes. Madrid couldn't even get a shot on target. Even so, El Real recovered in the second half and played much better. The dominance shown by Dortmund seemed in vain.

The only bet I made on that last UCL match was the bet both teams will not score
So I finished with a good win on my bet and ended the UCL well with a small but good profit on my total bankroll
Thanks for the tip @Helena Yu 

my bet was pretty exciting hehe, after a good amount of time I thought I should have bet on 0x0 and extra time, but Real scored and I was relieved I didn't bet 0x0
When Dortmund scored the goal that was annulled, I thought I'd lost the bet, but in the end it all worked out 

You're right. Dortmund has defeated many big teams in UCL this season. No one expects Dortmund will be in the final UCL. So, it is quite surprising to see Dortmund can challenge Real Madrid for the trophy in the final round. With no big expectation on Dortmund, reaching the final is already a big achievement for Dortmund.

The results of the matches before the final.

*Group Phase



*Knock Out phase



Source: bola.net

Anyway in the first half of UCL final, Dortmund could play better than Real Madrid. If you watched the match, you must remember that Dortmund has more shot attempts. Unfortunately, Dortmund players can't convert it to be goals. Courtois and the defenders of Real Madrid can play well, the can deal with every attack from Dortmund players. I think Dortmund has done great efforts but they don't have good luck and the mentality of Real Madrid players are too amazing. In the second half or the match, Real Madrid players can change the situation suddenly and they scored 2 goals to secure the trophy.

Agree, it is good achievement to be the runner-up. Yes, many of the players of Dortmund will increase their market values because of the good performance in UCL. It is not really surprising, Dortmund always knows how to grow new star players. The latest star players who move to other teams are Haaland and Bellingham, let's see who will be the new star players in Dortmund. If Dortmund signed permanently Jadon Sancho, I think Jadon Sancho can be one of the next star players there. And Karim Adeyemi looks to have great talents as well. It is true that this team always grows new star players and get huge money when they sell the star players. This must continue, they always want to get bigger money.  

Congratulations to Real Madrid for winning the champions league once again even though I am not really happy after witnessing the wasted efforts of Dortmund which should have given them the earliest victory before they went for halftime.
I think this is one of the most annoying champions league finals where a particular team will do all the toilling and another team who has actually taken the trophy as their birth -right  will step up to win the cup with ease so painful.

I would suggest that Real Madrid should be excluded in the next season's champions league so they don't end up making the trophy look so common as so of the players already have six champions league medals while some teams are yet to experience what playing in the finals looks like nor winning it, we need look into my opinion 😂

That was indeed seen in some Real Madrid players and coaches when they celebrated their 15th Champions League title this season. But they also considered the trophy much better than the La Liga trophy that Real Madrid also managed to get this season and again made Real Madrid a giant Spanish team that managed to get two prestigious trophies this season by beating more potential opponents. And next season I think Real Madrid still has the possibility to be like that again, but for Dortmund I still doubt whether the team can return to the Champions League final next season.

I'm a Real Madrid fan but also a football fan in general and that's why I'm not always sentimental in my judgements when it comes to analyzing important games like the yesterday's UEFA Champions League final. Real Madrid without doubt win the game but we could have seen another result if the German opponents were clinical with the clear chances they created in the first half of the game. Borussia Dortmund got two clear chances in the first half which the first was when Adeyemi was played on through by Mat Hummels but he failed to beat the goalkeeper and the other was when Fullkrug hit the bar.
Real Madrid is the most successful club in the history of the UEFA Champions League and you don't make huge mistakes against them whenever you're facing them as a team. I think Borussia Dortmund wasted chances yesterday and had to pay for it

But the game was played quite solidly by Real Madrid. It was their standard game, which is on an extremely high level at the moment. Real Madrid knows what to do in almost every situation. I think to beat them you need to be close to 100% conversion rate of your chances. If you miss one chance, they are the next to strike. It's insane how efficient they are and how their timings are. It has been like that the whole season. You can't ever write them off. I think the best chance that Dortmund had was to somehow make it into the penalty shootout.

My words came true as in the last 20 minutes Madrid became a completely different club and made us understand why Madrid are always favored despite some people saying that Ancelotti is a tactically poor coach but his achievements are really very good and that was also evident in yesterday's match.

With this victory, apart from Madrid saying that they are the king of the Champions League, this also gave records to several players such as Modric, Carvajal, Nacho and Kroos who became the players with the most Champions League trophies with 6 trophies and Ancelotti as the most coach in collecting the Champions League so that this record is likely to be difficult to overtake several players or coaches now because seeing from the current situation only Zidane and Pep are the closest.
Madrid's euphoria was immediate and it was a fitting farewell for Nacho and Kroos who had decided to leave and retire from their professional football careers.

They would have got Real Madrid players confused and diverstated had it been they made proper use of there chances in the first half of the game for it would have been either 3 or 2 zero down against Real Madrid side in the first half and would have given them more confidence to play a better football in the second half of the game.
I still congratulated them for it is not easy getting to the UEFA champions league final I wanted them to win the Champions league trophy this season against Real Madrid though am not a fan of Borussia Dortmund I would have love them win lift the UEFA Champions league trophy.