Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 78. (Read 141700 times)

Real Madrid is having a great time. Crushing Granada and taking control of Alaves are HUGE wins. No one can stop them, and they keep their cool under pressure. I promise you thats championship stuff. But dont give up on Dortmund, folks. These guys are strong. They've had some rough patches, but in the Champions League, they're a whole other team. They have heart, grit, and an amazing team attitude that will get them through anything.

Its important to remember that this is sports. Anything could happen. I've seen losers win big, and Dortmund could do the same. There's a chance that Dortmund will shock everyone when they come out, even though Real Madrid might look like the favorite on paper. Really, really, really, really, really, really great match.

Lunin made a big contribution when Real Madrid managed to get rid of Manchester City in the penalty shootout, his skills in reading the direction of the ball were worthy of appreciation and he managed to prove to Ancelotti that he deserved to be included in the main squad. In the last two matches Real Madrid played in La Liga, Ancelotti always entrusted the goalkeeper position to Courtois, perhaps in the final match Ancelotti will again include Courtois name in the main squad when Real Madrid faces Dortmund.
I don't really care which goalkeeper Ancelotti plays, both have the quality to fill the main squad. Ancelotti, who is very experienced in arranging strategy, will certainly have full confidence in the players who will be included in the main line-up, their success in maintaining their performance will give them an advantage in this final.

Real Madrid always becomes the favorite team to win UCL final because they have good stats in the final UCL. It isn't because their status as the king of UCL, this status doesn't influence anything for the match. Sure, if Dortmund makes a mistake, it will be the advantage for Real Madrid. However, Real Madrid also can do a mistake, both teams have the same chance to do mistakes. Both teams must be careful because the final match is always full of a surprise, they must prepare well and be focused 100% on the match.

I'm sure Ancelotti will never underestimate Dortmund. Every team that can reach the final round must be a strong team, Dortmund has proven that they are stronger than other teams. No doubt Dortmund players can surprise Real Madrid if they are not ready to fight with Dortmund. But since Real Madrid already experienced many UCL finals, they understand how to deal with this condition. They know how to prepare themselves for the final match against Dortmund.

Even if Real Madrid has proven that they have great attack and defense, Dortmund shouldn't be easily defeated in the final match. We must be aware that Dortmund will play in the final match, they may play more defensively. Real Madrid won't be easy to get chances for scoring goals if Dortmund plays defensively. Moreover, Dortmund has great players if they use a counter-attack strategy.

You are right, Borussia Dortmund players should not allow the 14 UEFA Champions League trophy won by Real Madrid to scare them; they should believe that they will play against Real Madrid and even beat them in the UEFA Champions League finals. But if Borussia Dortmund players are afraid of Real Madrid and think they cannot beat them because they know how to win against their opponents in the UEFA Champions League, they will lose heavily to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League finals.

By the way, Anceloti was able to surprise in the matches with City when he chose a defensive strategy against City, it was very unexpected and Real showed that, if necessary, they can defend very well. But in the matches with City everything was decided in a penalty shootout, because the teams played very well, the matches were equal and it was very difficult to determine the winner from the game. And penalties are, to some extent, luck and the skill of the goalkeepers. Lunin really was better that evening. By the way, who will Ancelotti put in the final, Courtois or Lunin?

No one can predict the outcome of a match perfectly, although most of the members on this forum, especially football fans, will certainly make Real Madrid the favorite to win the UCL trophy. Dortmund fans will remain confident in Dortmund's quality and ability to win the UCL trophy, they will support their team even though they are not favorites to win.

Only the belief that exists within them that something can happen in football can provide enthusiasm for Dortmund players and also their loyal fans. Dortmund must provide a more solid game and close the space for Real Madrid players to score goals and take advantage of good attacks to break into Real Madrid goal. Dortmund could be a stumbling block for Real Madrid in adding to their trophy this season.

It seems like there are more people who favor Real Madrid compared to Dortmund and of course, if the Madrid players know there will be positive and negative pressure, if the pressure is negative, maybe Madrid will feel popular, which in the end makes the mentality forced to be tired because it will be focused on winning, but sometimes it can happen. There will be tension while playing which will ultimately be an advantage for Dortmund. But on the positive side, Real Madrid will be more enthusiastic because many people favor Real Madrid and of course Madrid will definitely be enthusiastic during the match. but in this case of course Real Madrid in terms of mentality seems to be strong and it looks like the competition will go well.

I agree with you, it seems that Dortmund certainly doesn't have a lot of pressure, of course this will make Dortmund's mentality potentially calm. Of course, if you look at it from a positive perspective, Dortmund will play calmly but endanger the opponent.

But what is clear is that Dortmund is truly a surprising team and of course the two teams that advanced to the final are truly special teams.

Nobody wants Real Madrid to win another CL except for Madrid fans.

It's good that Dortmund's fans are behind the players. But that's not really relevant when half of the Webmley staduim is going to be filled with celebrities and iShowSpeed youtuber types anyway. The fans will really not be able to do anything to help them in the final, so it's up to the players to stop them.

I don't have my hopes up though. It's gonna be like that Man City vs Inter final last year, won't it.

Yes that's right. From the preparations leading up to the final, these two teams are very different, and there is no need to doubt the quality of Real Madrid. In the domestic league, the fate of the two teams was different, Dortmund lost badly to the red zone team, namely Mainz, and Real Madrid won 4-0 over Granada and then actually won 5-0 against Alaves. From this we can conclude that Real Madrid is really ready to face Dortmund in the UCL League final. Even though there are still several weeks before the final match for both teams to prepare, Real Madrid's consistency is beyond doubt.

This is very different from Dortmund in the domestic league, whose performance is inconsistent. The game under Terzic is unpredictable and sometimes the game is bad, sometimes it is good. However, Dortmund in the UCL League has become a smart team, they seem to know when to take advantage of opportunities effectively, they know when to play pragmatically. So, even though Real Madrid are favorites in the final match, Dortmund still cannot be underestimated. They could have been like Chelsea at that time, in the domestic league they played badly but in the UCL league they got the Trophy.

I think no one should underestimate Borussia Dortmund, the final match will of course be different and everything is still possible and every team that has been in the final is the best team this season so I don't think that Real Madrid will underestimate Borussia Dortmund in final match later.
And I think that Real Madrid are favored too much, they are slightly favored because in terms of quality Real Madrid is a little better than Borussia Dortmund this season but I'm sure the final match will still be fierce later.

surprises can definitely happen, not only in the final round, but in the round of 16 it can also provide unexpected surprises, but as long as Real Madrid can be consistent without making mistakes that have a negative impact, Real Madrid can definitely win the title even if it ends in the penalty round.
no one underestimates Dortmund and everyone also believes that these two teams have the same chance of winning the UCL title.
but from my own thoughts, it looks like both teams will still score but Real Madrid will still win because Ancelotti knows that if it ends in the penalty round there will be a very high risk of failing to win the title.
I am sure that in this match Ancelotti will use a different strategy than before and my prediction is that in the first half maybe Real Madrid will have difficulty scoring and in the second half Madrid will definitely give another surprise.

We all know that Real Madrid is the favorite to win this season's UEFA Champions League trophy, but let's not forget that this is football and anything is possible. Borussia Dortmund's head coach can decide to use the tactics that would make Real Madrid not to score a goal against Borussia Dortmund, and the final could be settled in a penalty shootout. Let's not underestimate Borussia Dortmund, even though Real Madrid has more chances to win the UEFA Champions League trophy.

This is because everyone believes that Real Madrid has greater strength in the Champions League and has gone through quite difficult matches so far. Indeed, Dortmund did not achieve all this easily but fortunately they did not face quite difficult opponents. Real Madrid did experience luck against Manchester City because they won on penalties but they scored a draw which means that both clubs have equal performance and this can be used as a reference that Real Madrid's performance is very strong in the Champions League. Even though Manchester City was the champion of the Champions League last season. If this season has the same performance as Real Madrid, it means that Real Madrid has a big chance of becoming champion.

Real Madrid's mental readiness cannot be ignored because it is very important on the pitch. Vinicius Jr., Toni Kroos and Rodrygo are players who have quite good mental readiness in the Champions League so I don't doubt them, of course we can't ignore Bellingham and Juselu but regarding Mental problems. In my opinion, Bellingham does not have a good mentality when playing in the Champions League, but Juselu can be relied on by the club when needed considering his performance which was able to save Real Madrid against Bayern Munich in the semifinals.

This year's Champion League championship seems to be different with the new name Dortmund. Until this final, Dortmund was still underrated, but I think Dortmund faced less pressure than Real. Real is a name that is too familiar with the Champion League championship. Dortmund has not been in the final for a long time and in the history of the Champion League they only got champion once.

Dortmund is not a weak team, but their reaching the final this year is also considered a phenomenon. Quite similar to Porto winning the championship in 2004. There are two things that can help a weaker team win the championship: they need to be better than usual, and they must be the strongest among the remaining weak teams. But strangely, Dortmund is in the worst recession in the past 5 years and their squad is counting on the performance of veterans like Reus and Hummels . And This was also the match where Dortmund witnessed Bellingham who is brightest star of them in the past few years, disillusioning them.

Dortmund's final match against Real Madrid will really be an exciting discussion and indeed many people are favorites for Real Madrid to become champions in the UCL and of course I personally also predict that Real Madrid will have great potential to become champions. But so far Dortmund have worked hard and of course this is the hope for Dortmund to win the trophy and Edin Terzic will definitely look for Real Madrid's weaknesses so that Dortmund can perform better in the final.

In terms of experience, there is no doubt about Madrid and if you look at their performance in Laliga, Vinicius and his friends always play well and for sure in the final match the Real Madrid players will appear confident and will definitely want to win the trophy in UCL which is of course more prestigious than Laliga. . Real Madrid's strength when facing the UCL champions last season (Manchester City) performed very well and the mentality in the penalty shootout looked good.

Yes, it's true that Real Madrid in terms of mentality, experience and defense is beyond doubt. However, Dortmund is also very strong and their very strong defense will definitely make the match even more exciting and even the strong PSG team cannot win over 2 legs and of course that proves that Dortmund is a team that has the potential to become champions

The tension of the game in this league is different and there is a lot of pressure that may not be found when playing in the domestic league. This is what makes Real Madrid the favorites because they are very used to pressure and even in just a few minutes they can pose a threat to their opponents. I'm not sure how mentally the Dortmund players will be motivated by their coach, but when facing the king of Champions it will be much different from facing several other teams.

The 10 minutes before the end of the match will be a threat for Dortmund and they must learn how Real Madrid always surprises in those minutes. If in the early minutes of the match Real Madrid is able to score a goal then the opportunity for Dortmund can be said to have failed miserably.

Real Madrid are favorite because they are stronger, more successful in Champions League than Dortmund. They have more star players than Dortmund and consider many factors from coach to player, and club history, Real Madrid deserve to have bigger fan community than Dortmund too.

Though, this is true in community's thinking and support skewed towards Real Madrid, Dortmund will not lose the final match because of Real Madrid's fans support. They, as players, will play mainly against Real Madrid players, on field and winner, loser will be decided by performances on field, not fan support at the stadium.

Real Madrid are experienced to know that if they are careless, Dortmund will be able to make big surprise and win the title. They will play the final carefully and minimize chance of Dortmund to make any shock. I love surprising beauty in soccer but I see small chance for Dortmund in the final match.

Almost everyone on the forum said the same thing, that Real Madrid is the favorite to win this season except Dortmund fans. Dortmund went through a quite crucial phase and they won in a way that was not easy.
If you want to see before reaching the final, it could be said that Real Madrid was also lucky because they managed to beat Manchester City on penalties.
Real Madrid's strength lies in mental readiness and experience, these two things will be weapons for them to beat Dortmund. But even so, Dortmund cannot be underestimated because they have come this far also because of hard work and team solidarity.

At this point, Dortmund should not think of getting lucky in this game; they have to be well prepared for this game if they really want the title to their own. Although I’m not sure if that will ever happen, Real Madrid will make such a big mistake allowing Dortmund to win after all the effort they have been putting in to reach this stage of competition. However, I can’t give Dortmund any hope if they think that they will even win this match because of how good Real Madrid is this season. Although in this type of stage of competition we don’t give one side winning and the other side should loser when they are yet to start the match, just that Real Madrid are doing very well this season. 


Yeah. Ever since Real Madrid defeated Manchester City, I have it in my mind that Real Madrid will be the winner of the title this season because it is only Manchester City that is going to be their challenge. Any other teams are not strong in champions league competition this season. As for PSG and Dortmund, you know their problem is that they always rely on Mbappe, which he cannot do alone because if it’s not that they are relying on him, I don't think PSG is supposed to be defeated by Dortmund because it was obvious that PSG are doing better than Dortmund. 

I am one of the most anxious people to see the result of this final game. Champions league is one big tournament that people are always happy to reach. In fact, it is one trophy that every club in the Europe dreams of. Luckily enough, Real Madrid have been the Champions in the world because they have taken the trophy much more than any other club had. They have become the best club in the Champions league and here they are again this year to witness another yet amazing final which is slated on the 1st of June.

If Dortmund is able to take this trophy they will almost go mad with celebration because this will be another time they will be making it happen again for the second time. It will be a special day and year for them and the entire club will be happy to witness such greatness.