Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 9. (Read 141870 times)

Borussia Dortmund tried to go all out because in this match they dared to play with an attacking strategy even though they were aware that the opponent they were facing was a strong team, namely Real Madrid. It was proven that in the first half as the match progressed they were able to create several opportunities but unfortunately they were unable to. took advantage of this opportunity to score a goal against Real Madrid.
Madrid's performance was not good in the first half and there were even many passing errors from the Madrid players and fortunately in the second half the tactical changes implemented by Ancelotti went well, making the Real Madrid team emerge as champions.

Yes, I admit that Dortmund can get better results but I don't want to compare with Bayern Munich or PSG because some of these clubs do have better players but they have some problems that make the club fail to win the title in the Champions League like PSG Performance Less when all players depend too much on Mbappe and cannot create strong cooperation.
Bayern Munich, who currently has a more talented great player but failed to win the Champions League or failed to qualify for the final round because it was a coach who failed to provide the right strategy for Bayern Munich so that this failure could be understood.

Yesterday's Champions League title became one of the last titles that Toni Kroos will see who has decided to no longer play with various soccer players and decide to retire from football to start a new life with his family and the Champions League title yesterday became the most beautiful memory after a long time together Real Madrid can get a very beautiful separation.

There were lots of goal opportunities in the first half for Dortmund from quick counter attacks as I thought Madrid would find it difficult with that, but unfortunately it could still be saved and Madrid was lucky that many of the opportunities didn't become goals, I had doubts about Madrid's strength in the first half maybe It was luck that Dortmund would win in the second half and score a goal or the match would end in a draw until the last minute, but unfortunately in the second half Dortmund had to be defeated by Madrid.

Madrid has been chasing the UCL for several seasons ago, unfortunately they failed and finally they were able to get the UCL trophy again this season for the 15th time. I admit that Madrid is the favorite team from the UCL final match this season because their opponent is actually not a difficult team to beat. faced, even though in the first half Madrid were overwhelmed, in the second half Madrid were finally able to read Dortmund's tactical play so they could anticipate it, Madrid deserves to be UCL champions this season, we will see next season where they are without Kross and adding several new players will it look like solid as it has been this season.

In the first half, Dortmund showed a good game, and had several good chances to open the scoring, but in the second half Real did what they had to do, they once again proved that they managed to beat City and Bayern for a reason. Perhaps not the most spectacular match, but the opponent for Real is not the most difficult, so another victory in the Champions League final, and Real is becoming increasingly unattainable for their opponents in their CL record.

Real Madrid played the finals very carefully with the help of Ancelotti’s great experience, they didn’t give any chances for Dortmund to build hopes or score and go for total defense, even when Real Madrid scores the first goal, they didn’t stop their attacks to score a second goal which they did and ended Dortmund’s final journey. It is also a record and a good performance for Dortmund and the players to achieve second place in Champions League which isn’t an easy thing to do with the presence of very strong teams, However, in the finals playing against Ancelotti with 6 times winning the trophy and the 7th time now, beside many players like Modric, Kroos and other that gained more titles than whole teams, I find it very hard to any other team to win against them.
Probably, Dortmund would have more chances to beat Real Madrid if it wasn’t the final match, but this is football history, where always all the circumstances are taking the white house side. This is the last match for Toni Kroos who offered the best built his own legacy with Real Madrid, 7 UCL titles and lots of records, it is sad to not see him next season.  

I think the concerns of Real Madrid supporters are quite reasonable because in fact, Real Madrid didn't play too well in the first half. Borussia Dortmund can easily penetrate Real Madrid's defense, and this happened several times, and I think Real Madrid was quite lucky because Borussia Dortmund could not maximize the opportunities they had. Apart from that, Real Madrid also looks difficult to create opportunities because Borussia Dortmund seems pretty solid in defending. Everything changed when Real Madrid scored a goal in the 74th minute, and it looked like that goal was enough to make Borussia Dortmund falter, so Real Madrid got another goal because of a mistake made by a Dortmund player.

I was among those who thought Real Madrid would win the match, but I also wanted Borussia Dortmund to win the cup, because Real Madrid will be the favorites next season. And next season they will play at least the semifinals again. But Borussia Dortmund will not be at this level again for the next 10 years.

Borussia Dortmund insisted on going from defense to offense with organized passes. But they conceded the second goal because of a defensive error in the pass organization. I think they should have preferred to play chaotic football to score the equalizer.

I'm sure some people think the same as you and hope that surprises occur like the European league or Conference League but unfortunately Real Madrid didn't let that happen they secured the win with 2 important goals while adding to their trophy collection. That's Real Madrid, it's not easy to stop them with enough experience also never give up until the last minute. I'm sure at first almost everyone thought the match would continue through a penalty shootout because in 70 minutes there were no goals until luck came in the 74th minute.

I can't imagine how Real Madrid will play in the Champions League next season, when they bring in a new star player like Mbappe I mean the attack line is getting more and more dangerous., I have no hesitation in predicting Real Madrid will be in the final next season with great players in every line and so far I haven't found a worthy opponent for them based on the squad.

Before the final match against Borussia Dortmund, quite a few Real Madrid fans were worried. The reason was the bad luck of Bayer Leverkusen and Manchester City, the two seeds who fell in the final. With superior status, Madrid was able to win and emerge as champions of the Champions League this season. Madrid showed that they are not like Leverkusen or Man City. Another thing that makes Madrid the favorite is the fact that they have never lost a final match in the Champions League era. Prior to this, Madrid entered the final eight times and always won. Looking at the big names, including winning titles in this elite European competition, Madrid is certainly superior to the German representative.

Real Madrid were good at almost all departments in the match, from their goal keeper, defenders, midfield and attack. What only got me surprised was why Bellingham was used a no 9 while Josselu who was the hero in the semi finals was there. I don't know maybe it's because the coach didn't trust him that much but for me Jude Bellingham would have been more effective in the midfield where he has proven himself several times. Another player that was silent was Rodrigo his impact on that match was not felt, maybe the Dortmund players were too good for him to manipulate. I think Joselu time at Madrid is up at Madrid, the coach didn't trust him enough to hand him a start in the final. I was disappointed when I didn't see him in that match. He was the semi finals hero and for me he was treated unfairly.

Talking about Dortmund they have already done a great job being in the final match while some other teams like PSG after spending huge amounts of money and Bayern Munich with all the superstars they have still couldn't be at this level and that is a great achievement for a team like Dortmund considering they usually tried to sell the players they had to earn some more money.
But in the final match, it was a great memory for Real Madrid and their fans because of them winning this game by helping Toni Kroos their player while Kross officially said he is not going to play in the next season anymore.
  

Indeed, before this match started, many parties favored Real Madrid, considering the history and strength of the team. In fact, Dortmund also has very good strength and performance in attack, it's just that Courtois was too strong in blocking kicks taken by Dortmund players so many opportunities were wasted. It is true that the experiences of Dortmund and Real Madrid are very different if you look at history, but each season will not be the same as the previous season and there are always many surprises in football.
Real Madrid management and coaches are of course already thinking about new players to replace Kroos and Modric as midfielders, but it is not yet known for certain who will replace them next season. In my opinion, Carlo Ancelotti will be retained as Real Madrid manager next season, because management will not be able to just let go of Carlo Ancelotti who has brought success to the team.

How can you guys are still debating whether ancellotti will stay or leave, once a few months ago, ancellotti has extending his contract in real madrid? Is this a sign from him to leave from real madrid?

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Are you guys are still questioning it? It doesn't even make sense to see that. Ancellotti has signed to extend his contract in real madrid. It means ancellotti was directly telling us if he would not be leaving from real madrid till the end of his contract.

He has snubbed a contract from brazillian national club. 

To be honest, I would have loved Dortmund to win this trophy.Real Madrid are already the favorites for this trophy, so there are very few teams that can stop them here.Dortmund made it to the final and maybe this time I expected them to lift the trophy against Real Madrid, but it didn't happen. Even though they played a good game against Real Madrid, they couldn't do it.Real Madrid are in great form and are always the favorites.Fülkrug played badly throughout the game in my opinion.The team as a whole is good and the striker needs to make the most of his chances.

In Real Madrid vs Dortmund match, Real Madrid won by 2 goals. Real Madrid beat Dortmund 2-0 to win the cup. Dortmund's attack has lost its firepower since Adeyemi's absence from Dortmund's prized player. But they could be made much better, stronger and more successful with the right coach.After Real Madrid scored the first goal shortly after the start of the game, the Dortmund team broke down in attack. Real Madrid would not have won so easily if they had not broken down and attacked at that time.

you are right Bellingham did not play well in this match. Bellingham was not even visible in this match. Still, Bellingham had two easy chances. Bellingham was unable to score due to his own errors and excellent saves by Dortmund's goalkeeper.

Toni Kross and Vini performed well in this match. Kross made several key passes in this match. Moreover, Vini's performance in the entire match was eye-catching. Vini was able to break Dortmund's strong defense. And it was possible because of Toni Kross' excellent pass. Madrid's overall gameplay was very good. Along with the attacking players, Madrid's defenders played superbly.

Real Madrid defeated Dortmund 2-0 and won the cup.I think Dortmund lost strength in attack after Adeyemi's dismissal.Real Madrid started to attack more.Before this minute, Dortmund had more scoring chances and could not take advantage of their chances. After Real Madrid scored the first goal, Dortmund's resistance was already broken.It wasn't difficult for them to win the game from that point on.I think Toni Kroos' assist for the first goal was the best way for him to say goodbye to his team.

It is quite remarkable that Real Madrid were worse in terms of expected goals than Leipzig, Dortmund, City and were better only than Bayern. But in the end, Real are champions again. It seems to me that this is a very clear example of the fact that such average indicators as expected goals have little relation to reality because they do not take into account the skill factor - Real were able to convert their chances, but Dortmund were not. Therefore, Dortmund may have looked stronger in the first half, but Real was still stronger.

Unfortunately, we must admit that it was the appearance on the field Marco Reus and decided the outcome of the confrontation, because before Adeimi held Carvajal and looked very good in attack, and when Reus came out Borussia after a couple of minutes conceded the first goal and then 10 minutes later the second. Reus is a good player, but apparently extremely unlucky. Because he could not become a winner of the Bundesliga and Champions League, although he has a huge talent, as well as Kroos.

Kroos, like Modric, will win his 6th Champions League title and I think the Modric-Kroos combination is one of the best midfield combinations of this past decade.

Dortmund had an advantage which they didn't capitalize upon well enough to the point of getting ahead of Madrid to stay at advantage, Dortmund had a pretty good defense system and they were even tough for Madrid to penetrate in the first half , considering it's a final game, a goal in the second half was enough to give that impression that can weaken their morale and creating some opportunities around the defense to be explored.

If Dortmund had scored a goal or two in the first half, I'm sure they would have been able to keep up with their defense in the second half and be able to tighten their defense to the point where they will be able to protect the goals they have been able to score in the first half, Madrid have got this form that if they are able to score you a goal first especially in a final game, be sure they will score another and you are not going to win them, the quality and depth of the Madrid squad is such that they can be able to maintain their right form even after make substitution because their substitute are as good as their first 11.

Winning the 15rh champions league had made Madrid a pace setter as they have built a record that no team in the history of the champions league has gotten close, I observe that they have hardly stayed upto four seasons without winning a champions league trophy, the most they can stay maybe five seasons and except for any reason their form drops or their depth becomes compromise, the most they will stay before lifting another champions league will be a season or two.