Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid 0-2: Champions League final – updates

After an absorbing 90 minutes at Wembley, history repeats itself as Real Madrid find a way to win when it matters most.

The Spanish giants are the Kings of Europe again, taking the trophy home for a record 15th time.

Tonight’s final wraps up the domestic football season in Europe but fear not, the Euros are just around the corner and Al Jazeera Sport will be bringing you plenty of coverage from that tournament in Germany.

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From me, Adam Hancock, and my colleague, Kevin Hand, good night.

“He was saying that it’s very very hard,” Mourinho told TNT Sports.

“I told him that time is not going to help you, it will be very hard for your life. But I told him the coach could not do any more. The coach cannot go onto the pitch.

“They were amazing. They did everything apart from scoring.”

“It’s very tough to find the right words,” he told TNT Sports

“Performance-wise we played a great game but we found out why they are champions for the 15th time.

“We were here to win and I think it was very close and there were just small things missing. But congratulations to them.

“This is a proud moment. We brought 100,000 fans to London. They thought we could win it but it’s also a little empty because we could not make it.

“This is now the challenge. We need to keep the belief. In the world of sport, there is always a winner and a loser so no need to have any doubts and just to keep belief.”

🖼️ I call it: LA DECIMOQUINTA#CHAMP15NS pic.twitter.com/N6Dl1AATRu

— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) June 1, 2024

Carlo Ancelotti has been reflecting on his fifth Champions League win as a manager.

“It seems a dream. I’m really happy for sure,” Ancelotti told TNT Sports.

“It was a really difficult game as usual. They played better in the first half and we played better in the second half.

“We had a great season, winning the league and the cup.

“It’s the history of this club. The atmosphere is extremely good in the dressing room. I have to thank the club and the players, they are humble with no ego in the dressing room. It was not difficult to manage them this season.”

Hey Jude rings out around Wembley, with the 20-year-old Bellingham tearful as he is cheered by the Madrid fans.

What a debut season in Spain for the English midfielder, capped off with a Champions League win against his former club.

Once this party ends, he will link up with the Three Lions as he goes in pursuit of another European victory this summer.

Fifteen times Champions of Europe and one of the greatest players in the world on the way in.

It doesn’t get much better for Madrid.

This talented squad is set to be even better next season, with numerous reports that French superstar Kylian Mbappe will be joining over the summer.

Don’t bet against the Spaniards lifting the trophy in Madrid next year.

Football isn’t a fairytale and there aren’t always happy endings.

Our story continues, and we couldn’t do it without your support. Our Yellow Wonderwall through it all.

Thank you 💛

— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) June 1, 2024

It’s going to be a huge party in London for those Madrid fans. They are dancing in the stands as the trophy is lifted by each player.

It might be the 15th time they have won this competition but it gets no less special.

The 2023/24 champions 🏆#UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/XRhlm4SLFo

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) June 1, 2024

“I’ve always dreamed of playing in these games,” Bellingham told TNT Sports with tears in his eyes. “You go through life and there are so many people that tell you that you can’t do things.

“I was all right until I saw the faces of my mum and dad in the crowd.

“I couldn’t have dreamed it would be much better than this.”

Just the five European Cups for Carlo Ancelotti now.

Add that to winning leagues in Spain, Italy, Germany, France and England and you are looking at one of, if not the greatest, manager ever.

Carlo Ancelotti is the first person in the competition's history to win seven European Cups (player and coach). 🏆🇮🇹#UCLFinal • #RealMadrid pic.twitter.com/dilaub8bSh

— The Coaches' Voice (@CoachesVoice) June 1, 2024

The Madrid players are up now for the moment they have been waiting for; the trophy lift.

Nacho is last man up and is handed the famous cup.

Madrid are the Kings of Europe for the fifteenth time. Astonishing.

A painful moment for the Dortmund players as they pick up their runners-up medals.

That first half will play on their minds for a long time. A real “what could have been” scenario.

The camera picks out a few teary Dortmund fans in the stands. A tough night.

As is customary, the officiating team pick up their final medals.

Slavko Vincic had a good game in the middle.

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 #CHAMP15NS

— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) June 1, 2024

The Wembley staff have swiftly erected the trophy presentation set and it’s almost time to see Real Madrid live another Champions League.

The Madrid players have created a guard of honour for their opponents.

Madrid legend Zidane is bringing the trophy out.

“He’s not a social media coach. He comes from a meritocracy. Go to his office and see his medals,” former Madrid coach Jose Mourinho told TNT Sports.

The win marks Ancelotti’s fifth Champions League winners medal as a manager. He also won the competition twice as a player.

🇧🇷#UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/XUReqKHQnh

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) June 1, 2024

The trophy is already being engraved and it’s the most familiar of names being written on it.

Spare a thought for Dortmund. They were unexpected finalists and real underdogs, but they had Madrid on the ropes in the first half.

Their players are commiserating with the Yellow Wall.

Full-time at Wembley 💔 pic.twitter.com/zNa8MC0eTr

— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) June 1, 2024

Real Madrid are a machine designed purely to win finals.

Despite being nowhere near their best for most of this match, the Spaniards have won this competition for a record 15th time.

Even when Dortmund were well on top in the first half, it just felt that Madrid would find a way to win.

There’s plenty of emotion on display on the pitch and in the stands.

🏆 WE ARE THE #CHAMP15NS OF EUROPE! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/EURIV8tkpy

— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) June 1, 2024