Date: Saturday 1st June, 2024
Time: 8:00 pm
Stadium Wembley
Referee Slavko Vincic (Slovenia)
Goal Scorer:
Borussia Dortmund
Edin Terzic will be without the services of Ramy Bensebaini and Julien Duranville. Apart from the duo, Sebastien Haller is the only concern for Borussia Dortmund as the striker has just resumed team training following an ankle injury. But, he is unlikely to start ahead of Niclas Fullkrug. As a result, Dortmund do not have much to worry about.
Gregor Kobel has been one of the best shot-stoppers in the world this season, and he will feature in goal for Terzic’s team that will lineup in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Julian Ryerson and Ian Maatsen will be the full-backs for them, with Mats Hummels and Nico Schlotterbeck featuring in the heart of the defence.
Borussia Dortmund’s success this season had depended on their rock-solid defence, and the backline will aim to keep it tight at the back against a star-studded Real Madrid attack. Meanwhile, Emre Can and Marcel Sabitzer will form the double pivot in front of the back four and look to help the defence.
Jadon Sancho and Karim Adeyemi will provide the width of their attacks. Sancho has been in exceptional form since returning to his former club on loan and he will look to end things on a high. Julian Brandt will be the attacking midfielder, and Niclas Fullkrug will lead the line for Borussia Dortmund against Real Madrid.
Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen; Sabitzer, Can; Sancho, Brandt, Adeyemi; Fullkrug
Real Madrid
Carlo Ancelotti will be without the services of David Alaba, and Aurelien Tchouameni is also unavailable as he is yet to recover from the foot problem. Andriy Lunin is suffering from flu and has been sidelined from training. While he will travel to London in hopes of recovering in time, it looks like their preferred number one Thibaut Courtois will be back in goal.
The Italian manager is unlikely to make any major changes to his preferred XI, and he will stick to the 4-4-2 formation, with Courtois in goal. Dani Carvajal and Ferland Mendy will be the full-backs, while Antonio Rudiger will feature in the heart of the defence alongside Nacho.
Eduardo Camavinga will feature in the holding role in the absence of Tchouameni, and he will have the support of Toni Kroos and Federico Valverde in the centre of the park. Jude Bellingham, who has had an exceptional debut season for Real Madrid, will be the attacking midfielder. Finally, Rodrygo Goes and Vinicius Junior will continue as their two forwards up top.
Probable Lineup (4-4-2): Courtois; Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga, Kroos; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior
Key Stats
Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid have squared up against each other on 14 occasions. Los Blancos have the upper hand, having won six of those outings with Dortmund winning only thrice.
In the 14 matches between the two, Real Madrid have scored 24 goals, while Borussia Dortmund only have 19 to their name.
Real Madrid have only trailed for 7.5% of their total game time in the UEFA Champions League this season (90 minutes out of 1,200), the lowest percentage of any side. They have come back to win four matches in which they have been behind in the competition this term, with only Barcelona in 1999/2000 and Real Madrid themselves in 2016/17 (five each) having more comebacks wins in a single campaign in the competition.
Across the last three UEFA Champions League campaigns (since 2021/22), Vinicius Junior has been directly involved in more goals than any other player (31 – 16 goals, 15 assists). 17 of those have come in the knockout stages (eight goals, nine assists), which is also the most of any player in this period.
Jude Bellingham has created more chances under pressure (19) than any other midfielder in the UEFA Champions League, with four of those resulting in an assist for a Real Madrid teammate. The only player to provide more assists while under pressure from at least one opposition player in the current tournament is Borussia Dortmund’s Marcel Sabitzer (5).
Prediction: Borussia Dortmund 1-3 Real Madrid
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