LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Real Madrid withstood a Borussia Dortmund barrage to win the Champions League for the 15th time as Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior struck late in a 2-0 win at Wembley on Saturday.
Madrid has now won its last nine European Cup finals and won the competition six times in the last 11 seasons to become the most successful club in Champions League history.
However — and not for the first time in that run — they had to rely on some good fortune as underdogs Dortmund were left to bitterly regret not making the most of their first-half chances.
Madrid always seems to find a way in Europe’s elite competition and made more history in London.
“The first half they were very superior, but we got out alive,” Carvajal said. “We knew our moment would come, and it did, and we have the 15th.”
Carlo Ancelotti also extended his record as the most successful coach in the competition’s history with his fifth title.
A record number of more than 2,500 stewards were in place at Wembley with the authorities keen to avoid a repeat of the violent scenes that marred the Euro 2020 final three years ago when ticketless fans stormed the turnstiles.
The Metropolitan Police said there had been 53 arrests, including five for pitch invasions.
VOA
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