Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior scored the goals as Real Madrid overcame a spirited Borussia Dortmund 2-0 to clinch the record-extending 15th UEFA Champions League title at Wembley Stadium, London.

The match started with both teams weighing the other up and with hardly any dangerous moves until the quarter of an hour mark.

Thereafter, Borussia Dortmund’s turn created a succession of unsuccessful chances. Dortmund were causing a lot of damage on the counter-attack.

It all changed after the restart as Madrid improved both in attack and defence. The tactical change brought about the best performance from Ancelotti’s players and the chances began to roll in.

Real Madrid were looking increasingly dangerous in the opposition box and the breakthrough came from a set piece in the 74th minute. Kroos whipped in a corner and Carvajal rose the highest to glance a header across goal and into the net.

Madrid got the second goal when Dortmund’s Ian Maatsen gave the ball away on the edge of their box, allowing midfielder Bellingham to feed a perfect pass for Vinicius Jr, who easily struck home.

“You never get accustomed to this. It was much more difficult than we thought it would be. In the first half, we had to suffer; in the second half, we lost the ball less and played better – but those are all trifling details now. We won. The dream continues,” said Carlo Ancelotti, Madrid coach.

Dortmund head coach Edin Terzic, said “We put in a great display and I think we deserved more than losing 2-0. From the first second, we showed the world that we weren’t just here simply to play a final – but to win it. We did so many things right, but they were ice-cold at the right moment, which we lacked today.”

(This story was taken from syndicated feed and is only edited for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)