Our Champions League Predictions & Free Tips for the Final
- Borussia Dortmund - Real Madrid (01/06/24) - Real Madrid winner, @1.63 with Betway
On Saturday 1st June, Borussia Dortmund are hoping to topple 14-time Champions League winners Real Madrid in their first appearance in the UCL final since the 2012-2013 season - where they lost to fellow German side Bayern Munich coincidentally at Wembley Stadium.
Prediction: Borussia Dortmund - Real Madrid
Date: 01/06/2024
- Kick-off: 21:00
- Our Tip: Los Blancos to win @1.61 correct as of 30/05/24
German side Borussia Dortmund will meet Spanish giants Real Madrid in the 69th-ever Champions League final at the iconic Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening. Labelled as clear underdogs, Dortmund are looking to end a 27-year spell of hurt and seal a Champions League title for a second-ever time. Yet, in their way will stand the perennial European winners Real Madrid, who are looking to seal a 15th title in Europe's most prestigious tournament.
Dortmund, the Underdogs
Edin Terzić's Dortmund side have been the clear surprise package of the tournament, coming out on top of a tough group including Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan, and Newcastle United. BVB easily saw off Dutch side PSV Eindhoven (3-1) in the Round of 16 before facing a tough test against Atlético Madrid in the quarter-finals. The Black and Yellow slipped up in the first leg in the Spanish capital (2-1), but managed to mount an impressive comeback win at home (4-2) to narrowly win 5-4 on aggregate.
Then came the biggest surprise of all, when Dortmund defeated French giant Paris Saint-Germain both home and away in the semi-final stage of the competition, relying on two masterful defensive displays and clinical finishing ability in attack. Target-man Niclas Fülkrug popped up with a clinical finish in the first-leg (1-0), whilst veteran Mats Hummels headed home from a corner at the Parc des Princes to send die Schwarzgelben to their first Champions League final since the 2012-2013 season, which also coincidentally took place at Wembley Stadium.
Relentless Real Madrid
It seems like nothing can stop the relentless Real Madrid machine marching onwards to another Champions League title. Los Blancos took maximum points from their Group, against Braga, Napoli, and German capital club Union Berlin. Yet Carlo Ancellotti's side were less-than convincing in their Last 16 outing against RB Leipzig, despite expectedly progressing to the quarter-finals (2-1).
Yet, Real Madrid quintessentially found a way to beat defending European champions Manchester City in astonishing fashion. The two European giants played out a fascinating 3-3 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu, before another 1-1 draw at Man City's Etihad Stadium took the tie to a tight penalty shootout which was won by Los Blancos (4-3). Up next was another huge tie against former German Champions Bayern Munich in the semi-final stage, with another high scoring first-leg (2-2) before unexpected hero Joselu wrote his name in Real folklore with an excellent brace as Ancelotti's side punched their ticket to yet another Champions League final (2-1).
Dortmund will be the clear underdogs in the final against Madrid, but they have proven to be tricky against more offensive teams such as PSG where they are able to exploit spaces left behind to counter-attack with pace. Real Madrid have historically struggled against German teams in the Champions league final, but they are currently on a 12-match unbeaten run in the competition. With that in mind, and considering the momentum behind Ancelotti's Real side, it's likely they'll be able to cap-off an impressive season in London with their 15th Champions League title with a win against Dortmund on Saturday evening.
To conclude on this week's predictions
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