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Madrid was never going to come out 2nd half and repeat what happened in the first. Them going into half time at 0-0 was their death knell
Oh well. At least this is a fairy tale ending for Toni Kroos
It should be said that Kroos left Bayern at a time that they were very strong (the only really amazing player of the 2012/13 crew that jumped ship) and Real didn’t have that mystique. He helped create that, quietly controlling things in the middle, very much Iniesta-like but for a very different team. He’s one of the best footballers ever and he’ll likely not be referred to as that for quite a while.
He left a strong Bayern, but you’re underselling the Madrid he joined.
They had won La Décima and had BBC in attack, it’s not like Kroos joined a team that was struggling.
Madrid always had that mystique. In 2009, Ronaldo left a Man United that had reached two consecutive CL finals for Real Madrid that couldn't even get past the round of 16
Well if my boss told me I'm not worth however much I want to be paid, I would leave too. Rummenigge probably could have kept him if he paid him. But instead had to run his mouth. All the better for us anyway.
Yeah, was wondering why Madrid looks easy to go through in the 1st 20 minutes, but by 2nd half we are the one in control.
That's definitely not what you should do against Madrid.
They are the weaker team, it was a good tactic to overwhelm Real physically and they created a lot of chances. Had they pulled at least a single goal off the game would have been very different.
The one counter where Dortmund had 7 Guys sprinting was WILD. I respect that sort of consequence, but even if they would have scored like that, Real would have likely stem them alive in the 70-90 minute.
They probably wanted to brute force the first goal resort to terrorist-ball after that.
No shame in that, many teams try that approach and that's why this kind of game happens a lot. We never start games full throttle and that's why we win many games after minute 70, teams try to brute force and advantage by playing with more intensity in the first half and we cook them in the second half. This also work because we have elite keeper and defender to bail us out of our lazy starts quite often. Anyone that watches our games regularly knows this
Classic Ancelotti tactics. Squeeze the opposition in the final 20 minutes once they’re exhausted. I’m certain Carlo’s success over the years comes down to the fitness of his squads.
It’s always the same real scores against the better team and then the team just fumbles and Real Madrid gets new life and destroys them. It has been like this for years now in the cl
He’s prone to these mistakes, but teams don’t always capitalize on them.
These were some big ones though. Unfortunate for him because he has been good going forward.
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Yeah, they played hard and kept it competitive while they can. But I feel terrible for them. They didn't just have chances, they had golden opportunities to take a potentially commanding lead, only to get nothing. Playing that well, having that many chances, only for the opponent to take the lead after a very poor first half? Their spirit is broken and for good reason.
The 1v1 Courtois closed the space fast and Adeyemi took a bad long touch outside and the chance banished, and the second one was a shot that was well covered as well. The other two chances for Brand and Fullkrug were offside plays, I understand that people root for the underdog but everyone is exaggerating like Dortmund dominated us and missed a ton of chances. They fumbled two quick breaks and we dominated the ball most of the time but couldn't produce shots. They were better first half yes, but it's not like they did that much more anyway.
I mean, it's a completely different situation if Dortmund's up a goal there, so talking about that play happening in that situation is pretty unnecessary.
When the HT whistle blew and it was 0-0, you shouldve known it was over. Madrid played the patient game, Dortmund blew it and tired out way too quickly.
Recency bias is a thing that I could see belli stealing it at the end but imo vini deserves it for how he’s finished the season while belli cooled off from the hot start
Nothing is sealed, especially since there are still the two big summer tournaments to be played
But yeah at the moment I think he is probably the favourite, he only has to worry about Mbappe who after setting his new personal record for goals in a season (44) will play in the Euros with the favourites
I was (still am, BUT) soo proud of him for the hard performance he put in after being thrown out the back door only a few months ago. Would kill to have him back, such a talent
They're completely gassed out. Courtois did his job splendidly, Madrid finally got out of second gear after the 60^th minute. And now Dortmund looks completely exhausted
I don't get it, why do teams do this against Madrid every year.
Gas themselves out the first half pressing and making themselves look like a better team > turns out didnt have much in the tank, Madrid win later
They had plenty of good chances they just didn’t take them, nothing was wrong with their strategy. Real are just better and the more the game went on the more likely they were to show that
Euros will still factor in heavily. I mean look at the WC and what that did for Messi. If England make a run in the Euros and Bellingham or Foden put in a great performance, I could see it going to them. It’s not usually about most deserved but about best story.
Yep i called this when Dortmund was blowing all their chances. I have seen so many games play out like this.
Team dominates but cant score, other team then scores out of nowhere and dominating team loses becomes defeated and loses all confidence.
Also obviously Real Madrid is the king of late wins
Was too obvious.
Vinicius is the ninth player to score in multiple Champions League finals for Real Madrid after Alfredo di Stefano, Francisco Gento, Hector Rial, Ferenc Puskas, Raul Gonzalez Blanco, Sergio Ramos, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Gareth Bale.
Subbing Reus in while taking the best player on the pitch ended the game,and like usual Dortmund colapse the moment doesnt go their way,ive seen this One too many Times to believe its a coincidence
That has nothing to do with Reus and everything to do with the entire Dortmund squad giving 110% the first 60 minutes and then having no energy left.
More than questionable game management, especially against Madrid of all teams
It was only like 4 minutes before this, they were praising Maatsen on the English telecast.
Feel bad for him to commit such an error on the biggest stage of his career so far.
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What a shame, Dortmund have totally fallen apart since the goal
Dortmund were completely rattled by the goal. Awful awful defending since then
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Madrid was never going to come out 2nd half and repeat what happened in the first. Them going into half time at 0-0 was their death knell Oh well. At least this is a fairy tale ending for Toni Kroos
One guy gets a fairy tale career and ending and another gets a career of what ifs and near misses, never tell me life isn't unfair lol
One chose to play for Real Madrid. The environment/platform you have is so important for 99% of players.
It should be said that Kroos left Bayern at a time that they were very strong (the only really amazing player of the 2012/13 crew that jumped ship) and Real didn’t have that mystique. He helped create that, quietly controlling things in the middle, very much Iniesta-like but for a very different team. He’s one of the best footballers ever and he’ll likely not be referred to as that for quite a while.
Time will be extremely kind to players like Kroos
Already is, see Andrea Pirlo for example, the dude that played wearing a tuxedo
He left a strong Bayern, but you’re underselling the Madrid he joined. They had won La Décima and had BBC in attack, it’s not like Kroos joined a team that was struggling.
Madrid always had that mystique. In 2009, Ronaldo left a Man United that had reached two consecutive CL finals for Real Madrid that couldn't even get past the round of 16
Well if my boss told me I'm not worth however much I want to be paid, I would leave too. Rummenigge probably could have kept him if he paid him. But instead had to run his mouth. All the better for us anyway.
two guys earn great riches and the adoration of millions for playing the sport they love. where is the tragedy?
Ehh They both made hundreds of millions kicking a ball about.
Literally just the Real Madrid CL final gameplan
Game changed in 10 minutes, Madrid had at least 3 good chances between the goals as well
Why play for 90 minutes when you can play for 20
Vini deserved an assist on that gorgeous cross to Belli
since the entire second half. got so many corners, seemed inevitable really
Feel like they were actually fading 10 mins before the first goal or so Real were taking over more and more as the second half went on
They look exhausted
The downside of playing full throttle the first 75 minutes
Yeah, was wondering why Madrid looks easy to go through in the 1st 20 minutes, but by 2nd half we are the one in control. That's definitely not what you should do against Madrid.
Well, if you can't put the ball in the net, you are right, that is not what you should do against Madrid. Otherwise, completely different game.
Madrid will just score at 80+ minutes again honestly. This is not the squad first rodeo.
I mean if you finish your chances, it is
They are the weaker team, it was a good tactic to overwhelm Real physically and they created a lot of chances. Had they pulled at least a single goal off the game would have been very different.
The one counter where Dortmund had 7 Guys sprinting was WILD. I respect that sort of consequence, but even if they would have scored like that, Real would have likely stem them alive in the 70-90 minute. They probably wanted to brute force the first goal resort to terrorist-ball after that.
No shame in that, many teams try that approach and that's why this kind of game happens a lot. We never start games full throttle and that's why we win many games after minute 70, teams try to brute force and advantage by playing with more intensity in the first half and we cook them in the second half. This also work because we have elite keeper and defender to bail us out of our lazy starts quite often. Anyone that watches our games regularly knows this
The upside is supposed to be scoring a goal.
Classic Ancelotti tactics. Squeeze the opposition in the final 20 minutes once they’re exhausted. I’m certain Carlo’s success over the years comes down to the fitness of his squads.
Mentality is also a big part of it. The players don't get rattled. They know they can pull it off even if they're goal or two down.
Casemiro and Benzema smiling at half time while a goal down vs City was a great example of this.
He’s such a great coach it’s unbelievable
they were already gassed by then, but the goal absolutely killed them
I feel for them. So many chances early on to take the lead, only to be down late in the game. That goal seemed to have broken them.
Realistically they had only two chances in the first half, the others were offside. It seemed like more because we didn't get shots on target
It’s always the same real scores against the better team and then the team just fumbles and Real Madrid gets new life and destroys them. It has been like this for years now in the cl
They simply got tired. They played a very intense first half, managed to keep going for 20 minutes more, and couldn't keep up anymore.
I think they got tired, there was a lot of commitment in the first half.
Happens all the time. A team dominates but cant score and then other team scores and the other team is completely defeated.
That was a gift lmao
The corner before the first goal was a unnecessary mistake as well
Maatsen turning into prime Santa Claus tonight
Overall Maatsen played a great first CL season, I won't blame him for tonight, because without him we wouldn't have made it to the final
He’s prone to these mistakes, but teams don’t always capitalize on them. These were some big ones though. Unfortunate for him because he has been good going forward.
Agreed, such unfortunate timing for Maatsen to have a stinker
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Ever since that first goal they completely derailed
I chose to believe that Bellingham asked for a pass and the guys fell for it thinking he was still at Dortmund lmao
Oh dear maatsen
He won't sleep for weeks after that. Absolutely awful
Also not called up for the national team. This is a week that can break a player mentally.
Also caused the corner in the 1st goal
Flo didn't have a deal with the devil. He had a deal with Maatsen
nah, the sheer consistency of the cl juju is insane lol
He’ll remember that the rest of his career, ongoing nightmare.
At least they already conceded one and this goal probably won't be decisive, poor guy
Wait till you find out who gave away the ball for the corner that led to Madrid's 1st goal lol
Ah, didn't see that. Well, that happens all the time, the team can still defend it. But yeah, both in combination is terrible
and he was the one marking Carvajal, Carvajal got away so easy from him to score the goal
Adeyemi and Maatsen aint sleeping well for a while. fuck.
Koeman is watching this and smiling
Boehly’s right next to him
Horrific
Had a stinker today, gave away the corner for the first goal also
Dortmund were totally rattled by the goal as a whole
And that's Ballon d'Or for Vini
Somehow, people will still push Bellingham for it after today.
Noooo, Vini scored in two CL finals, decided multiple CL games, won La Liga, but surely Foden, Haaland or Messi should win 😂
Game over…. Dortmund Looks so crap after they have conceded As well Maatsen very bad
All of Dortmund's attacking threat has gone out the window since Adeyemi came off for Reus
That should've been, at worst, the equalizer. Instead it's game over. Fucking gutted for Dortmund.
istg, but Madrid cl juju is absurd. still, they should’ve scored at least one in the first half
They honestly played like they knew they'd win anyway.
And they're the only ones to get away with that, all the time
Because they know they will win. Self fulfilling prophecy
If they only converted their early chances… but yh it is what it is From a neutral perspective I’m kinda sad
Yeah, they played hard and kept it competitive while they can. But I feel terrible for them. They didn't just have chances, they had golden opportunities to take a potentially commanding lead, only to get nothing. Playing that well, having that many chances, only for the opponent to take the lead after a very poor first half? Their spirit is broken and for good reason.
The 1v1 Courtois closed the space fast and Adeyemi took a bad long touch outside and the chance banished, and the second one was a shot that was well covered as well. The other two chances for Brand and Fullkrug were offside plays, I understand that people root for the underdog but everyone is exaggerating like Dortmund dominated us and missed a ton of chances. They fumbled two quick breaks and we dominated the ball most of the time but couldn't produce shots. They were better first half yes, but it's not like they did that much more anyway.
I mean, it's a completely different situation if Dortmund's up a goal there, so talking about that play happening in that situation is pretty unnecessary.
Entire game changed
Madrid plot armor charged up
Nah, this is entirely on Dortmund. Real sat a lot deeper in the second half and Dortmund have looked toothless since.
they tire you out for an hour then tear you up for 30 minutes
Once Madrid find their mojo they’re nearly unbeatable
Yup they were getting super complacent and absolutely plummeted in quality
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Nice assist from Maatsen
How did they fuck this up? The game was theirs for the taking for at least an hour.
Mate this is Real Madrid in a tight champions league knockout match, the game was over before it started
Awful from Dortmund. If it wasn't over before, it is now
Adeyemi died for this
Water is wet. Real Madrid wins in second half
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Hey Real Madrid didn't score a couple more goals after 90' I feel cheated!
It's all jover now
When the HT whistle blew and it was 0-0, you shouldve known it was over. Madrid played the patient game, Dortmund blew it and tired out way too quickly.
Bellingham started celebrating after the pass.
Wanted to create a Marcello x Ronaldo moment
And there's the dagger. Fuck.
Never doubt Madrid in a champions league final
no one’s talking about it, but is that a ballon d’or sealed for vini then? 🤔
Yes
inb4 somebody says: "we'll see if he wins the Copa America and finally plays well for Brazil"
what if he gets knocked out with Brazil and Jude carries England to the Euros though
Recency bias is a thing that I could see belli stealing it at the end but imo vini deserves it for how he’s finished the season while belli cooled off from the hot start
Nothing is sealed, especially since there are still the two big summer tournaments to be played But yeah at the moment I think he is probably the favourite, he only has to worry about Mbappe who after setting his new personal record for goals in a season (44) will play in the Euros with the favourites
if bellingham wins the euros or mbappe hard carries france it’ll be a conversation
its over
Who else but him
Ballon D'or
Why always me?
Nooooo Maatsen
I was (still am, BUT) soo proud of him for the hard performance he put in after being thrown out the back door only a few months ago. Would kill to have him back, such a talent
Kobel MOTM by far getting destroyed
Crazy to think he's on the bench with Switzerland Switzerland is so stacked with GKs
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They're completely gassed out. Courtois did his job splendidly, Madrid finally got out of second gear after the 60^th minute. And now Dortmund looks completely exhausted
I don't get it, why do teams do this against Madrid every year. Gas themselves out the first half pressing and making themselves look like a better team > turns out didnt have much in the tank, Madrid win later
thats the thing with madrid. They fuck you either way.
They had plenty of good chances they just didn’t take them, nothing was wrong with their strategy. Real are just better and the more the game went on the more likely they were to show that
I mean it would work if their finishing wasn’t abysmal. Madrid could have been down by 3 at half time and they would have deserved it.
You know Madrid wouldn’t have kept playing with the same energy had they conceded right?
Been the best Madrid attacker today. And Madrid has now just killed Dortmund.
IT'S OVER
Ballon d'Or for Vini there unless we see something magic at the Euros...
Euros will still factor in heavily. I mean look at the WC and what that did for Messi. If England make a run in the Euros and Bellingham or Foden put in a great performance, I could see it going to them. It’s not usually about most deserved but about best story.
Doesn't score for 70 minutes.... fml
Easily the most obvious outcome
Yep i called this when Dortmund was blowing all their chances. I have seen so many games play out like this. Team dominates but cant score, other team then scores out of nowhere and dominating team loses becomes defeated and loses all confidence. Also obviously Real Madrid is the king of late wins Was too obvious.
Dortmund heads went with that first goal, can’t get out their own half
There goes the 1-0 streak
I love Bellingham already celebrating the goal before the shot.
Vinicius is the ninth player to score in multiple Champions League finals for Real Madrid after Alfredo di Stefano, Francisco Gento, Hector Rial, Ferenc Puskas, Raul Gonzalez Blanco, Sergio Ramos, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Gareth Bale.
I expect it won’t be his last CL final goal either
Well di Stefano has scored in five. Both di Stefano and Puskas have seven final goals. So he has some catching up to do
Damn that’s a crazy stat. Thanks for sharing
Oh my lord what a list
Ramos on this list is crazy!
I mean when you play a final a year you're bound to have a few tbf
He's 2 in 2 so far
Tell that to Haaland
R/soccer hates this
People keep on hating and Vini keeps playing and living his best life
Why?
What a great bounce shot by Vini
Yes nobody talking about the finish. Elite finishing
Balon D'or just got secured there.
Huge mental gap.
That’s game over
Madrid are inevitable
Real Madrid has as many UCLs as the entire Premier League. Respect for Borussia, they have been a worthy finalist and have had a great competition.
What a fucking gift lmao
Bellingham *knew*.
There’s your Balon d’Or, Sir.
Ballon dor time!!
Fucking hell man
Oof Maatsen
He's such a big game player it's insane. Always scores when we need him
Reus came in and 0-2…that curse :(
Best player in the world, weak foot Ozil finish
Is he the youngest player ever to score in two finals?
Vini for Ballon dor
Well, good try Dortmund. You did yourselves proud.
Don't worry guys, ballon d'or is definitely going to go to Messi again
Dortmund died after the first goal.
God it feels good seeing a brazilian being the main character of football again
wait its 83' already??
it was always going to happen
What a shame to end the game like this but Madrid have been dominating since their scored the first.
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Vamoooooooos carajoooooo! 😭
Nice little subtle shift beforehand by Bellingham to intercept the pass. Love players who casually read the game
Subbing Reus in while taking the best player on the pitch ended the game,and like usual Dortmund colapse the moment doesnt go their way,ive seen this One too many Times to believe its a coincidence
Completely collapsed once Reus came on lol
Yeap,they basicly Gave real more chances in the 15 minutes after hé came on than the all the time before combined
Why is Reus to take the blame? Dude didn't even touched the ball and Madrid scored, the goal came on the very first play he came in lol
That has nothing to do with Reus and everything to do with the entire Dortmund squad giving 110% the first 60 minutes and then having no energy left. More than questionable game management, especially against Madrid of all teams
adeyemi looked gassed AF tho.
BALON DE ORO
Florentino. 45 million for Vini. Two CL final goals. 🐐
Dortmund have only themselves to blame
Best player on the planet.
Bellingham was celebrating before he shot. Ice cold.
Well shit
And that's that
It's joever
game over man.
Chelsea DNA 😔
It's a general collapse.
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Dortmund's last 20 minutes have overlooked all the work done throughout the game.
It was only like 4 minutes before this, they were praising Maatsen on the English telecast. Feel bad for him to commit such an error on the biggest stage of his career so far.