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Ancelotti makes yet more history with fifth Champions League

Originally posted on Football Italia  |  By Susy Campanale  |  Last updated Jun 1, 2024 4:57 PM ET

Carlo Ancelotti continues to write history with his record fifth Champions League trophy as a coach, the third at Real Madrid after two with Milan, beating Borussia Dortmund 2-0.

The Italian already had the record with four, something nobody had ever achieved before, and made himself even more unreachable in the European history books.

Ancelotti won it twice at Milan in 2003 and 2007, then again at Real Madrid in 2014, 2022 and 2024.

He is also the only coach ever to win all five of the major European league titles in Italy, England, Spain, France and Germany.

Even before that, Ancelotti – who turns 65 later this month – won the European Cup twice as a player, both with Milan in 1989 and 1990.

Ancelotti’s Real Madrid win again

It was a very bright start from Dortmund, who were extremely dangerous with the pace of Karim Adeyemi, dribbling around Thibaut Courtois only to go wide and be blocked off by Dani Carvajal, then Niclas Fullkrug was offside when hitting the inside of the upright.

Courtois, who was making his first start of the Champions League this season, also parried another Adeyemi counter and got down to push away the Marcel Sabitzer snapshot.

Real Madrid came out fighting for the second half, the Toni Kroos free kick palmed out of the near top corner, but Courtois was again alert on a diving Fullkrug header.

Jude Bellingham just failed to get his head to the Vinicius cross and it skimmed the far post, but Dani Carvajal did manage to nod in a Kroos corner to give Real Madrid the lead.

Bellingham should’ve added another three minutes later, but prodded inches wide with a decisive Nico Schlotterbeck deflection.

The sensational Edouard Camavinga curler was fingertipped over the bar, along with a Nacho header on the corner.

Vinicius Junior sealed it on a Bellingham assist, but Ian Maatsen gave it away horribly in the final third.

Fullkrug had the ball in the net on 87 minutes with a header, but was again caught offside.

Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid

Carvajal 74 (RM), Vinicius Junior 83 (RM)

01-06-2024 20:00 Final Wembley Stadium

BVB
RMA Live 0 - 0

Player statistic

1st half
    35' Vinícius Júnior
Nico Schlotterbeck 40'    
Marcel Sabitzer

43'     BVB RMA

Starting lineups

1
Gregor Kobel Goalkeeper 22 Ian Maatsen Defender 26
Julian Ryerson Defender 15
Mats Hummels Defender 4
Nico Schlotterbeck Defender 23
Emre Can Midfielder 19
Julian Brandt Midfielder 20
Marcel Sabitzer Midfielder 10
Jadon Sancho Attacker 27
Karim Adeyemi Attacker 14
Niclas Füllkrug Attacker 1
Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper 22
Antonio Rüdiger Defender 2
Daniel Carvajal Defender 23
Ferland Mendy Defender 6
Nacho Fernández Defender 12
Eduardo Camavinga Midfielder 15
Federico Valverde Midfielder 5
Jude Bellingham Midfielder 8
Toni Kroos Midfielder 11
Rodrygo Attacker 7
Vinícius Júnior Attacker

Substitutes

11
Marco Reus Attacker 25
Niklas Süle Defender 21 Donyell Malen Attacker 8
Felix Nmecha Midfielder 18
Youssoufa Moukoko Attacker 9
Sébastien Haller Attacker 17
Marius Wolf Attacker 6
Salih Özcan Midfielder 33
Alexander Meyer Goalkeeper 35 Marcel Lotka Goalkeeper 43 Jamie Bynoe-Gittens Attacker 38 Kjell Wätjen Midfielder 21
Brahim Díaz Midfielder 25
Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper 10
Luka Modric Midfielder 17
Lucas Vázquez Attacker 3
Éder Militão Defender 4
David Alaba Defender 18
Aurélien Tchouaméni Midfielder 24
Arda Güler Midfielder 13
Andriy Lunin Goalkeeper 19
Dani Ceballos Midfielder 14
Joselu Attacker 20
Fran García Defender

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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