Champions League final 2024: Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – in pictures
Our pick of the best images from Wembley after Real Madrid beat Dortmund to win their 15th European Cup
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The Borussia Dortmund fans brought over a mobile version of their famous “Yellow Wall”.
Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images/Reuters
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Hair we go, hair we go, hair we go: a Real Madrid fan with a colourful crop.
Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA
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Real Madrid fans make their way up Wembley Way.
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TNT Sports pundit Rio Ferdinand has a pre-broadcast snack.
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Ferdinand is joined on pundit duty by José Mourinho, who is set to take the manager’s job at Fenerbahce.
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Dortmund fans cheer as their former manager, Jürgen Klopp, is shown on the big screen at Wembley.
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Borussia Dortmund fans get their flag game on ...
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And their scarf game on.
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Lenny Kravitz helped get the place rocking before kick-off ...
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The Dortmund fans unfurl a huge tifo before the match begins.
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Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham lines up in the tunnel with his teammates.
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Two minutes into the game, the match is interrupted by three pitch invaders who leave Bellingham unimpressed.
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Borussia Dortmund dominate the first half and go close when Karim Adeyemi goes past keeper Thibaut Courtois ...
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But a heavy touch from Adeyemi means that Dani Carvajal is able to rush back and intercept.
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The German side go close again when Niclas Füllkrug sticks out a boot ...
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... and diverts the ball past Courtois, only to see the ball clank against the far post.
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Jadon Sancho runs away from Bellingham as Dortmund’s high-speed breaks cause problems for Madrid.
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There’s a fiery start to the second half courtesy of the Dortmund fans, whose energy lifted their team.
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Real Madrid start the second half in better shape, with Toni Kroos’ free kick calling Gregor Kobel into action.
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Real Madrid go close from the resulting corner when Dani Carvajal heads over ...
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... and the favourites go even closer when Vinícius Júnior’s looping inswinger just eludes Bellingham.
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In the 74th minute, from an almost identical position as earlier, Carvajal rises highest and heads goalwards ...
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This time the ball goes under the crossbar and Real Madrid have the lead with 16 minutes to go.
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Carvajal is congratulated on his goal by Antonio Rüdiger. Can Dortmund fight back?
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Nine minutes later, Vinícius doubles the Spanish side’s lead with a shot that has too much power for Kobel.
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Vinícius celebrates as Real Madrid close in on their 15th European Cup.
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Bellingham (centre) and his teammates fall to the floor at the final whistle.
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It’s a tough defeat to take for Marcel Sabitzer and Marco Reus, who is playing his last game for the club.
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Real Madrid captain Nacho lifts the Champions League trophy with his celebrating teammates and manager Carlo Ancelotti.
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Ancelotti is later thrown in the air by his players. It’s a familiar feeling for the five-times Champions League winning coach.
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Speaking of celebratory traditions, Jude Bellingham has a chomp on his winner’s medal.
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Bellingham hoists the trophy high as he shows it off to the fans. He ends his first season at Real Madrid with a league and European Cup double.
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Vinícius Júnior gets up close and personal with Madrid fans at Wembley.
Photograph: Marvin Ibo Guengoer/GES Sportfoto/Getty Images
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While on the pitch, Bellingham celebrates with a teammate’s child
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And poses for a picture with Eduardo Camavinga (right) and Aurélien Tchouaméni (left).
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The Real Madrid fans celebrate their team’s 15th European Cup triumph – and their sixth since 2014.
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Bellingham takes in the moment with his brother Jobe (who currently plays for Sunderland). Their parents, Mark and Denise Bellingham, talk in the background.
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In a throwback to their last Champions League victory in 2022, Nacho celebrates with a matador cape.
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