Continental supremacy is at stake at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening, when underdogs Borussia Dortmund and seasoned Champions League pros Real Madrid square off in a 2023-24 final of titanic proportions. For the Bundesliga powerhouses donning black and yellow, victory would end 27 years of hurt and seal Champions League title number two, while Los Blancos endeavour to etch their name onto the European Champion Clubs' Cup for the 15th time. Edin Terzic 's men were triumphant against Paris Saint-Germain in the final four to book their tickets to Wembley, while Carlo Ancelotti 's troops denied their upcoming foes an all-German final against Bayern Munich thanks to a gripping second-leg turnaround.
© Reuters Exorcising former Champions League demons under the Wembley arch is the goal for Saturday's unfancied unit Borussia Dortmund, 11 years on from helplessly witnessing Arjen Robben 's scuffed shot trickle over the line for Bayern Munich in a 2012-13 Der Klassiker final in the English capital. Departing club icon Marco Reus and rejuvenated centre-back Mats Hummels may be the only surviving members from that silver medal-winning troupe - the latter's CV also includes an Allianz Arena stint sandwiched in between - but none of Terzic's first-time finalists will require a sermon on the significance of June 1. Coming up trumps in the tantalising Group of Death with AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United was a sign of things to come for Borussia Dortmund, who sent PSV .
