Real – Dortmund: follow the match live

Beaten on the second day of the Champions League by Lille (0-1), Real must react against Borussia Dortmund , in a remake of the final of the last edition. Luka Modric was preferred to Camavinga as the relay runner to start the match.

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21:20 – 19' – Possession for Borussia

While both teams are still in the observation phase, Borussia is currently shows more activity in ball possession. 60% against 40% for the Germans.

21:15 – 14' – Schlotterbeck vigilant

On a cross from Mbappé in the area for Vinicius, the Brazilian misses his control, Schlotterbeck quickly clears the danger.

21:14 – 12' – Real regain control

After a hesitant start to the match, Real are much more enterprising in their choices and regain control of the ball in midfield.

21:08 – 8' – Mbappé's deflected shot

On a poorly blocked Madrid free kick by the German defense, Mbappé attempts a shot with the inside of his foot, but his shot is deflected for a corner by Mencha.

21:07 – 6' – First alert from Guirassy

On a cross from Malen between Militao and Rudiger, the Guinean Guirassy deflects the ball with the tip of his foot but lacks power. Courtois is vigilant on this first attempt on target by Borussia.

21:03 – 3' – Pressing on Madrid's restarts

Borussia's attackers are quite dashing in this first act and are putting a lot of pressure on the Madrid camp to hamper the opponent's restarts.

21:02 – Let's go!

Mr. Kovacs kicks off this match that will be played under a closed roof at the Bernabeu.

20:57 – Players enter!

The 22 players in the match make their appearance on the Santiago Bernabeu pitch in a great atmosphere. A match worthy of a final!

20:52 – Unbeaten in the first phase at home for four years

Real Madrid have not lost at home in the first phase of the Champions League since October 21, 2020 (defeat against Shakhtar Dontesk 2-3)

20:46 – Feeding on the defeat in the final

Nuri Sahin asked his Borussia Dortmund players to feed off the defeat in the final to draw “positive energy” from it You have to bottle the feelings you had in the final, put them aside and use them to motivate yourself. That's very important to me. We have to convert that feeling into positive energy. I hope the players will reach the final again one day.”

20:38 – Ancelotti wants more solidity defensive

Yesterday in a press conference, Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of the Madrid team, expressed the wish for better defensive solidity tonight against Borussia “We have more difficulties in the game of possession and control, because we do not have the players who have the characteristics to play in small spaces. The game is a little more vertical and suits us well, but we must have a better defense, as we did very well last season. We are trying to give more solidity &agrav; the team.

20:35 – A Romanian on the whistle

The referee for the match will be the Romanian Istvan Kovacs (40 years old), he has been officiating on the international scene since 2018.

20:31 – Far from being a remake

The two clubs that faced each other in the final of the previous edition of the Champions League, on June 1 at Wembley will not really experience a remake tonight. On Borussia's side, only 5 players who started tonight were there 5 months ago in this case (Kobel, Ryerson, Schlotterbeck, Brandt and Sabitzer), while on Real Madrid's side, only Mbappé, Militao, Lucas Vazquez and Modric were absent. Luka Modric, for his part, came on in the second half.

20:25 – On which TV channel is the match broadcast ?

You can follow this duel between Real and Borussia on Canal+ Sport, the match starts at 9 p.m. To watch the match in streaming, you can connect to the MyCanal platform.

20:20 – The Borussia eleven

Nuri Sahin, the coach of Borussia Dortmund, who has evolved also at Real Madrid as a player, will line up the following eleven: Kobel – Bensebaini, Schlotterbeck, Sïle, Ryerson – Sabitzer, Brandt, Nmecha, Gittens – Guirassy, ​​Malen

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