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‘Best night of my life!’
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is thrown in the air by his players as they celebrate.(Photo: AFP)
Football, Sports
June 2, 2024

‘Best night of my life!’

Bellingham revelling in first personal, 15th Real Madrid Champions League win

London, England (AFP) — Jude Bellingham said his first taste of UEFA Champions League glory with Real Madrid was the “best night of my life” after the Spanish giants beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley on Saturday.

The England international had been frustrated by his former club for much of the showpiece occasion in his homeland, but Madrid once more found a way to win in the Champions League.

Dani Carvajal headed in from a corner before Bellingham teed up Vinicius Junior to fire into the far corner to deliver Madrid’s 15th European Cup.

“I have always dreamed of playing in these games,” an emotional Bellingham told TNT Sports. “You go through life and there are so many people who say you cannot do things. I was alright until I saw my mum and dad’s face.

“My little brother is there and I’m trying to be a role model for him. I cannot put it into words. The best night of my life.”

The England international and his teammates struggled to create anything against a dominant Dortmund for much of the game.

“I have to be honest, they were the better team in the first half,” Bellingham told DAZN.

“They could have been two or three up, but it’s just that character… [Madrid can] come back to haunt you.”

Bellingham, 20, paid credit to his former side Dortmund for playing their part in his journey to the game’s summit.

“Huge respect for both clubs — the club I’m at now is so special to me and so is my old club,”he said.

“It wouldn’t be possible without them. I’ll always be grateful and always have respect for what that club did for me.”

Carvajal was an unlikely hero as the right-back, along with Nacho, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos joined Madrid legend Paco Gento as the only players to win the competition six times.

The Spanish international admitted his side had ridden their luck during a dominant first 45 minutes from Dortmund, who struck the post through Niclas Fuellkrug.

“We knew it would be a tough game, and the first half they were very superior but we got out alive,” Carvajal said.

“We knew our moment would come, and it did, and we have the 15th.”

Midfielder Kroos set up Carvajal’s opener and impressed on his final appearance for the club ahead of retirement this summer.

“Kroos has finished his career in the best way, everybody wanted him to retire like this,” Ancelotti told
TVE.

“It’s a fantastic career — we’re very sad but we have to respect it.”

The Italian coach pledged there would be big celebrations on Sunday back in the Spanish capital.

“Tomorrow [I’ll have a] cigar, sunglasses, we sing, we dance, we’ll do it all,” Ancelotti said.

 

 

WHAT THEY SAID AFTER THE FINAL

“You never get accustomed to this. It was very difficult, much more so than we thought it would be. First half, we had to suffer; second half, we lost the ball less, played better — but those are all trifling details now. We won. The dream continues!”

– Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti

 

“I don’t know what to say, just tremendous happiness. We knew it would be a tough game, and the first half they were very superior but we got out alive. But we knew our moment would come, and it did, and we have the 15th [Champions League title for Real Madrid].”

– Dani Carvajal, who scored Real Madrid’s first goal

 

“For now we are just disappointed, after such a match, after the chances that we had to score. It’s extremely disappointing. But in the end they showed their class. I’m proud of the whole team, we produced a great Champions League campaign, we’ve proved that we can play at the. highest level.”

– Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel after Dortmund spurned three early scoring chances

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