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.
Two early opportunities for Borussia Dortmund 😱
Karim Adeyemi goes too wide before Niclas Fullkrug HITS THE POST! 💥
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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.
REAL MADRID GO 1-0 UP! ⚪️
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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.
Real Madrid have hit Borussia Dortmund with a quick-fire double 🔥
Vinicius Jr doubles the lead for Real Madrid… and then does Jude Bellingham's celebration 💥🙌 pic.twitter.com/FHgLfhE1yp
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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)
Player statistic
| 35' |  |
Vinícius Júnior | ||
| Nico Schlotterbeck | |
40' | ||
| Marcel Sabitzer | |
43' |
| 74' |  |
Daniel Carvajal (Assist: Toni Kroos) | ||
| Mats Hummels | |
79' | ||
| 83' | |
Vinícius Júnior (Assist: Jude Bellingham) |
Match statistic
When Milan last won the champ league, they were only 2 wins behind r.madrid. And now they’re 8 behind r.madrid. Almost two lost decades.
Same Coach that couldn’t do anything at Everton, he didn’t had the top of the cream to shine, because the team was not hand picked by most wealthy clubs, most over rated coach on history by far.
Milan are irrelevant in CL as are most Italian teams are . And when they make a final they lose it . Madrid wins every single final they never lose ever .
@Inter per sempre – Carletto had won SEVEN champ leagues since 1988. That’s more than double of inter’s successes since 1908 😂 Commiserations.
At Everton, he got them to 12th and then 10th. Since he left, they’ve finished 16th, 17th and 15th 😂