If you’re going to spend a season on loan at Real Madrid, getting a La Liga trophy and a Champions League trophy (for the second time!) out of the deal is not a bad way to go about things.
Of course, in an ideal world, Kepa Arrizabalaga would’ve wanted to stay with the Champions of Spain and Europe for good, he made that very clear from the beginning, but unfortunately for him (and for our balance sheets), that’s not on the cards. Kepa, who made 20 appearances for Real this season (four in the Champions League, all in the group stages), will be coming back to Chelsea in the summer, where we’ll go through yet another summer of trying to figure out what to do with him.
But on Saturday, none of that was anyone’s concern as Real Madrid ho-hummed their way to yet another European crown, their sixth in the last ten years and 15th overall. Europe is their institution, and business is going good.
Borussia Dortmund had their chances, but wasted them all. If you come at the Kings, you best not miss, and well, they missed, multiple times. Goals late in the second-half from Dani Carvajal and, of course, Vinícius Júnior, confirmed the expected and entirely unsurprising outcome.
Congrats to the one and only Carlo Ancelotti (5th as a coach, 7th overall), Antonio Rüdiger, and Thibaut Courtois as well!
Carlo Ancelotti is the first person in the competition's history to win seven European Cups (player and coach). 🏆🇮🇹#UCLFinal • #RealMadrid pic.twitter.com/dilaub8bSh
— The Coaches' Voice (@CoachesVoice) June 1, 2024
