On May 7 and May 8, the UEFA champions league finalists were decided. Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid on June 1 is official.
This game is more than just an average UEFA champions league final, this final is the last champions league final for Marco Reus with the club BVB.
The Official Bundesliga website posted “Marco Reus’s “exceptional” bond with Borussia Dortmund will be broken at the end of the season after 12 heartwarming years in the club”.
On June 1, 2024, Marco Reus will face Real Madrid at the Wembley stadium at 3:00PM. Marcos Araujo said” I feel like BVB deserves this trophy, they worked so hard for this trophy, taking down many giants in football and winning against Kylian Mbappe.
They deserve it.” Borussia defeated PSG 2-0 on aggregate with 2 goals by Mats Hummels. The German club advanced, beating PSG, Atletico de madrid, and PSV advancing to the finals with Real Madrid.
On the Real Madrid side Luka Modric will be playing his last Champions League final. Modric who is 38 years old has been playing at Real Madrid for 12 years gaining many consecutive Champion leagues. And titles along with the club and was playing in the Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo era.
On the website Forbes.com it states , “That has been reinforced by reports from The Athletic, which claim that he has turned down the chance to join Carlo Ancelotti’s coaching team at the end of his contract in June 2024. The move would have seen him retire as a player”.
Luka Modric leaves the world of football with 25 titles, UEFA champions league titles, La liga titles, and two copa del rey titles. If Real Madrid wins the Champions league on June 1, This will be his 6th champion league trophy with the club. Angel pacheco, a student in WP said “ I really hope Real Madrid wins. It will be an important win and trophy for the team and players. Hala Madrid!”
Overall, as the champion league final creeps up both teams prepare to win, both legends Marco Reus and Luka Modric will be starting hoping to contribute to their team in the Champions league one last time.