Borussia Dortmund will face Real Madrid in the 2024 UEFA Champions League final at London’s Wembley Stadium; follow live updates on skysports.com and the Sky Sports app
Image: The Champions League final will take place on June 1
Borussia Dortmund will face Real Madrid in the 2024 Champions League final.
The Bundesliga side beat PSG 2-0 on aggregate – winning 1-0 in both legs – while Real Madrid needed two dramatic late goals from Joselu to beat Bayern Munich 4-3 on aggregate, having drawn 2-2 in the first leg.
Jude Bellingham will take on his former club Dortmund after a stellar season with Real Madrid, as Carlo Ancelotti is seeking his fifth Champions League win as a coach.
Here’s all you need to know about the showpiece of Europe’s top club competition.
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When is the 2024 Champions League final?
The final takes place on Saturday June 1 and will kick off at 8pm UK time.
It will be broadcast on TNT in the UK but live updates will be available on the Sky Sports website and Sky Sports app.
Where is the Champions League final taking place?
Image: Wembley Stadium is the location for the 2024 Champions League final
The 2024 final will take place at Wembley Stadium in London.
This will be the eighth time that Wembley has hosted the final of Europe’s premier club competition, and the third in the Champions League era after it hosted the 2011 and 2013 finals.
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What’s the format of the final?
While the semi-finals took place over two legs, the final is a one-off game. If the sides are level at the end of 90 minutes of regulation time, the match will go to extra-time and – if needed – penalties.
Who will referee the Champions League final?
UEFA’s referees’ committee has appointed Slovenia’s Slavko Vincic as the man in the middle.
The 44-year-old took charge of the 2022 UEFA Europa League final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers and has refereed seven Champions League matches this season, including the quarter-final second leg between Dortmund and Atletico Madrid.
Who’s the favourite and what are the odds?
The bookmakers value experience, with Real Madrid rated 3/5 favourites to win the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund are 17/4 to beat the 14-time winners.
Niclas Fulkrug is a 3/1 Dortmund favourite to score at anytime in the game, with Jadon Sancho rated 6/1, while Real pair Jude Bellingham and Vinicius are 5/4 to net in the contest.
(Odds at May 31)
Who are the current Champions League holders?
Image: Kevin De Bruyne's Man City lost out to Jude Bellingham's Real Madrid this season
Manchester City won the Champions League for the first time last year by beating Inter Milan 1-0 in the 2023 final – and winning the treble in the process.
But Pep Guardiola’s side were knocked out of the competition at the quarter-final stage this time, losing to Real Madrid on penalties.
Champions League history – who has won most titles?
The Champions League or previously-named European Cup has been won by 22 different clubs.
Real Madrid have won 14 titles, most recently beating Liverpool in the 2022 Champions League final.
AC Milan have won seven titles, with Liverpool (2018/19 winners) and Bayern Munich (2019/20 winners) tied on six European crowns.
Barcelona (five titles), Ajax (four), Manchester United and Inter Milan (both three) follow them in the winners’ list.
Chelsea, Nottingham Forest, Benfica, Juventus and Porto have all won two titles, while Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund, Feyenoord, Marseille, Aston Villa, Hamburg, Red Star Belgrade, Steaua Bucharest, PSV and Celtic have one title to their names.
When does the 2024/25 Champions League start?
The first round of qualifying takes place on July 9/10 – just over a month after the 2024 final.
The group stage runs from September 17 2024 to January 29 2025, but the 2024/25 Champions League will take place in a new format.
The biggest change is to the group stage, which will become a single 36-team league stage.
Each side will face eight different teams: four at home and four away. The top eight overall will advance directly to the round of 16, while sides finishing from ninth to 24th will contest the knockout round play-offs, with the victors going through to the last 16 where the knockout format continues as normal.
The 2025 Champions League final is scheduled to take place in Munich on May 31, 2025.
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