Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund: Date, kick-off time, talkSPORT commentary and how to follow as German giants take on European series winners

The 2023/24 UEFA Champions League final is set, with Real Madrid taking on Borussia Dortmund early next month.

Current champions Manchester City were knocked out by Real in the quarter-finals, and only the German and Spanish giants remain.

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Dortmund beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 on aggregate to seal their place in UEFA’s showpiece event for the first time since Jurgen Klopp’s side lost to Bayern Munich at Wembley in 2013.

Meanwhile, Los Blancos beat Bayern Munich 4-3 on aggregate to reach the final again after their previous success in 2022.

Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund: date and how to follow

The Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund will take place on Saturday June 1.

It takes place at Wembley in London and kick-off is scheduled for 8 p.m.

talkSPORT will provide live commentary on the match while talkSPORT.com will also publish a live blog from the capital.

TNT Sports owns the rights to the Champions League in the UK, so the match will be shown there.

For the past two years, the flagship event has also been broadcast free-to-air on YouTube.

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Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund: path to the final

The road to the final was long for these two teams, but they proved to be the right candidates to win the iconic trophy.

Here’s how they got here.

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Group stage

• Real Madrid 1-0 Union Berlin
• Napoli 2-3 Real Madrid
• Braga 1-2 Real Madrid
• Real Madrid 3-0 Braga
• Real Madrid 4-2 Napoli
• Union Berlin 2-3 Real Madrid

last 16

• RB Leipzig 0-1 Real Madrid
• Real Madrid 1-1 RB Leipzig

Quarterfinal

• Real Madrid 3-3 Manchester City
• Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid (5-4 victory on penalties)

Semi final

• Bayern Munich 2-2 Real Madrid
• Real Madrid 2-1 Bayern Munich

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Borussia Dortmund

Group stage

• Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Borussia Dortmund
• Borussia Dortmund 0-0 AC Milan
• Newcastle United 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
• Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Newcastle United
• AC Milan 1-3 Borussia Dortmund
• Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Paris Saint-Germain

last 16

• PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Borussia Dortmund
• Borussia Dortmund 2-0 PSV Eindhoven

Quarterfinal

• Atlético Madrid 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
• Borussia Dortmund 4-2 Borussia Dortmund

Semi final

• Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain
• Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Borussia Dortmund

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Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund: what did we say?

Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic was blown away by what his team managed to produce.

Speaking after the victory against PSG, he said: “I am very proud of the team and the staff who have done a fantastic job so far.

“If you see what happened on the last day of last season, a very difficult day, but the support was there for us.

“They supported us and gave us so much love.

“We tried to give them something back and today we gave them back their confidence and a little dream.”

Meanwhile, former Dortmund player Jude Bellingham loves the pressure of wearing a Real Madrid shirt.

Speaking after their win over Bayern, he said: “You come here and they talk about how they won the 14th (Champions League title) and how they want the 15th. The guys all say the same thing.

“That’s why I love being here, you can never be settled.” You are always in a dangerous position when you are relaxed and when you are comfortable.

“Here they don’t give you that chance, which is the best thing in football.”