Press admires Real Madrid
“The Black Magic of the Men in White”
02.06.2024, 10:31 a.m.
The media celebrate the “kings of Europe” when it comes to the trophy, “Real Madrid always finds a way”. Borussia Dortmund’s performance in the Champions League final is recognized. But that doesn’t buy anything.
The media celebrate the “kings of Europe” when it comes to the trophy, “Real Madrid always finds a way”. But the international press also largely agrees on one thing: “Borussia Dortmund’s players did almost everything well in the biggest club competition of the season, except for the one thing that football is ultimately about: scoring goals.” Borussia Dortmund did indeed have a strong first half, created top-class chances – but then Real Madrid scored. The final thus became “the same old story”.
Spain
Brand: “God save the King!!! The Champions League is the competition that everyone wants, but which Real Madrid dominates. The white team doesn’t play it, it wins it.”
AS: “The fifteenth of the invincible. Borussia were the better team for three quarters of the game, but the legend fell upon them in the end.”
Sports: “Borussia Dortmund gives Real Madrid their 15th place”
World Sports: “Real Madrid, winners of the Champions League!!! Same old movie.”
England
TheSun: “Maybe it’s the sheer weight of history, maybe it’s the overwhelming confidence, maybe it’s the black magic of the men in white. But when the old warhorse is in the building, Real Madrid always finds a way.”
The Telegraph: “That’s the thing with Champions League finals over the last ten years: you can come up with a perfect plan, create chances and suppress your opponent’s great players, and then when it matters most, Real Madrid still win the game.”
Daily Mirror: “Europe’s kings again! Real Madrid reclaim the Champions League crown after surviving the threat of Borussia Dortmund.”
France
The team: “Beleaguered and almost absent in the first half, Real Madrid easily made the difference and won their 15th title against Borussia Dortmund.”
Italy
Sports newspaper: “The usual relentless Madrid. And the victorious Ancelotti. Real suffered for a long time at Wembley, but with a brilliant finale they beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0.”
Sports newspaper: “Carlo the Fifth, Emperor of Europe: Real Madrid wins the 15th Champions League.”
Netherlands
The Volkskrant: “Borussia Dortmund’s players did almost everything well in the biggest club competition of the season, except for the one thing that football is ultimately about: scoring goals. Real were much better in that aspect.”
The Telegraph: “Ian Maatsen and Borussia Dortmund bark but don’t bite: Real Madrid Champions League winners again.”
Switzerland
View: “Swiss goalie conjures up magic, but Madrilenians are ice cold. Real snatches the Champions League trophy from Kobel. In the end, it is the coolness in the big games that prevails. Real waits, then beats BVB goalie Kobel twice.”
Aargauer Zeitung: “Real Madrid withstands BVB’s storm. The Germans have a long sniff of victory but don’t take advantage of their chances. Then the record winners strike back with ice-cold precision.”
The New Zurich Times: “Real Madrid used to be considered a serial offender in the Champions League. But that doesn’t do the club justice. Rather, Real is a despot that rules the competition according to its own taste.”
Austria
Courier: “The Royals are also the kings of efficiency. Real Madrid have won the Champions League for the 15th time. The Spaniards were pushed to the brink of defeat by Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium.”
Small newspaper: “It seemed like a very fragile construct, this White Ballet that had competed against Borussia Dortmund in the 2024 Champions League final at London’s Wembley Stadium. (…) A game against Real always seems as if the players knew that everything would bounce off like a rubber wall set up by the incessantly chewing coach Carlo Ancelotti.”