It was indeed a Royal upset by (who else) the one and only, Real Madrid. Borussia Dortmund showed how they stepped on the "Bernabeu" to get ... revenge for the defeat they experienced in May 2024, in the final of the Champions League. At least that's what he showed when he took a 2-0 lead with goals from Mullen in the 30' and doubled it in the 34' with the Englishman, Gittens. But Carlo Ancelotti's "merengues" reacted, showing that "this is our field". And no one can leave without bowing his head. And so it happened, the Westphalians bowed in the second half knowing the heavy defeat with 5-2.

It is impossible to be coherent in the story of a match for Real Madrid. Dortmund arrived at the Bernabéu with the optimism that comes from being in the lead and the impetus of their new coach, Nuri Sahin, who for an hour filled the stadium with doubts and whistles. Despite the absence of Adeyemi and Couto, the Germans offered all the certainties in the game that Madrid currently lacks. Ancelotti placed all the playmakers on the pitch. Modric and Bellingham as midfielders, he placed all the weight of the return of Real Madrid on Valverde, aware that he would have to cover a lot of ground in case of a counterattack. That is why, for half an hour, Madrid did not bite. They limited themselves to falling back every time Dortmund circulated comfortably, with Nmecha showing the first touch, and relied on the runs of Vinicius or Mbappé.

Exchange... dominance in the first few minutes, with the home side pressing and the visitors moving the ball around very nicely and looking more solid on their feet, although there were no clear-cut chances on either side in the first half hour.

Real, though shell-shocked, weren't about to give up and touched down just three minutes later with an incredible chance and two successive crossbars (!) from efforts by Rodrigo and Jude Bellingham. Dortmund tried to add more... salt to the royal wound and Courtois saved 0-3 with a superb shot from German international midfielder Julian Brandt, with Real going to the dressing room having struggled in both defense and attack.



Show Vinicius and triumph!

However, because it is Real, it has 15 Champions Leagues and at the "Bernabeu" the games seem... endless, it appeared transformed in the second half and determined to bring the ups and downs, as it eventually did.

And if Borussia scored twice in four minutes, the Queen did it in... two! In the 60th minute, Kylian Mbappe (probably invisible until then) moved perfectly and crossed perfectly to Antonio Rudiger, who headed his team into the "bay" again.

And, in the 62nd minute, Luka Modric found Mbappé with a vertical ball in the area, the Frenchman was cut down before he could shoot, but the ball found its way to Vinicius, who slotted into the empty net for 2-2.

Real shut out Borussia in their frames, the Germans held out until the last quarter, where they even made it 2-3 with a close shot by Maximilian Bayer that Courtois took out with his feet.

In the very next phase (83'), in fact, Lucas Vázquez  gave Carlo Ancelotti's team the lead with a wonderful shot through the area in which the goalkeeper, Gregor Kobel, could not do anything. And then, of course, "Vinny" took action again.

The Brazilian gave dimensions to the triumph with two wonderful goals scored in the space of seven minutes (86' and 90'+3'), dancing the defense of a Borussia Dortmund who did not know where to guard against the show of the European champions, who offered another magical evening to her friends. And of course, now on Monday (28/10) at the Satele theater, Vinicius and his company are expected to be present, so that he can also receive the "Ballon D’Or".