7 facts and paradoxes in the “Coronation of the Fifteenth Real”

Moataz Al-Shami (Dubai)
Real Madrid fans had a happy night, after winning the 15th European Champions League title at the expense of Germany’s Borussia Dortmund, making Real Madrid the greatest team in the world in terms of continental titles and achievements that are difficult to break.
But behind this achievement there were 7 historical facts that must be highlighted, and numbers recorded for Real Madrid players, some of which are considered individual achievements and others collective achievements that are difficult to replicate in the world of football.

1
Starting with the “shrewd” Italian, Carlo Ancelotti, the team’s coach, who won the championship title, with its old and modern names, 5 times, 3 of which were with Real Madrid, more than any other coach. He also equaled the number of wins in terms of winning the European title with one team “3 times” with each. From Bob Paisley with Liverpool (3 titles) and Zinedine Zidane with Real Madrid, 3 titles as well.

2
Borussia Dortmund’s loss was the fourth in five major European finals that it succeeded in reaching, while it won only one final with a score of 3-1 against Juventus and won the Champions League title in 1997. It also lost the last three consecutive finals it reached in a row against Feyenoord. In 2002, Bayern Munich in 2013 and Real Madrid in 2024.

3
This was the sixth Champions League title won by Real Madrid with the presence of the quartet Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Dani Carvajal and Nacho, making them equal to Paco Gento, the former Real Madrid player, with 6 titles “in the old name of the tournament,” which is the largest tally for a player in the history of the tournament.

4
During his career with Real Madrid, Vinicius Junior directly participated in 22 goals in the knockout stages of the Champions League, scoring 11 and making 11 assists, which is the largest number of goals for a player before he turned 24 years old, a number that was previously recorded by Lionel Messi.

5
Dani Carvajal scored only the second goal in his career in the Champions League, and last night was his 89th participation in the tournament overall, and he was also the first defender to score in the tournament final since Sergio Ramos in the 2015-2016 season, and he also did so with Real Madrid against Atletico. Madrid.

6
At the age of 38 years and 266 days, Luka Modric became the second oldest player to reach the Champions League final, and win the title after Paolo Maldini with Milan in 2007 (38 years and 331 days against Liverpool).

7
Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid’s goalkeeper, has become the second player to start for the first time in one edition of the Champions League season in the final match, and he did not participate in all the previous rounds in the groups and knockout rounds of the same edition, after Ryan Bertrand with Chelsea in the 2011-2012 season.