Quote from: skarais on Today at 07:19:38 PM

I understand why some users are worried about the odds that Real Madrid will face in this season's Champions League final. The failure experienced by Leverkusen in the Europa League final is an important lesson for anyone not to be too confident in the high chances of a favorite team to win, in reality they can still be beaten.

Yep. Some people feel worried with Real Madrid because they can't accept the fact that Leverkusen could be defeated by Atalanta. If we want to analyze the fact, it makes sense if Leverkusen can be defeated because Leverkusen isn't a superior team in Europa league. Leverkusen is only a new team that can make a record in the domestic competitions in German. But it is different when the team play in international competition such as UCL and UEL. It is not the first time that a team who performed bad in domestic competition like Atalanta can be the winner in an international competition. Also, it is about the level of the domestic competition. I think Serie A has a higher level tan Bundesliga, so Atalanta often played against strong teams. When they play against Leverkusen from a lower level of local league, it is not really surprising if Atalanta can defeat them.

Regarding the match Real Madrid vs Dortmund in the next final UCL, it is very different with the final of Leverkusen vs Atalanta. In UCL, Real Madrid is surely a king of the competition, they can prove it by winning mostly the trophy. Real Madrid also made fantastic record in the final UCL. They could play in the final 17 times, they only got 3 defeats. And in the last 8 UCL finals, Real Madrid never got a defeat. If we consider this history, it is very clear that Real Madrid is favorite team. They can prove it in many seasons of UCL competition.

Quote from: skarais on Today at 07:19:38 PM

There is never a guarantee that the favorite team can win the match, regardless of whether it is the final, semifinal, quarter-final or round of 16. We've seen many favorite teams fail in the Champions League this season, but Real Madrid's defeat in the final seems too low to be true especially given the experience of the team and coach. Real Madrid is really reliable, but it still can't guarantee they win.

Of course, we can't deny that a favorite team can be defeated. Dortmund is not a weak team, they are one of the top teams in Bundesliga. However, Real Madrid has stronger squad, they have more top players. Real Madrid also has signed the star players of Dortmund, Bellingham. And I heard the issue that Real Madrid must give a big amount of money to Dortmund if Bellingham can lead Real Madrid to win UCL trophy this season. Some media stated the amount of the money is bigger than the prize of UCL winner. Considering all of these reasons, no doubt Real Madrid potentially wins the final UCL this season.

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- https://www.givemesport.com/borussia-dortmund-could-make-more-money-lose-champions-league-final/
- https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/football/borussia-dortmund-will-earn-more-money-than-real-madrid-if-they-lose-champions-league-final-thanks-to-bizarre-clause-436282