Well this year's champions league was also full of surprises, although the end result was not any difference since Real Madrid was able to take the trophy home for the 15th time. What was surprising to me was the way Dortmund was able to hold the fierce competition with other elite clubs that participated and found their way to the finals. Although, that would not be the first time they had done that, since they were able to take the trophy in 1997 but now Dortmund wasn't at its best because they could not make it to the top third of the Bundesliga but at least they were able to channel the same energy to the Champions league finals.
Actually, I wasn't surprised to see that Dortmund didn't reach the top third of the Bundesliga this season. Because the Dortmund team itself also very often releases their best players to other teams at higher prices, such as Jude Bellingham to Real Madrid, who in the UCL final yesterday, this player was also sent down by Ancelotti. This means that Dortmund has often experienced this kind of fate in the past, so it didn't surprise me at all when I saw Dortmund lose in the UCL final to the king of Europe, namely Real Madrid.