Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, UCL Final Live Updates: Focus on Sancho, Vinicius as BVB, RMA eye early lead

Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, UCL Final Live Updates: The first-half begins as Dortmund get us underway!

BVB 0-0 RMA

Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, UCL Final Live Updates: Both teams are now on the pitch for the pre-kick off formalities!

Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, UCL Final Live Updates: Few more minutes to go now folks! The the opening ceremony for the UCL final has begun!

Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, UCL Final Live Updates: Stay tuned folks! Kick-off is scheduled for 12:30 AM IST!

Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, UCL Final Live Updates: This is Madrid’s 18th European Cup/UCL final, with their 17 already the most of any side. They have clinched the title 14 times, and a win tonight will see them extend their record, and make it more than twice as many times as any other team (Milan have the next most with 7).

Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, UCL Final Live Updates: Kobel (GK), Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen, Can, Sabitzer, Sancho, Adeyemi, Brandt, Fullkrug

Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, UCL Final Live Updates: BVB and RMA last faced each other in the UCL in 2017-18, with the La Liga side winning both matches in the group stage. Neither side have previously won three consecutive matches in this fixture in European competition history.

Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, UCL Final Live Updates: Dortmund have won only three of their last 14 matches vs Madrid in the UCL (drawn 5, lost 6). Among sides they have taken on at least five times in the competition, only vs Man City (17 percent) do they have a lower win percentage than against the Spanish team (21 percent).

Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, UCL Final Live Updates: This will be the 15th meeting between BVB and RMA in European competitions, all of which have been at the Champions League. RMA are the team BVB have faced most often in this competition (14), while the La Liga side have only faced Bayern (22) and Juventus (16) more often.

Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, UCL Final Live Updates: Courtois (GK), Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho (C), Mendy, Valverde, Camavinga, Kroos, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr

Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, UCL Final Live Updates: Hello and welcome everyone, to our live coverage of today’s UCL final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid. Stay tuned folks! IT IS GOING TO BE A THRILLING AFFAIR!