Watch Real Madrid's goals as they take charge in Champions League final

Both sides have certainly earned their spot under the arch at Wembley this evening, seeing off the likes of Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Bayern Munich between them since reaching the knockout stages.

There are plenty of narratives to take into account. Toni Kroos playing his final club game, Marco Reus donning the Dortmund shirt for the last time, Jude Bellingham and Jadon Sancho battling it out to become the latest Englishman to lift this famous trophy whilst playing overseas. Three of them start - with only Reus missing out as he takes up a place on the bench.

It took a while, but we finally got a breakthrough in the 74th minute through Dani Carvalhal - and then there was another from Vinicius Junior. You can see them here:

Here’s how the two teams line up...

Real Madrid XI:

Courtois, Carvajal, Rüdiger, Nacho, Mendy, Camavinga, Kroos, Valverde, Bellingham, Vinicius, Rodrygo

Borussia Dortmund XI:

Kobel, Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen, Can, Sabitzer, Sancho, Brandt, Adeyemi, Füllkrug.

National World journalist, Joe Crann, is at the Home of Football this evening to cover the big game at Wembley, and you can follow him for live updates on his Twitter account:

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