Carlo Ancelotti admits Borussia Dortmund were better than Real Madrid in the Champions League final

Borussia Dortmund would have qualified as Champions League winners if they had beaten Real Madrid in Saturday's final, according to Carlo Ancelotti.

Madrid won their 15th European Cup with a 2-0 victory at Wembley, with second-half goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior.

However, Dortmund squandered several chances to score, with Karim Adeyemi and Niclas Fullkrug going close in the first half for the Bundesliga side.

Nevertheless, Madrid managed to force a win and hold on late to secure their sixth Champions League title in the last decade alone.

Talking to CBS Sports After the game, Ancelotti praised Madrid's mentality as a team, but was more generous in his praise of Dortmund.

“It looks normal, but it's not normal. It's special to be able to win, for this club, six Champions Leagues in ten years,” said Ancelotti.

“Because, as you saw tonight, it's difficult. Borussia Dortmund played really well, they were strong and better than us in the first half.

“At that time you have to remain calm, in control, calm. I said to the players in the first half, 'calm down'.

“It is a very good result because they [Dortmund] they played better, they would have deserved to stay. The second half was better [for Madrid].”

When asked to explain what changed in the second half, Ancelotti replied: “Firstly, we lost a lot of balls and they were strong in transition. We didn't have a good match. avoid losing the ball.

“More balance to stay strong in transition, to stay strong in the back, it was clear they were playing like this – low block and transition.

“See [Madrid players] they were not afraid [at half-time], they were silent. I said we have to do better, they agreed that they can do better. The first ten minutes of the second half they started better.”

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