Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium to win their 15th European title
Jude Bellingham has spent the past 11 months watching Vinicius Jr receive the ball on the left side of the final third, surging towards goal like a shark through water. Bellingham has seen hundreds of times what Vinicius can do, in training and in matches, and he evidently knew what would happen from the moment he played his pass to the Brazilian.
Such is the way with Champions League finals of the last decade: you can come up with the perfect plan, create chances and quell the great players on the opposition side and then, when the crunch comes, Real Madrid win it anyway.
Borussia Dortmund veteran Mats Hummels said he was "proud" of his side after Saturday's 2-0 Champions League final loss but lamented Real Madrid's never-say-die attitude.Speaking with Germany's ZDF network, Hummels said Dortmund "played a great game" and was "really proud of the team."