The upcoming C1 Cup final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund is very special, this will be the farewell appearance for the team of Kroos and Reus as well as many record numbers waiting to be set.

Wembley Stadium will witness great moments, in the match between Real Madrid and Dortmund in the 2023/24 Champions League final. This will also be a farewell to the two parent teams of Marco Reus and Toni Kroos.

The perfect ending for Kroos or Reus?
Surely the perfect ending is only for one side, Kroos and Real Madrid, or Reus and Dortmund. However, no matter who wins, the C1 final still holds a lot of meaning.

After 12 years and 428 appearances for the first team, Marco Reus will end his career at Dortmund after the C1 final. Reus is a “living legend”, having established himself as one of the best players in the Bundesliga after joining Dortmund from Borussia Mönchenladbach in 2012, scoring 170 goals and 131 assists with two lifting the German national cup.

Meanwhile, the C1 final has special meaning for Toni Kroos, this will be the last match in his club career, after deciding to leave Real Madrid and retire after EURO 2024. Kroos is 4 years old. Once he won the Champions League, he wanted to end his career at its peak and that could come true when Real Madrid beat Dortmund at Wembley.

Records are waiting to be set
Carlo Ancelotti, there is no doubt that he is the most successful strategist in the Champions League. Pep Guardiola, Bob Paisley and Zinédine Zidane have all won the C1 Cup 3 times as coaches, but Ancelotti has lifted the Elephant Ears Cup 4 times and this record is waiting to be extended to 5, if Real Madrid continues to reach the top of glory in the early morning of June 2.

Winning the Champions League is always the desire of every player, but Luka Modric and Dani Carvajal have won the C1 Cup 5 times with Real Madrid. This record can be deepened further this weekend, if Los Blancos defeat Dortmund.

Two other special characters that need to be mentioned in the upcoming Champions League final are young talents Arda Guler of Real Madrid and Salih Ozcan of Dortmund. One of the two will enter the calendar after this match, when he becomes the first Turkish player to win the C1 Cup arena. Guler is 19 years old and is developing rapidly at Real Madrid when coach Ancelotti uses him, while Salih Ozcan has turned 26 and is also regularly given opportunities at the German team.

The C1 final was full of promise
In history, Real Madrid and Dortmund have met 14 times in the Champions League, the number of goals created is 43, an average of 3.07 goals scored in each match. Therefore, the C1 final promises to continue to have many goals scored.

The C1 final was also notable for the confrontation between two English players, Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) and Jadon Sancho (Dortmund). Both are in high form in their current team, unfortunately only one will enjoy the joy of victory in the end.