Champions League Final: Why a Win for Real Madrid or Borussia Dortmund Would Defy the Odds

A giant replica of the Champions League Trophy stands at the Champions Festival in Potters Fields Park near Tower Bridge in London, on May 30, 2024. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo

Real Madrid is going for a record-extending 15th European Cup.

Borussia Dortmund is aiming to pull off one of soccer’s biggest upsets in recent memory.