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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sid Lowe

Ancelotti fears Real Madrid’s ‘most dangerous’ game against Dortmund

Carlo Ancelotti and Thibaut Courtois prepare for the final
Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will start at Wembley. Photograph: Jose Breton/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Carlo Ancelotti called the Champions League final the “most dangerous” game of the season on the eve of Real Madrid facing Borussia Dortmund as overwhelming favourites to win their sixth European Cup in a decade and the 15th in their history.

The Italian denied the competition was an “obsession” for the club, admitted there would be fear in the hours before kick-off and insisted their campaign should be defined as “successful whatever happens” at Wembley. “The obsession is to try to do your best, as we have all season; sometimes it doesn’t go the way you want,” he said.

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