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Champions League final broke long-standing Wembley tradition which fans were not happy with
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Updated 17:17 2 Jun 2024 GMT+1Published 16:56 2 Jun 2024 GMT+1

Champions League final broke long-standing Wembley tradition which fans were not happy with

Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final but fans weren't happy with what happened after the game.

Josh Lawless

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The Champions League final featured the breaking of a famous tradition at Wembley Stadium.

Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund in the showpiece at the home of English football, with second half goals coming from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Jr sealing a 15th European Cup triumph for Los Blancos.

Despite being outplayed for large spells and conceding chances aplenty in the first half, Real did what they always do in finals.

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You have to go back to 1983 for the last time Real lost major European final, against an Aberdeen side managed by Sir Alex Ferguson.

Nacho Fernandez became the latest Real captain to lift the richest prize in club football but the manner of the trophy list surprised and caused a stir in equal measure.

Image: Getty
Image: Getty

After Borussia Dortmund collected their runners' up medals, Real had the official trophy presentation on the pitch.

That's despite it being common practice for the winning team to collect their trophy in the Royal Box.

It happens after Carabao and FA Cup finals and was the case on the previous two occasions when the Champions League final was held at Wembley, when Barcelona and Bayern Munich were victorious.

Image: Getty
Image: Getty

But for reasons unknown, Real only lifted the silverware on the turf and plenty took issue with the decision.

One wrote: "Can't believe they didn't do the trophy presentation in the Royal Box. Sacrilege #UCLfinal"

Another said: "Trophy lift not in the royal box is a disgrace."

A third added: "Wembley trophy presentation on the pitch not in the royal box [thumbs down]."

A fourth commented: "Ludicrous this Wembley presentation is on the pitch. UEFA are ridiculous."

A final person fumed: "Not going up to the Royal Box to get the trophy at Wembley? The game has well and truly gone."

SPORTbible has approached UEFA for comment.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Champions League, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Wembley Stadium, Fan Reactions

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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