With Real Madrid's 2-1 home win over Bayern Munich, they eliminated their opponents 4-3 on aggregate and finally met Borussia Dortmund, who had entered the final early.
Truth be told, the last thing Dortmont wants to see in the final is Real Madrid.
But the reason is definitely not because Real Madrid is the club with the most experience in the Champions League final, nor because Real Madrid has won the most Champions Leagues, but because Real Madrid's promotion to the final will put Dortmont in a financial tangle.
In recent years, Dortmund has made a net profit of 130.09 million euros in the transfer market, becoming one of the most prestigious "black shops" in European football, including Bellingham, who transferred to Real Madrid last year.
Real Madrid paid Bellingham a €103 million franchise fee last year, but this is not the full transfer fee, just the basic franchise fee.
In fact, on the basis of the basic cost of 103 million euros spent on the introduction of Bellingham, Real Madrid also agreed to Dortmund some additional terms, including Real Madrid will pay Dortmund an extra 25 million euros if it wins the Champions League, and Bellingham will need to pay Real Madrid another 2 million euros if he is selected for the Champions League Team of the Year.
If Borussia Dortmund win the Champions League this season, they will only be able to claim €20 million.
After such a calculation, Dortmund found that they had not won the championship and made much more money.
The main thing is that this account cannot only be counted in Bellingham, but also in the account of Sancho, another England country.
This season, Sancho joined Dortmund on loan and performed very well, helping Dortmund reach the Champions League final, and also triggered the additional clause of the loan contract, that is, to enter the Champions League final, Dortmund needs to pay Manchester United an additional 3.4 million pounds on loan.
That's not all the riders to Sancho's loan deal, there is also an add-on: Sancho will have to pay for part of Sancho's salary when he plays in the Champions League final, regardless of whether Dortmund wins the title or not.
This is interesting, Sancho is indeed an indispensable player in Dortmont, but Sancho's presence may not be able to help the team beat Real Madrid to win the championship, and even if he wins the championship, he will earn 5 million euros less.
This economic account, a black store like Dortmund should be very clear, but they need to take into account the feelings of the fans.
It has been 27 years since Borussia Dortmund last won the Champions League, and even the last time they reached the final of the Champions League was 11 years ago.
Now that Dortmund have reached the Champions League final again, Dortmund fans must be desperate for the team to win the Champions League again.
It's a pity that the hope of the fans has put Dortmund in an embarrassing situation of choosing to entangle?
If it chooses to make more money, then it means that it must give up the Champions League; If they choose to meet the hopes of the fans, then it means that the club will earn at least 5 million euros less this season.
It's really hard to choose!
But such a choice is also a happy worry for Dortmund! After all, being able to have such a tangled choice fully shows that the club has been able to achieve such results even if it sells its star in recent years, which has proved that the club is successful!