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Real Madrid might stand in way of Dortmund fairy tale

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

BORUSSIA Dortmund face the acid test after a fairy-tale run to tonight’s Champions League final (9pm SA time) as a star-studded Real Madrid roll in to Wembley expecting to be crowned European champions for a 15th time.

No club can come close to the Spanish giants’ success in the competition, and they are strong favourites against a Dortmund side who have beaten the odds just to make it to London.

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