Former Tremendous Eagles and Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has backed Borussia Dortmund to defeat Actual Madrid within the UEFA Champions League last, Soccernet.ng experiences.
Mikel, who is not any stranger to Champions League victory, noticed his group defy the percentages on the Allianz Area in Munich in 2012, beating Bayern on their residence flip to elevate Chelsea’s first-ever UCL trophy.
The 2013 AFCON winner put in an amazing efficiency for Roberto Di Mateo’s group earlier than Didier Drogba scored the deciding penalty to win the sport.
On the first of June, Actual Madrid will lock horns towards Borussia Dortmund on the Wembley Stadium in London, as each side look to place lovely colors on what has been an eventful season.
Whereas Los Blancos are favourites, Mikel has backed Die Schwarzgelben to copy Chelsea’s 2012 triumph by defeating Actual Madrid subsequent week.
“To be trustworthy, I actually hope that Borussia Dortmund will win the UCL last. They deserve it greater than Actual Madrid. If you see that gamers like Kroos, Nacho, Carvajal and Modric gained 5 trophies of the UCL it’s a bit unfair as a result of these gamers should not even near being the very best of their positions. This exhibits that trophies could be deceptive. I can identify 10 gamers in the identical positions which might be higher than these footballers,” the Olympic bronze medallist mentioned in quotes revealed by Daily Post.
Actual Madrid are going all out for his or her fifteenth UCL title with the hopes of giving Toni Kroos a befitting farewell, whereas Borussia Dortmund are closing on their second, hoping to present Marco Reus a fantastic finish to his keep on the membership after twelve years.
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