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Dortmund heads into Champions League final with an older, tougher team instead of young talents

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund is world soccer’s finishing school no longer.

A club renowned for readying talented youngsters like Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland for the big stage is now on that stage itself, facing Real Madrid — and Bellingham — in the Champions League final Saturday.

This Dortmund team is different, though. It’s built around older players making the most of second chances after career setbacks.

“We have our own story,” coach Edin Terzic said Tuesday. “We have the story of ups and downs of the last years. We are one of the teams that is selling players by the end of the season. We are a team that builds up to compete every year, but now we are there and we are facing teams that are built to win the Champions League.”

And then there’s Jadon Sancho.

The former England national team forward has revived his career since rejoining Dortmund on loan in January from Manchester United, where he hadn’t played since August amid a rift with manager Erik ten Hag.

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