Carlo Ancelotti: Fear factor will spur Real Madrid on in Champions League final

Carlo Ancelotti wants his Real Madrid players to feel the fear of the Champions League final when the anthem plays ahead of kick-off at Wembley.

The record 14-time winners will be heavy favourites when they face Borussia Dortmund but Ancelotti – the competition's most successful manager with four titles – knows nothing is guaranteed.

Madrid beat holders Manchester City on penalties and scored two late goals to beat Bayern Munich in the semi-final to secure their spot under the Wembley arch.

"A Champions League final is the most important game and the most dangerous one," Ancelotti said on the eve of the clash.

"It is a double-edged sword, we need to enjoy it to the maximum, and then concern starts that it could go wrong because we are so close to the most important thing in football, which is winning a Champions League.

"There is a fear, a concern out of that. It is a feeling we all have inside. We have extreme happiness, but you have to be a bit lucky, play well and never lower your guard but when you reach a final success is so close that you start worrying.

"It is going to start tonight, tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon. A lot of fear, it is normal. If you have more fear you will be happier if you are able to win in the end."

Spain defender Nacho believes Real are a "special" team in the European Cup, something their opponents will feel the second the fabled Champions League anthem rings out.

"I think everyone that likes football knows that Real Madrid is a special team in this competition," he said.

"We haven’t invented that. When the Champions League anthem sounds we really feel a special feeling, we have so many of these trophies but it is also a big responsibility."

Although he has only played in one previous final win,