Champions League Final Most 'Dangerous' Game: Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti warned his players the Champions League final is the most "dangerous" game in football on the eve of their clash with Borussia Dortmund at Wembley. The Italian, who has won the competition as a coach a record four times, said Los Blancos were afraid the trophy could escape them. Madrid, record 14-time winners, are firm favourites for the clash against the Bundesliga side. "A Champions League final is the most important game but also the most dangerous," Ancelotti told a news conference Friday.

"We have to enjoy being here, but knowing it can go wrong because we are close to the most important thing in football -- winning a Champions League -- but having the fear this can escape us.

"Things have to go very well, you need to be lucky too, success is very close and so the worry begins tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon."

Real Madrid captain Nacho said he was feeling confident but nervous.

"We've got more nerves than in any other moment of the season," admitted Madrid captain Nacho.

"We're humans, it's a calm week for (some people) but for the players it's not. It's special, and that makes it not calm."

Veteran midfielder Luka Modric said despite Madrid's strength in contrast to Dortmund, he was approaching the match as if it were an even battle.

"Everyone thinks we are big favourites, but we don't think about it like that," said the Croatian.

"It's 50-50, we're playing a big team that has had a magnificent season in the Champions League."

Nacho and Modric, along with Toni Kroos and Dani Carvajal, would reach six career Champions League wins with a victory over Dortmund, levelling all-time leader and former Madrid great Paco Gento.

"It was hard to imagine we'd get to this moment but we are