FULL PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS: Champions League Final 🏆 Borussia Dortmund vs. Real Madrid | ESPN FC
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- Опубликовано: 30 май 2024
- The ESPN FC panel of Stewart Robson, Steve Nicol, Alejandro Moreno and Sid Lowe preview the UEFA Champions League Final matchup between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid.
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Two years ago, Real Madrid defeated 3 premier league teams to win the Champions league trophy. This time hopefully it will be 3 Bundesliga teams
Thanks for copying my comment
Four actually not three
Actually it will be 4 if they win. They draw all german teams this year and this fact is crazy Union Berlin GroupStage Leipzig Bayern and Dortmund in Final
@@richiestockton wdym?
Really hope so
Madrid has a 14-3 record in UCL finals.
Their last UCL final defeat was nearly half a century ago, in 1981. Since then, Madrid has gone 8-0 in UCL finals. Go ahead and give them the trophy.
As much as I would love Dortmund to win, Real Madrid just don’t lose European Cup finals.
Either They didn't wire the millions to the refs on time or they didn't pay them enough
Either They didn't wire the millions to the refs in time or they didn't pay them enough
Either They didn't wire the millions to the refs in time or they didn't pay them enough..Or maybe a little dispute happened
That's what's gonna happen.. They'll literally hand them the trophy, it's bound to happen..Just watch how they'll pretend Madrid will have to go thru a "mATcH" to win it
Just don’t underestimate Dortmund and Real Madrid will be fine.
It is a final. There is no other option but Real Madrid winning UCL. It does not matter which team they are facing.
I dont think the madrid players would underestimate them they'll definitely play like their lives depended on it
Dortmund is going to win
@@carlbjorling6058 of course. Hala Madrid
@@start3079 they did not.
I just hope Real madrid stay professional like they always do and not underestimate dortmund
Yes, this will be key
They won't underestimate them think it through Jude used to play for Dortmund he know them inside out
Robbing is another word 😂😂😂😂
@@lisnetjoswa6474🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@lisnetjoswa6474robbing is another word 😂😂😂
Madrid are coached by the greatest of all time. He doesn't need any advice on how to get his team ready for a final.
Greatest of all time 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@nik_kaushik whos greatest cup manager then, smart guy
@@XXBlueThanosXXHe didn't say cup manager. Additionally, are you completely insane???
Ancelotti and Zidane greatest managers ever don’t cry pessi dogs. Xavi even dissed yall saying yall don’t come close to Madrid 😢
@@octaviomartinez7475these madrids kids are so funny😂 ancelotti is top 20 for sure buy zidane not even a good cosch he got donated 3 ucls
the ball boy at Dortmund knows more about football than these idiots.
Immediately paused the video after 45 seconds 😂 these guys are 🤡s
Well, smart compared to you that's for sure.
ESPN always loves Barcelona ///hates Madrid
Madridista 4 Life, however let's be respectful of our apponents and not underestimate Dortmund. Above all let's hope for a good final between the two finalist and may football be the winner.
All the analysis- no mention of Rudiger and Valverde- both energetic and with killer instincts.
can't believe people say bayer leverkusen was better than RM 😂
Who said? Who?
I mean if Madrid lose it is debatable
@@carloferretti8956 true, but La liga is tougher than Bundesliga, and the champions is tougher than europa league, and RM still only lost twice in all competitions.
In the way they play leverkusen is definitly better than RM. It's not always about results as guys like you would like it to be. And by the way: No one can say if La liga is better than the bundesliga. There are no facts which lead to that judgment. It's just speculations.
@@Tommy-pn3rhit’s not about results? Ok. 👍🏼
This will be one of Real Madrid's toughest games. There is a lot of pressure on Madrid to win this game for a few reasons. 1) To Showcase their European Dominance after a dramatic exit last year 2) To Keep their unbeaten Record in UCL Finals (Since the new UCL Format) 3) To Honour the departure of Legend Toni Kroos 4) To not loose to a team like "Dortmund" (Because for some reason people think that Dortmund is an incredibly weak team 😂). Real Madrid have a lot to prove this match and on the other hand, Dortmund have a lot less pressure on their shoulders, and lots of Motivation for this match. Dortmund are aware that they probably won't get an opportunity like this again, so they will be wanting to seize the Moment. Additionally, they will want to win this for their legends Matt Hummels and Marco Reus. Finally, Dortmund will want prove all the Haters who said "They Won't even escape the group" etc, that they have the ability to beat the biggest teams. Real Madrid are far more Tactically Flexible than Dortmund, and are more efficient in Defence and Attack, but that isn't to disregard Dortmund as they are good on the transition and have proven that they have a lot of Mental Resilience and can defend like tigers when they want. This will be an incredible game!!!!
Nah bro too much text.this was one of our easiest game so far in the UCl
They’ve been in this position time and time again and every time they’re in a final for the most part, Real Madrid don’t really put a foot wrong. These guys are the kings of Europe and there’s a reason for that and their love affair for the champions league doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon. They haven’t lost a champions league final since 1981 and that says everything about their unmatched European pedigree and ability to deliver under pressure and not get nervous. Whoever they have it doesn’t matter irrespective of the players or the managers because they continue doing well in Europe. Since 2014, no team has won more champions league titles than Real Madrid in the last 10 years and this tells you all you need to know about them in this competition. Even after Ronaldo left, they were trying to get used to not having to rely on a genuine superstar, yet in 2022, they still won the champions league and remember when many of us thought that they would suffer after Benzema’s departure last summer as they didn’t have an elite striker, despite that and all of the injuries they have, they’re on the brink of winning the champions league again for the 15th time ever.
They’re obviously the favorites going into this game and while many people think it’ll be one sided, we expect Borussia Dortmund to give everything that they have. We don’t want to get complacent, I just don’t see how Dortmund can upset these guys and it would be shocking if they do that. They’ve gotten farther than what we expected from them in this competition and every time they’ve been counted put they’ve delivered and with them as underdogs they’ve feel like they have the confidence to upset them as we’ve seen in the previous 2 major finals where the teams with 0 chance actually won: FA Cup final Manchester United vs Manchester City Europa League final Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen where Atalanta and United won their respective finals, but this is Real Madrid we’re talking about and until these guys mess up; even if they do when it comes to the Champions League they’re one of the only teams that can never be written off because when you think they’re out they come back and shock you.
@@uncontrollablewiseguy4925 15
@@uncontrollablewiseguy4925 just what I was thinking 😂
First time for everything.
@@ayee4258 today, dortmund will shock the world
Dortmund will win, f Real Madrid.💪
Zero pressure on Dortmund. Madrid cannot really win the trophy, they can only lose it in the eyes of the public. Gonna be a good game.
Dortmund should have lost to PSG..So Real madrid will won them...
Real Madrid is beating 5-0
Seen how stupid you look now ?
Robo doing Dan ditry on that comment about going home to his wife was ruthless 😅😅😅
Dortmund can save football tonight. A team that is worth several of hundreds of million less than Madrid because it has no rich uncle that buys them a new super star every year. Dortmund constantly looses their best players because they cannot pay the big salaries. Just during the last two years they lost first Haagland and then Bellingham. Now they are in the final which is frankly a miracle and the club deserves the highest respect for their work. I hope they win. They deserve it so much more.
15 Champions League would be mental.
Thinking about 14 was mental 10 years ago. This is just another one.
Not that crazy considering the fact they robbed more than half of them lmao
The quinceañera is coming
That’s what money gives you.
@@tomchetodorovski3828 say that without crying 😂😂😂
Robo is sooo raw hilarious. Type of uncle that you would think twice before opening your mouth on Christmas dinner table 😂
Rodrygo needs to stay away from silly comments to the media.
Yeah, so unnecessary. There was zero pressure on him to say anything like that. We always mock media-trained players, but it's when we see situations like this that we know how important it is.
Very true, businesses don’t work like that. The management should professionally kick him out of the team
He will leave. Madrid doesn't tolerate nonsense. Especially in his case when he isn't going to be a regular starter with the arrival of Kylian. He is threatened
The disrespect to Dortmund displayed here is CRAZY lol.
No disrespect just fact body if it was man city Bayern or Barca u would be riding hard
Dortmund got first in their super difficult group, then they were beating PSV, Atletico and PSG. They won against Bayern in the Bundesliga and if I remember right then they received an equalizer from Leverkusen only in the stoppage time. Dortmund are great against great times this season. I think disrespecting them like that is a huge mistake.
THEY CHOKED THE LEAGUE AGAINST A LAST PLACE TEAM!!
We all saw the match against psg. 6 shots at the post... Cmon dude
@@NovemberBravo837why don’t you beat Dortmund first and then talk later?
The introduction by Dan Thomas is legendary. I love it very much. And also the sound track. ESPN makes me happy always. This is not taking away there negativity sometimes, which is allowed in life generally. Thump up.
Once Real Madrid ia at the UCL final their win is innevitable. Sorry for Borussia fans or Real haters. There is no other option on an UCL final different to Real Madrid getting it. In the last 10 years they have won against really top teams that were in a better shape during the whole season.
For the love of the game dortmund please
With the final being played at Wembley...the English-speaking press is looking at Jude to be the player to win the trophy for Real.
Nobody is looking at the biggest Rocky underdog story of this season...Jordan Sancho!!!
Imagine Jason sancho doninates a champions league final and he’s on even in the squad for the euros ffs 😂😂
jackson sancho will really be the key
We're gonna need a file of Json Sancho when he drops a masterclass tonight.
Things change so quickly in football and it’s such a funny game and Borussia Dortmund is a prime example of this. This time 12 months ago when they bottled the Bundesliga title on the last day of the season, if anyone told you that Dortmund would be in a position where they’re 1 game away from winning game from winning the champions league, no one would believe you. This is a reality that could happen tomorrow if not then so be it. Going into the season, nobody expected them to get this far in this competition. In a span of 12 months they lost 2 of their best players in Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham and due to them having the one of the biggest bottle jobs ever where they let the Bundesliga title slip out of their hands, people weren’t taking them seriously at all and in the champions league, you don’t expect anything from them. Now here we are in 2024, Borussia Dortmund have defied all odds as they’re in the champions league final for the first time since the 2012-13 season where it was played at Wembley. Even though many people aren’t giving them a chance which makes sense since you’re going up against Real Madrid in a champions league final which is their own competition, Dortmund will try to give it all they have no matter what the final result of the game will be.
Too much text so didn't read 😂
@@Mr.Bondestracht-cs1kosame hr😅
Dan and Rob have a great chemistry
08:45 showing Dan scratch his head felt intentional 😂
I’m calling it. Dortmund is winning it. I knew Atalanta would surprise Leverkusen, and I have the same feeling about Dortmund.
😮
psg dominated BVB over 2 legs ( 5xG, 7 crossbars/posts ) while atalanta did not get dominated by anyone
@@XXBlueThanosXXthat's facts only people who didn't really watch Atalanta thought they were underdogs they were literally performing better than Bayer the whole comp against better teams
Leverkusen isn't Real Madrid and Dortmund isn't atalanta. Looking at other games to predict this one especially games that have nothing to do anything with these particular teams is pretty ridiculous
Your feelings are wrong 😂😂😂
From Belligoal to Belliassist, first year at Real Madrid and he is already La Liga and UCL champion.
Wouldent it be hilarious if Dortmund actually win this but in truth all the pressure is on Real Madrid.
Dortmund is beind underestimated here. They won their group of death. They won against PSG 2-0 on aggregate. That’s the numbers of a giant killer right there. Of course Real are the favourites, but we might very well see an upset tonight.
@@thomasmeier6013 not true...they also won against atletico or milan...they can be really good...adn the won the first game against psg solidly
Modric is gonna be the key, last 30min he can change the game
Rodrygo has every right to look towards the future. He's a super talent who is speaking in frank terms, and I don't mean Laboeuf 🤷♂ I would not be surprised if he makes a big contribution today.
What my heart tells me: Reus wins the champions league
What my mind tells me: Madrid win the champions league
We don’t care about your heart lil bro
@@mintchevvv1834we also don’t care if u care or not
Do it for Reus fc
Insane to think about messi havent played a great game since 8 years before he left barca
Good luck to both teams. Hopefully, it will be an entertaining match
Real Madrid could beat Dortmund 5-0
@@Frankieefootballmundial cap, im a Madrid fan but I dont see that happening, dont disrespect dortmund. They play great team defense, this will be a close game.
@@Frankieefootballmundial BVB can beat Madrid 7-1 LOL, as Bayern did against Barcelone couple of years ago...but this time ti will be close BVB win, I assume 2-1 or 1-0 to BVB
It's going to be a very close game.
Not really it will be lopsided
yes I agree, I think madrid probably win 2-1 but dortmund has a great chance.
agree, BVB will win 2-1 or 1-0
Why Madrid won’t win??
@@rafaelisslaam1894 Madrid will beat Dortmund 5-0
That nasty burn on Dan Thomas at the end!!!🤣
Dortmund for sure,David against Goliath.Borussia has been consistent in this campaign as the team with the best clean sheet, that speaks a lot of the team form.
Will root for them for the trophy.
😃💪
Madrid mentality is different from all other teams and that's why you can't compare Madrid to other teams that have bottle it.
i'd love to get in a game with sid lowe and dan thomas. love it. crunch.
Can we STOP the Steven Bartlett adverts please RUclips ?? That guy just embarrasses himself.
I remember these stupid pundits predicting how Juve is going to thrash is in 2017-18, we absolutely killed it
BVB already won many hearts. Now there is a final to be played.
Real Madrid, having a great or a bad season doesnt matter, is always ready for the biggest games.
BVB have to throw all in. Its a final, everything is possible.
Unrelated but how Ale Moreno scored 52 goals and 37 assists in 11 freaking seasons is crazy
Averaged less than 5 goals a season in a weak league yet don't show respect to players playing at high level. This guy is nothing short 😂😆
@@rommeldouglas5604 factos 🤣
I love the fact that Dortmund are going back to Germany with a trophy 😎😎
Cant imagine real madrid next season mbappe vini jr rodrygo and bellingham going to be insane
Funny thing is Real Madrid was so often being an underdog in finals and there weren't much waves back then. Now they're the favorite, people come up nervous.
The question is: who feels the nerve now? The players, or the football fans/media? 😁
Game will be done in the first half. 4-0. Hala Madrid
cap, dortmund is a great team. It will be a close game.
As a Madrid fan, I'm afraid of how people over underestimated Dortmund ,, that guy Matson he is good
They said the same thing about PSG and their speedy wingers. Real Madrid have to be hyper-focused otherwise I can see this ending 1-0 for Dortmund. Real Madrid doesn’t do very well when we’re favorites. Watch our games against the lower La liga sides versus top teams to understand. Vinicius particularly could lose his focus. I’m hoping we win it but I’m a lot more nervous about this than the last 5 finals.
dortmund 2 real madrid 0...........book it
Ok I’m booking it 😂 as usual hhhh sad little man
u r probably right, it will be close BVB win
Flipped brain 🧠🙃😅 Lol
Hummels definitely gets a place instead of nacho.
All the way Dortmund going to win the Final score 2 _1
Football is on the day we will not take our opponents lightly hala madrid
Espn no clue, bvb centerback duo was great
Nothing would make me happier than Real Madrid winning the UCL and England winning the Euros.
Yeah becuz you're English and you wanna see that overrated Bellingham win the Ballon d'Or.. It'd be a disgrace if that happens
@@eL--RaL they gave to Messi for just performing in 6 Games at the World Cup. Nobody cares about the Ballon Dor... its just a popularity award and nothing else
@@jascha2765 WC is just 6 games?? 😂😂
The most prestigious and biggest competition is now just 6 matches??? What a douchebag!!
Prem didn't win some so you're salty
And it's 7 matches btw
@@jascha2765 what a kid!! The most prestigious and biggest competition in football is just 6 games now becuz Messi won i?? 😂
Just Prem didn't win some doesn't mean you should lie and cry 😂
It's becuz Prem didn't have any best players just overhyped ones who couldn't even compete with LaLiga mid-table players in reality 😂
And it's 7 matches btw, you should have studied it well when you searched it on Google right before you commented 😂
@@_A7X he was bang average this season he didnt do anything for this club in the Champions League and was completely invisible against Bayern... He only farmed stats in a league that was worse than the dutch league at this point..
And the worst part is, that the World Cup shouldnt even have counted for that years Ballon Dor, but they just did it for Messi.
I looked at the prediction just to Luis Garcias name - He didn't disappoint. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Real Madrid always respects its opponents. That is probably one of the reasons for its success. On the other hand, the media often downplay Madrid's opponents in an attempt to diminish the credit for its achievements. Nothing new.
Another reason for their success is that they have a rich uncle that gives them millions for new stars each season. Dortmund does not have that but needs to work hard for their money and therefore losses every season a top player... Haagland in 2022 and Bellingham in 2023.
@@philkeh, a rich uncle? Wich second-rate media are you getting your information from? RM is a member-owned club whose only income comes from football (tickets, merchandising, TV rights, sponsorships, and stadium rentals). However, since they have been doing things very well for many years, they are the team with the most followers in the world, wich means their income from sales in all these areas is the highest. In that sense, they are like Borussia, only bigger and better. Furthermore, in recent years their transfer policy has been to sign very talented young players whom they develop and take to the highest level: Valverde, Vinicius, Camavinga, Rodrigo, now Güler, Next year Endrick...Everything RM achieves is due to their own merits.
@@robert111k dream on. Without Perez backing the deal with his billions, Real would never have gotten 600m from JP Morgan. It’s Perez’s personal financial strength that enables Real to get these kind of loans to these conditions. Not the 90k club members.
@@philkeh, You, anti-Madrid people, are getting crazier and crazier.
@@robert111k What kind of weak counter argument is that? You have no substantial argument anymore against my point? So you think its normal for a financial institution to give a 800m loan to a company that made only 10-12 m profit per year in recent years? This is only possible if someone backs the loan with securities and that is what your rich uncle did. Dream on and try to feel romantic and proud but without Perez billions Real would not be where it is. Its a fact and if you dont understand it, you dont understand finance.
Real Madrid would be champ for as long as Vinicius, Rodrygo and Bellingham are with the Club.
RM fav's 100% Of course who knows which BVB you get. Strong BVB with some luck, could do it for sure, because RM hasn't been convincing at all in these knockout's and relied heavily on blessings.
Real Madrid struggled with the German sides this season for some reasons.
DORTMUND WILL SHOCK THE WORLD
u r right bro, never underestimate the Army of the Yellow Wall 🖤💛
Barcelona fans will never succeed 😂😂
I support Dortmund
Dreaming is good but fact is Real are going to make 15 UCL Trophy
@@arkobanerjee7989 yeah, next year maybe with Mbappé
People forget how electrified Signal Iduna Park which help them to reach Final when playing outside their stadium is a different story
If Vinicius doesn’t win UEFA is racist🤧
Literally nobody from Dortmund felt that about Bellingham lol, everyone knew he was gone.. as has happened to many prospects like that from Dortmund before. ESPNFC guzzling Real Madrid hogs like it’s their job
Dortmund fans were grateful Jude and the time he put in. He left at an appropriate time, not too early (ala Dembele). Fake narratives from you guys
Stuart gave it to Dan at the End..😂😂😂
Since 1981 Real Madrid has handled and beaten the best of European teams in this coveted CL Final.
Real Madrid has won their last 8 straight CL Championship Final matches.
Borussia Dortmund is NOT one of the strongest and best teams in Europe. They have put it all together to reach this final but this is where their luck will end when they face the greatest team, Real Madrid.
My humble prediction is for Real Madrid to win 3-0.
This victory will be Real's 15th CL silver trophy.
HALA MADRID
UNDESERVING GARBAGE.... !
Dortmund needs to save football's INTEGRITY against UEFA tomorrow
True
We all true football fans support Dortmund. Vardrid is the worst thing that has happened to football. Apart from the vardrid clown fanbase and flopchester united fanbase, no one is supporting vardrid.
such a silly comment..you have no brains at all 🤡
@@Dirbando-wwo3xhnot even Messi and Barcelona fans
just keep complaining, Real Madrid is on its way to 15 UEFA Champions League titles.
What i learned im a madrid biggest fan Everytime a big club is in the final I saw barcelona vs juventus barcelona won liverpool in final ir won city won Chelsea won bayern also won the champions league we lifting another one halla madrid 👍
Dortmund is a big club. 100.000 fans are in London right now.
Respect Dortmund they are in final but Real Madrid have every reason to win finally. Hala Madrid...
I know those people didn't just sit here and compare a Champion's League final to a cup final bruh 😭😭😭😭
Don Carlo: 🤨
Secret Agent: 🫡!
Lunin: **catches a flu**
Courtois: 😏
😂
😅😅😅
Barcelona fan here: just give Real the trophy. They never lose UCL finals.
I understand Madrid pushing Vini for the Ballon dOr because they don't want the vote to be split between them and then have someone else win it.
Real Madrid are used to having multiple Balon D'or contenders, so that's the right move. They have 3 now, Vini, Jude and Kroos. Jude has already said that he'd be just as happy with Vini winning it as if he won it himself. And Kroos doesn't care about it. Vini is modest, he said that he wants Kroos to win it 😂.
I think the international tournaments (Euro and Copa America) will determine who the winner would be.
Vini will be Brazil’s main man since Neymar is unavailable, so if he leads Brazil to Copa victory. He will seal the Balon dOr. Something similar can happen in Bellingham’s case if England win euros and he is among their best performers.
as a madrid fan, I believe this will be an excellent game. Dortmund has a great formation n players to defend. I wont be surprised if madrid loses cuz they are going up against a formidable team. But idk what hes talking about saying rodrygo said city is the better team rn, thats not factually correct.
as a PSG fanMy ego never says on Real Madrid side.😂
All the pundits talking didn't think Real Madrid or borussia Dortmund will be in the final ...so let's not listen to them and wait for the 90 minutes
It’s not so much the team Madrid is playing it’s more they haven’t lost a final in my lifetime so don’t see any reason why that would change all of a sudden
Real Madrid are SERIAL champions league winners 🏆
The fact that Madrid doesn't have a fixed play style like City makes any game they play exciting to watch. Anything can happen. They are definitely favorites because of the season they had, not because of their play style. If this were City, we could sit here and say there is no way, with all that tiki-taka, they are going to lose against Dortmund.
No, Kepa saving 2 PKs in shoot-out!
It's Kroos's final Real Madrid game. It could be Nacho's last game as well, after being with us for 23 years! Gotta win it for them🤍.
dont worry, reus get ucl, kroos get euro, everybody happy
Final cup game always been 50-50 split. We've already seen 2 league champions falls in the cup final. Both of these champions seems play the game in hungover mode. Maybe they partied too hard and lost a tad of intensity which cost them the game.
So, if Real Madrid went into the game underestimating BVB, there's a chance that UCL going to Dortmund.
Reus with the hattrick.
Wow Garcia went for Dortmund? I am so so shock 😮
A tell what Bellingham has some defending to do tomorrow...
For the last 4 years champion's league finals ha.e been 1-0 wins, I hope we get to see a high scoring game or will it be another tight fixture
courtois twists his ancle in warmup, and the Real have to field Kepa for the final😂
This is Real Madrid. They will win because they are Real Madrid. No need for analysis
the last time I felt like this for a final was the 2014 final when I knew 100% nothing could stop us......these players are playing at the peak of their footballing tree and its outstanding this team was written in the stars to win Jude will score vini and rodrygo no questions asked
It's not overcelebration that caused City's loss to United. United's tactics disorganised City's plan and forced them to play badly. This game of tonight, Madrid, is the huge favourite to win but may not be different from City-United FACup final because Dortmund will do anything to stop Madrid from scoring a goal. Any team that scores one more goal than the other at the end of the first half will win the trophy.
🖤💛
Truth is it will be hard to defend against Dortmund and Sancho. I say this because I know they enjoy defending. Hala Madrid!
Ale is dressed very well, I like it
People talking about (mostly fans who real beat their team😂)bvb wining the game etc etc they forget about vini jr and everyone else at Real Madrid who can easy score goals with the first half a chance they will have,i know bvb have a decent chance of course but something has to go very very wrong for Real to loose this game
1-0 dortmund..Hummels to score the winner
3:1 Real Madrid, but it will be a tough game
The first 6 don't count: barely any top clubs competed.
The only question is how will the ref shift the game in Madrids favor
I hate to be that guy and I have respect for Dortmund but they aren't winning against Madrid
Dortmund needs lewandowki magic against real.we can remember what he did to madrid in 2012 13 semifinal first leg.