Champions League

Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final for the second time in five years in Paris, with Jurgen Klopp's side aiming to end the season ...

“It is a great success for all of us to be here. “I’m more than happy and proud of what we did so far, it’s really special. Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final for the second time in five years in Paris, with Jurgen Klopp’s side aiming to end the season with a trophy treble while the Spanish giants will look to Karim Benzema to inspire them to a 14th European Cup victory.

Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final for the second time in five years in Paris on Saturday, with Jurgen Klopp's side aiming to end ...

We know very well the demands at this club, the history, but for us to get here is huge," said Ancelotti, who last year was in charge of Liverpool's local rivals Everton. Liverpool look to have the stronger side on paper, with Alisson in goal, Virgil van Dijk marshalling their defence and Salah and Sadio Mane leading their attack. The Anfield club can win their seventh European Cup, a tally that would see them go level with AC Milan and leave only Real with more victories.

The clash between Liverpool and Real Madrid in the final of this year's Uefa Champions League, Europe's most prestigious and richest football tournament, ...

The men's UEFA Champions League final will once again take place on a Saturday with the match kicking off in the afternoon across the USA and Canada.

Real Madrid 4-3 Stade de Reims The Stade de France also hosted the 2000 Champions League final, where Real Madrid defeated fellow Spanish side Valencia. Stade Velodrome Paris The last Champions League final to be decided in a penalty shootout was Real Madrid's 2016 triumph over archrivals Atletico Madrid after a 1-1 draw through 120 minutes. This year's original host venue selection was Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. However, Champions League final venues underwent a shuffle due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If the teams have scored the same number of penalties after the minimum five rounds, sudden death is introduced with every subsequent round.

Jurgen Klopp was given a huge boost as Joe Gomez, Thiago Alcantara, and Fabinho all returned to training after injury issues. The German will therefore have a ...

Liverpool Star To Miss Champions League Final Against Real Madrid Champions League Final Champions League Final

A Liverpool fan decided to take his son out of school to attend the Champions League final and his reply to the system that texted him is sensational.

Missing a couple days of school to potentially experience one of the best nights of his life with his dad. Crack on and work on bringing #selfrespect into your own head." That saw him tweet a response of: "It really doesn't matter. I LOVE THIS. Go for it kid." Schools in the UK are open right now William will miss two days in total to travel abroad. But fair play to the dad.

Liverpool could pocket a cool £93million if they beat Real Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday, with the losing side only missing out on an ...

But regardless of the result, the prize money will go a long way as Klopp looks to sustain Liverpool's recent dominance. But they had to settle for second in the Premier League, although Manchester City almost messed it up on the final day. Madrid have won four Champions League titles over the last 10 years, and they haven't lost a European final since 1981, when it was Liverpool that stopped them in Paris. Just for qualifying the prize on offer is £13.1m, with an extra £2.4m up for grabs with every group game won. This is Liverpool's third Champions League final since 2017, as they look to knock Madrid off their throne. But Madrid will still earn more than the Reds due to their recent run in the Champions League.

Fans from as far as Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak will converge at the KL Gateway Mall, with the organiser saying all tickets for the event have been ...

Traders say the city is "the next best thing to Paris" ahead of the Champions League final.

Merseyside Police said the weekend was "set to be a busy one" and predicted "large numbers of people" travelling to the city. The 62-year-old said she was a "little worried" about people getting too drunk and rowdy but she hoped the match would go well and it would "give a boost to the local economy". Retail complex Liverpool ONE said it anticipated the weekend to be "the busiest of the year" for visitor numbers as fans flock to the city. Mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson, agreed there was a "real buzz" in the city "regardless of the outcome". Peter Hunter, one of the directors for Liverpool's Baltic Triangle, said the final was both a "mood and trade" boost for the city. With excitement building, Liverpool has been described as "the next best thing to being in Paris".

Liverpool and Real Madrid have appeared in a combined 25 European Cup and Champions League finals.That figure will go up to 27 on Saturday evening as the ...

2017-18 - Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool (NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium) 2017-18 - Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool (NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium) They have met twice before in European finals, with Liverpool winning 1-0 at the Parc des Princes in the 1980-81 season.

Real Madrid and Brazil left-back Roberto Carlos believes that Real Madrid will emerge victorious over Liverpool in the Champions League final in Paris on ...

Madrid go into the game as underdogs, with Jurgen Klopp's Reds fancied to bring home their seventh European Cup, and a second in four years. Real Madrid and Brazil left-back Roberto Carlos believes that Real Madrid will emerge victorious over Liverpool in the Champions League final in Paris on Saturday. Report: Real Madrid And Brazil Legend Roberto Carlos On The Champions League Final Against Liverpool

The biggest match of the year is almost here as Liverpool and Real Madrid will meet in France to decide who will hoist the Champions League trophy.

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Champions League: Live coverage of final between Liverpool and Real Madrid.

Not this time due to the pandemic but Russia's invasion of Ukraine which saw St. Petersburg stripped of the hosting. The world's most expensive player when signed by Madrid in 2013, Bale has only played 13 times this season — six of which were for Wales — after being left out in the cold as his Madrid contract ends. Even as those players try to crown the season by lifting another trophy. That was a game when Salah was forced off injured in the first half. Madrid had the luxury of winning the Spanish league with four games to spare a month ago. Madrid entered the 90th minute against Manchester City heading out in the semifinals until Rodrygo was the savior again with two goals capping another incredible comeback. It's really concerning for us in the moment, the risk of injury now, but also in the long term." I don't think the physical side of things will determine the result, it will be important but there are lots of other elements to assess." Gareth Bale's goals won Madrid's last European Cup with two memorable strikes, but the chances of him playing are slim. "Add to that immense individual quality, a strong attack and good organisation. Liverpool has played every game possible this season and every one has had something at stake. "It's completely different when you play as a winger."

Thousands of football fans were descending on Paris to see Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final on Sunday.

“Let’s see it like this, that the game still happens and is not in St Petersburg maybe is exactly the right message which Russia should get. Not this time due to the pandemic but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which saw St. Petersburg stripped of hosting rights. “We are very close to achieving something huge this season, and we will give our all to achieve it,” Ancelotti said. Since then Jurgen Klopp has ended the team's 30-year English championship drought in 2020. If we do that, that we be ourselves that be really confident as well. “We are very calm in the camp.

PARIS (AP) — Thousands of soccer fans were descending on Paris to see Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final later Saturday.

Liverpool and Real Madrid, two sides with extensive history in the UEFA Champions League, will meet in the final in Paris.

Gannett may earn revenue from Tipico for audience referrals to betting services. - 2007-08: Manchester United (England) over Chelsea (England), 1-1 (Manchester United won penalty shootout, 6-5) - 2013-14: Real Madrid (Spain) over Atletico Madrid (Spain), 4-1 - 2015-16: Real Madrid (Spain) over Atletico Madrid (Spain), 1-1 (Real Madrid won penalty shootout, 5-3) The final is set for a 3 p.m. ET start. It was in Real Madrid's last Champions League final appearance where it knocked off Liverpool to lift the trophy.

Liverpool's marathon season - which saw them win the FA Cup, Carabao Cup and come within a point of the Premier League title - is set to reach an epic ...

Liverpool's marathon season - which saw them win the FA Cup, Carabao Cup and come within a point of the Premier League title - is set to reach an epic climax at the Stade de France tonight. Liverpool's marathon season - which saw them win the FA Cup, Carabao Cup and come within a point of the Premier League title - is set to reach an epic climax at the Stade de France tonight. Tens of thousands of Liverpool fans have gathered in Paris ahead of the Champions League final.

The Reds battle Los Blancos at the Stade de France in Paris for the biggest prize in European club football.

This is the club’s third Champions League final in five years, but there’s still that extra electrical charge to the air. That is one thing the Champions League has not really served up amid all its drama, and you arguably have to go back to 2005 for the last truly great showpiece, but there are little elements coming together that could set up a classic. And in Paris, they will come up against the opponents who were responsible for their most recent Champions League exit in April of last year. The Premier League will get stronger as always.” I’m sure it’ll be a great game, may the best team win. No player did more to bring about that exit, though, than Vinicius Junior. By repeatedly finding space in behind Trent Alexander-Arnold down Liverpool’s right, he scored twice in Madrid’s 3-1 first leg win and had chances to settle the tie once and for all in the goalless draw at Anfield. It is easy to read too much into those games. It is a final covered in “great irony”, with Jurgen Klopp’s side able to secure a famous cup treble and seventh heaven for the Reds in terms of European Cups. While Los Blancos can add a 14th European crown. “Usually when I say the pitch looks new, that is good news. The first time was in 1984, the final in Rome. I didn’t play because I was injured. “Usually when I say the pitch looks new, that is good news. Then, in 2005 and 2007, and of course, the rivalry was accentuated during the period I worked at Everton. Now, we'll face each other again. It is, of course, a repeat of the 2018 final in Kyiv, where Sadio Mane cancelled out Karim Benzema's opener, which came from a howler from Loris Karius. A famous double from Gareth Bale, including a spectacular bicycle kick to hand the Spaniards the lead, soon followed to secure glory.

Predicted line-ups, team news and selection dilemmas ahead of the UEFA Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid.

One area where Carlo Ancelotti does have a decision to make, however, is in the front three. David Alaba and Éder Militão look like they have been playing together for years at the back. Our team reporters also consider the two coaches' main selection dilemmas and keep tabs on any potential absences.

Saturday's match between Liverpool and Real Madrid will be the biggest appointment of Turpin's career to date. But he already has plenty of big match experience ...

But UEFA consider Turpin one of the best in Europe." "I've achieved two of the biggest dreams that a referee can have. It's a special place, to be sure." Fellow former EPL ref Mark Halsey told The Sun that Turpin will be a "safe pair of hands". Clement Turpin will be the referee in charge of the 2022 Champions League final. Reflecting on his selection for the Champions League final and his recent inclusion on the list of referees picked for the 2022 World Cup, he added: "I feel privileged.

A group of supporters made their own plan to reach Paris for Saturday's Champions League final.

As many as 60,000 Liverpool fans were predicted to arrive in Paris on Saturday by coach, train, boat and plane. They were among tens of thousands of fans predicted to arrive in the French capital ahead of tonight’s final. They got a flight to Jersey last minute and they met up with us and asked could we get them to France,” he told the Liverpool Echo.

A CAMPAIGN like no other. What a journey it's been. Sixty-three games played. Two trophies won, Paris still to come. This Liverpool team have given us the ...

They’ve given us memories to last a lifetime and we’ll all be up for it again. Finding ways to get the best out of the ‘fringe’ players in particular has underpinned this charge on four fronts. I remember watching Chelsea go 3-0 up at the Bernabeu in disbelief at how poor Madrid were. For all the criticisms Klopp has received over the years about his rotation policy and handling of the squad, it’s been instrumental to our success this season. The partnership of Fabinho and Thiago, working in perfect tandem. This Liverpool team have given us the absolute best of times.

The Spanish champion is seeking its record 14th European title on Saturday in Paris. Liverpool, the Premier League runner-up, is chasing its seventh.

Liverpool has, of course, be in this spot before: It lost to Real Madrid in the 2018 final. A favorable knockout-round draw and a helpful upset — not to mention playing some of the best soccer in the club’s history — meant that its opponents were swatted aside relative ease. Real Madrid faced all the so-called new money clubs in the knockout rounds, and in doing so came face to face with elimination multiple times. It has now played a quarter of the all the finals that have been contested, in fact, including — after Saturday — five of the past nine. As of 15.00 on 26.05 until 18.00 on Sunday 29.05 it is prohibited to wear any football club colours in the area of the Champs Elysees. This includes scarves, hats, displaying banners etc. That might have been related to a warning issued to supporters of both teams that they risked fines of 135 euros (almost $150) if they turned up wearing club colors in places like the Eiffel Tower or the Champs Élysées, the grand avenue that is typically flooded with visitors. Real Madrid is in the final for the fifth time since 2014; in each of its previous four visits since then, its fans will quickly point out, it has left town with the trophy. Chelsea, Manchester City and P.S.G. could not disabuse Real Madrid of its abiding belief in its own agency; Ancelotti and his players have plenty of reason to be confident that Liverpool will go the same way. Europe and the rest of the world. Ordinarily, at a club as proud and demanding as Real Madrid, those twin embarrassments would be enough to spark some sense of mutiny. Real was imperious in the first leg against Chelsea. That aside, it has had to weather fairly consistent storms. Just give Real Madrid the trophy and save everyone the bother.

Minute-by-minute report: The game is now set to kick off at 8.15pm BST but many fans are still not in the ground. Join Rob Smyth for updates.

There are a gazillion points of interest, but in the name of brevity we’ll settle for a few. Most of the finals have been either a bit dull or a bit one-sided. Since Jurgen Klopp came to Anfield, Liverpool have only been knocked out of the Champions League by teams whose name ends in ‘Madrid’. I’m going to stick my neck out and say that will still be the case after this game. The moral of this story will become apparent around 11pm when the victors start writing the history of the 2021-22 Champions League. If Madrid win, they can claim this as the greatest European campaign since GOATs began. Usually, we have a rough idea - or at least we think we do - of how a big game might pan out. If Liverpool were going for the Quadruple tonight, I think they’d be close to unstoppable. Some way to watch the game: ‘Just announced over the p.a. that the ship has received confirmation that they can broadcast the game tonite at 7:30pm. We will be off the north coast of Scotland heading to Invergordon - it will be on the big screen under the stars, in the casino TVs and in our stateroom TVs as well. I guess I’ll just let the narrative of the match pull my affections to and fro. “Always put one in the brain, indeed; sage advice from the Coens’ Miller’s Crossing,” says Charles Antaki of the gratuitous Johnny Caspar reference in the preamble. “This Liverpool is a better team than This Madrid. But This Madrid have had an equally ridiculous march through the knockout games. doesn’t have a TV! So here’s my view while I’m trying to get a dodgy live stream on the internet. But I’d also take a rubbish game and a Liverpool win.

About 60000 Reds supporters have made the journey to France for the Champions League final.

but I always had faith, despite all the challenges we've had". Ian Finlay, who had planned to try and buy a ticket in Paris, said he had been left "unbelievably chuffed" when his family and friends surprised him with a ticket for the match on the ferry to Calais. Thousands have travelled to the French capital without tickets, with some saying they were keen to soak in the "carnival atmosphere". She said the passengers "were split into two groups" and were then told "which group was going and which group wasn't". A WCS spokesman said there had been "an issue with two aircraft which were cancelled by the airline at the last minute" and staff had worked "all day and most of the evening" to find seats for passengers on other carriers. He said the original coach had to be replaced and the ferry at Dover had to be pushed back, which led to "some worried faces...

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Liverpool and Real Madrid are no strangers when it comes to the Champions League, having met in the final twice before, first in 1981 and then again in 2018. Furthermore, Liverpool have not beaten Real in the Champions League since 2008-09 when they thrashed them 5-0 on aggregate in the round of 16. Another win for the Spanish giants tonight would see them claim the cup for a fifth time in nine years. No other English side have ever reached the final of all three competitions in the same campaign. Benzema has also scored a career-high 44 goals in 45 games for Real in all competitions this season, with Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich (50 goals) the only player in all of Europe's top five leagues to have registered more in 2021-22. Real Madrid have gone early with their team by announcing their starting XI a full hour before it has to be submitted to UEFA. Coach Carlo Ancelotti has selected Fede Valverde ahead of Rodrygo in his front three. Liverpool's team bus has had a struggle to get through the traffic to make it to the Stade de France. Jurgen Klopp and his players are only just arriving now, having been temporarily stuck in traffic on the motorway close to the stadium. So while Real's players are now beginning to stroll onto the pitch to get an early feel for their surroundings, Liverpool's team are still waiting to get off the bus. And in defence, Ibrahima Konate is chosen ahead of Joel Matip alongside Virgil van Dijk. Thiago had been the biggest doubt, having limped out of the win against Wolves six days ago with a tweaked hamstring. Jurgen Klopp's side dispatched Inter Milan, Benfica and Villarreal in the knockout rounds while Carlo Ancelotti led his team past Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City in a series of comeback wins. Twice Klopp came up to talk to him and Naby Keita has been warming up with the starters. Those hundreds of supporters who have been waiting idly outside for the last few hours unable to enter through the crowded turnstiles would probably beg to differ.

Two soccer titans meet in a match to determine the best club in Europe. Follow along for live updates and analysis.

Real Madrid finished second in La Liga last season to qualify for the Champions League. It topped Group D with five wins and one loss. It won all six of its Champions League group-stage matches and then beat Inter Milan, Benfica and Villarreal in the knockout round to advance to the final. (Scottish club Celtic in 1966-67 became the only team to achieve a quadruple of major European trophies). Liverpool won a pair of domestic cup competitions earlier this season. Twelve minutes later, after a Sadio Mané equalizer, Gareth Bale angled an acrobatic bicycle kick over Karius, who again became the focus of fan ire when Bale drilled a long shot through his hands to score 20 minutes later. The governing body initially described the reason for the delay to late-arriving fans, but updated the attribution as a “security issue.” Thiago made his return after sustaining an injury during Sunday’s Premier League finale. Its best chance came around the 20th minute when Sadio Mané cut inside and unleashed a shot that hit the near post as Madrid keeper Thibaut Courtois scrambled to recover. Return to menu Madrid rode a second-place finish in Spain’s La Liga, followed by a 5-1 record in the group-stage and knockout wins over Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City, to the final. Return to menu Two of the top clubs in European soccer renew acquaintances Saturday in Saint-Denis, France, as Liverpool meets Real Madrid for the UEFA Champions League crown.

It is a rematch of the 2018 Champions League decider, with Premier League giants Liverpool and Spanish mega club Real Madrid facing off at Stade de France.

Follow along here as the two European giants meet in a dynamic title match in Paris, where more history will be made.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid won its 35th Spanish league title earlier this year. Four years ago, the two sides met in the Champions League final in Kyiv. Real Madrid prevailed, 3–1, thanks in part to two second-half goals from Gareth Bale. However, the game has been widely remembered for Sergio Ramos injuring Mohamed Salah in the first half, and the Egyptian has vowed to exact a measure of revenge with his new opportunity. The road to Paris has been filled with twists and turns, but on Saturday, two European giants in Liverpool and Real Madrid will meet to decide the Champions League title.

Well, there it is! Against the run of play, a cross from Federico Valverde goes against the face of Liverpool's goal and finds Vinicius Jr at the back post.

Kick-off in Saturday's Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris had to be delayed by 36 minutes amid safety concerns.

At the Euro 2020 final last July, thousands of fans surged past security at Wembley and there was fighting in the concourses. In Spanish “security problems” were blamed but the English announcement was clear in pointing the finger at “the late arrival” of fans. At about 8.45pm local time, by which point the Real Madrid end of the stadium was full but there were still swathes of empty seats in the Liverpool end, an announcement was made that kick-off would be delayed. The Associated Press journalist Rob Harris reported that Uefa staff had intervened to prevent security personnel from going after media to stop them from filming as tear gas was deployed. There was footage of some, presumably without tickets, climbing the fence and running past stewards, but the vast majority remained in the overcrowded queues for security checks. There were chaotic scenes as security checks led to bottlenecks and police deployed pepper spray or tear gas, again raising serious questions about Uefa’s organisation of a major event.

Real Madrid won their 14th European Cup after Vinícius Júnior's second-half finish secured a 1-0 win over Liverpool.

Casemiro fluffed a square pass with Vinícius and Benzema open in front of goal but Real – and Courtois – would keep the back door bolted. When Benzema jabbed to the left, it was the prompt for Alisson and Ibrahima Konaté to get into a tangle. The ball would run in front of the line but it would not spin over it. Perhaps it was because of the mental and physical drain of a season like few others, which also featured an unsuccessful fight to the finish with Manchester City for the Premier League title. Salah’s touch to kill a high ball in the 82nd minute was sublime and, when he shifted inside and shot, the hopes of the Liverpool support soared. Salah had declared himself to be motivated by the loss to Real in the 2018 final, when he was thrown out of the action by Sergio Ramos. There would be no revenge storyline.

Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 1-0 to win the UEFA Champions League, the 14th European title for the Spanish club. Here are the main talking points.

And the result Saturday left Liverpool without their seventh European Cup. So how can we judge a season that promised so much, yet ultimately ended with disappointment? And he was unmarked because Alexander-Arnold lost his man at the key moment, allowing the 21-year-old to find the space to claim the cross and score past Alisson. Alexander-Arnold's defensive shortcomings are the main reason why he is no longer Gareth Southgate's first-choice right-back with England, but Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp remains fiercely loyal to his player because of the attacking qualities he brings to the team. Courtois continued his heroic performance in the second half, before and after his team's breakthrough goal, to seal a compelling case for the man of the match award. And Ancelotti now moves ahead of Liverpool's Bob Paisley and Real's Zinedine Zidane as the most successful coach by winning it a fourth time. But while Vinicius' goal was the decisive moment, Real owed their victory to goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who made a succession of crucial saves throughout the game.

The Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris was marred by chaotic scenes outside the Stade de France.

The final was then further delayed, with UEFA citing "security reasons," before finally getting underway at 9:36 p.m. CET. One policeman collapsed to the ground and had to be helped by other officers. "This created a build-up of fans trying to get in. They forced their way through the first filter. The screening at the Stade de France is watertight. "UEFA is sympathetic to those affected by these events and will further review these matters urgently together with the French police and authorities, and with the French Football Federation.