The contrast between these two footballing powerhouses should make for a thrilling Champions League decider. Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates with Luis ...
As a 12-year-old, he travelled four hours every day by bus to training in Egypt; today he is in the hall of fame. In the final of the Europa League, Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Rangers in a passionate battle. Of course, you can’t enjoy football lightheartedly, you can’t ignore the war. There are the best of the best from each generation. He succeeds in transferring Liverpool’s underdog mentality on to the pitch. Carlo Ancelotti, the first coach to reach the final for the fifth time, is a perfect fit for Real right now. But he is one of the greats. He scored 10 goals in the six games of the knockout rounds. He has already won the Champions League four times. This year, the Champions League final is taking place at a time when war is raging in Europe. It has been moved from St Petersburg to Paris because Russia, the aggressor, has been excluded. It is the Real Madrid team that are distracting Europe in this spring’s sad times. It reminded me of Bayern Munich’s painful defeat against Manchester United in 1999 or Chelsea’s victory in the 2012 “Finale dahoam”, my personal Waterloo. In the Premier League, on the other hand, City last Sunday turned a 0-2 into a 3-2 in five minutes and became champions.
Predicted Liverpool Lineup (4-3-3). Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Mané, Díaz. Liverpool are ...
In the meantime, The Liverpool Offside team will keep you updated with all of the team news and match buildup as it becomes available, along with providing a matchday liveblog and post-match recaps and reaction. Up front Klopp has a lot of choices to make. Luka Modrić had been spoken of as though 36 is a bit too old to play at the highest level, but he’s played to prove any doubters wrong.
The Stade de France hosts this year's Champions League showdown.
The 34-year-old striker is in the form of his life. Few could have foreseen Carlo Ancelotti managing another Champions League final when he oversaw Everton’s 10th-placed finish in the Premier League this time last year. Mohamed Salah has spoken of taking revenge against Madrid after his final against them in 2018 was ended by a shoulder injury following a Sergio Ramos challenge in the opening half-hour.
Liverpool are hopeful Thiago Alcantara and Fabinho will be available for selection for Saturday's Champions League final against Real Madrid.
Press conference'We feel we deserve to be here' - Trent and Robbo's UCL final preview. - 4 hours ago “Liverpool will look to play an intense game, they’ve got a lot of individual quality. The side has been both collective and individual at times this season, the whole squad has been superb. If we could do that then, as I said, we are a really uncomfortable opponent. But, it has to be on the highest level possible,” he replied.
The most anticipated game of the 2021-22 season is nearly here with Liverpool to play Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League final on May 28.
Additionally, a free live stream will be available on the BT Sport website and YouTube channel. It will also be shown free-to-air for Virgin Media customers on channel 532. UK: The Champions League final will be available on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate for subscribers.
Liverpool face Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League final on Saturday evening, so we simulated the clash to try and predict who could lift the trophy.
Despite Liverpool's dominance at stages, Real Madrid's attacking prowess was a constant threat, with the Reds having to be cautious of their front three in the real game. Thiago won the ball on the left of the midfield and charged forward with numbers in support. Madrid attempted to break forward in the 88th minute, but a misplaced pass saw Liverpool counter the away side and score the winning goal. Karim Benzema picked up the ball with his back to goal and played a quick one-two with Vinicius to get around Joel Matip and go through on goal. The game was all square at half-time, with Madrid finding themselves on top in the last 20 minutes of the half. In a repeat of the 2018 Champions League final, Liverpool will be looking for revenge this time after their 3-1 defeat to Los Blancos four years ago.