Liverpool, Real Madrid battle for glory in UEFA Champions League Final
NEWS DIGEST – The stage is all set for a delicious encounter between two of the competition’s most successful and most popular names as liverpool and Real Madrid put their nerves to test in the UEFA Champions League Final.
The Mersey side club, who have won the European Cup five times, eliminated AS Roma in the semi-finals to advance to a showpiece clash against holders Real Madrid.
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Los Blancos on their part, edged past Bayern Munich in the semis, and are hunting for a historic 13th title.
A Champions League final for the ages pits a rampaging giant making a record fourth final appearance in five years against a plucky underdog, whose engaging counterattacking style has made history in the goalscoring department and endeared them to the wider public.
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Virgil Van Dikj, Jordan Henderson vs Luka Modric, Mohamed Salah vs Marcelo, Roberto Firminho vs Sergio Ramos. These are some of the intriguing individual battles that will spice the entralling contest.
Serbian referee- Milorad Mazic will be the man in the middle at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev. The whistleblower has a testing job on his hands as he has been tasked with controlling the tempo of what is poised to be a
heated encounter in the capital of Ukraine.
This fixture, which is a repeat of the 1981 European Cup final won 1-0 by Liverpool in Paris, represents Madrid’s last defeat in the final of this competition. This time around, Liverpool look to lift the highly coveted trophy for the sixth time- to further cement their status as the most successful English club in the Champions League, with their enemy- Manchester United following up with three titles. Madrid on the otherhand are in the hunt for an incredible 13th European crown to consolidate their enviable status as the most successful club in the competition’s 63-year history. Madrid boss Zinédine Zidane could also become the first coach to win three European Cups in a row, having become the first to win the UEFA Champions League in consecutive seasons in 2017.
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