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Revenge or repeat as Liverpool battle Real Madrid for Champions League trophy in Paris tonight

by Vincent Ashitey
2022-05-28
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Revenge or repeat as Liverpool battle Real Madrid for Champions League trophy in Paris tonight
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Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the 2022 UEFA Champions League final tonight at the Stade de France, Paris.

Real Madrid are record 13-time winners and their Italian boss Carlo Ancelotti is looking to win the competition for a fourth time – the most by any manager in the tournament’s history – after leading AC Milan (2002-03, 2006-07) and Real (2013-14) to European glory.

Liverpool head into their third Champions League final in five seasons on the back of the disappointment of narrowly losing out to Manchester City in the Premier League title race last weekend.

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“We are all in a good mood. If you are healthy, as the boys obviously are, life gives you opportunities again and again and in this case it is the Champions League final,” said Reds boss Klopp.

The German added: “Three finals in five years is exceptional because this competition is really difficult. It is really special. We really want to give it a proper go and we will see.”

While Liverpool are looking to seal a cup treble, Real are attempting a league and European double after being crowned champions of Spain.

By steering Real to a 35th La Liga title last month, Ancelotti became the first manager to win the league in all five of Europe’s major leagues.

“Two great teams will face each other, and the one with more courage and personality will win at the end,” said former Chelsea boss Ancelotti.

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The final will be decided on the day with extra time and penalties coming into play if the sides cannot be separated.

Battle of the heavyweights

Saturday’s eagerly anticipated final brings together two super heavyweights of European football.

While Real Madrid are aiming to win it for a 14th time, which would then be twice as many as any other club, a Liverpool win would take them level with AC Milan (7) in second place on the list of overall champions.

Liverpool’s Senegal forward Sadio Mane and Real Madrid’s France forward Karim Benzema are both in the running to win this year’s coveted Ballon d’Or which is awarded to the world’s best player.

Benzema, 34, has struck 15 goals in Europe this season – including two hat-tricks – and is the Champions League’s leading scorer in 2021-22, while Mane was instrumental in his country’s first Africa Cup of Nations triumph in February.

Mane also helped Senegal qualify for the 2022 World Cup, with the 30-year-old winning two domestic cups with Liverpool this season. Linked with a move away from from the Reds this summer, Mane said he will give a “special” answer over his future after the final.

Mohamed Salah said earlier this month Liverpool had “a score to settle” with Real after losing 3-1 to the Spanish giants in the 2018 final in Kyiv.

Four years ago, the Egypt star left the pitch in tears after falling heavily following a challenge by Sergio Ramos. “I want to play against them and hopefully win it from them as well,” added Salah, who has yet to extend his contract that expires in June 2023.

Mohamed Salah said earlier this month Liverpool had “a score to settle” with Real after losing 3-1 to the Spanish giants in the 2018 final in Kyiv.

Four years ago, the Egypt star left the pitch in tears after falling heavily following a challenge by Sergio Ramos. “I want to play against them and hopefully win it from them as well,” added Salah, who has yet to extend his contract that expires in June 2023.

Four defeats but a place in the final

Real Madrid have lost four times in 12 Champions League matches this season – Liverpool have lost three out of 62 matches in all competitions in 2021-22 – yet the champions of Spain have made it through to their 17th final in the competition.

They have defeated Liverpool’s Premier League rivals Chelsea and Manchester City along the way but suffered a surprise home defeat to Moldova’s Sheriff Tiraspol in the group stage last September.

Real came back from the abyss in their semi-final against City.

Trailing Pep Guardiola’s side 5-3 on aggregate with just one minute of normal time remaining in the second leg, Benzema scored before Rodrygo forced extra time 89 seconds later.

Benzema, who has scored seven Champions League goals against English teams this season, then sent Ancelotti’s side to Paris with a penalty.

Paris steps in after Russia stripped of final

The Stade de France is the national stadium of France and staged the 1998 World Cup final

It was scheduled to be played in St Petersburg but Uefa announced in February it would instead move the match to the Stade de France.

Paris has been given just three months to prepare, well short of the usual 18.

It is the third year running the venue of the Champions League final has been moved – the previous two because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The last time the Stade de France staged the Champions League final was in 2006 when Barcelona defeated Arsenal.

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