Madrid have scored three or more goals in six of their last nine matches in all competitions, and in four of their last five UEFA Champions League matches. Milan (1992/93), Paris Saint-Germain (1994/95), Spartak Moskva (1995/96), Barcelona (2002/03), Real Madrid (2011/12, 2014/15) and Bayern (2019/20) have all previously recorded six wins from six in a UEFA Champions League group stage; only Bayern went on to lift the trophy. [83], Prices for accommodation in Madrid and flights to the city from English airports surged by up to 683 percent in the hours after the semi-finals. [101] Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk was named the man of the match by UEFA for his leadership and interventions to break up Tottenham's attacks. Offside video assistant referee:[2] [45] The second leg at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund ended as a 10 win for the visitors, with a goal by Harry Kane early in the second half bringing the tie to 40 on aggregate and sending Tottenham to the quarter-finals. [58][59], Liverpool, the runners-up in the previous year's final, qualified directly for the group stage as the fourth-placed team in the Premier League. Benzema's 51st-minute opener was cancelled out within four minutes by Man, but two goals from substitute Bale (64, 83) including a stunning overhead effort took the trophy to Madrid again. [20] It was the fifth time they had appeared in the final of a UEFA competition, having played in one Cup Winners' Cup final (winning in 1963 to become the first British team to win a European trophy) and three UEFA Cup finals (winning in 1972 and 1984 and losing in 1974). This is the first time the same clubs have met in three European Cup finals. [58] Liverpool's reserve striker Divock Origi scored the opening goal in the seventh minute, followed by a pair of goals in quick succession by half-time substitute Georginio Wijnaldum to level the tie on aggregate in the 56th minute. This is their eighth appearance in the fixture a new record, surpassing the seven of AC Milan and Juventus. [49] Sterling scored a fifth goal for City in the third minute of stoppage time, but it was ruled out by the video assistant referee for an offside during the buildup to the goal, giving Tottenham a victory on away goals to send them to their first European Cup semi-final since 1962. The Reds were one of three teams who won all six group games this season, along with Ajax and Bayern Mnchen. Madrid's most recent triumph, and a third successive UEFA Champions League victory, came in Kyiv in 2018 at the expense of the English side, who had edged out their Spanish opponents in Paris in 1981 to claim their third European Cup, all in the space of five years. Liverpool The Reds are in the UEFA Champions League for the 14th time; this is the fifth season in which they have reached the final. [12][13] The bidding process was opened on 9 December 2016 and associations were given until 27 January 2017 to express interest and 6 June 2017 to submit bid dossiers to UEFA. Karim Benzema finished as the 2021/22 Liga's top scorer on 27 goals, nine more than any other player, and has five goals in his last five games in all competitions. Luka Modri, Benzema, Dani Carvajal, Marcelo, Bale and Isco could all appear in their fifth UEFA Champions League final victory for Madrid. Madrid are also the first team to reach the UEFA Champions League final after losing one leg of their ties in the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals. Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) [15] On 7 June 2017, UEFA confirmed that they submitted bids for the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final, with Azerbaijan proposing the 68,700-seat Baku Olympic Stadium and Spain proposing the then-unfinished Wanda Metropolitano, which would hold 67,000 spectators. He was joined by his compatriot Pol van Boekel as one of the assistant VAR officials, with Felix Zwayer of Germany appointed as the other assistant VAR for the final. The kick-off time was also changed from 20:45 CEST to 21:00 CEST. Aside from their European Cup finals against Liverpool, they beat Manchester United 2-1 in the 2017 UEFA Super Cup in Skopje having lost 1-0 to Chelsea in Monaco in the same competition in 1998, and were also beaten by the London club in the 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup final in Athens (1-1, 1-2 replay). It was also the first final since 2013 to not feature at least one Spanish team, with Real Madrid and Barcelona having shared the previous five titles between them. [102][103] Police estimated the number of supporters to be approximately 750,000, with the number of people lining the route causing the parade to last an additional two hours. A resurgent Ajax had entered the competition through the qualifying rounds with a young squad and went on to eliminate reigning holders Real Madrid in the round of 16 and Juventus in the quarter-finals. [94] Tottenham began pressing their attackers forward and took several shots on target in the last half-hour of the regular time, leaving themselves open to counterattacks by Liverpool. That is Liverpool's only loss in their last 34 matches in all competitions (W26 D7). Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). The colour palette includes blues and oranges that represent a type of Madrid sunset that is known as a "candilazo". Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) Spanish clubs were triumphant on the two previous occasions, Real Madrid beating Valencia 3-0 in 2000 and Barcelona defeating Arsenal 2-1 in 2006. They were the first team to retain the European Cup since Milan (1989, 1990). Their overall record in UEFA finals is therefore W13 L9. [10], For the first time, UEFA launched an open bidding process to select the venues of the club competition finals (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Women's Champions League and UEFA Super Cup). [78] Alisson made a series of key saves to deny Barcelona a valuable away goal, a repeat of his performance for Roma in the previous year's quarter-final as they overcame a three-goal deficit against Barcelona. No use for commercial purposes may be made of such trademarks. Real Madrid Madrid have won a record 13 European Cups, and have triumphed in their last seven finals, all in the UEFA Champions League. Ancelotti was Chelsea manager between 2009 and 2011, winning the 2009/10 Premier League and FA Cup double. [38] At Wembley Stadium in London, the club's temporary home, Tottenham lost 42 to Barcelona and fell to third place in Group B. [89][90] Ukrainian electric string quartet Asturia Girls performed the UEFA Champions League Anthem as the teams walked out for the match. [31], The match was the first final since 2013 not to feature a Spanish team, with Real Madrid (2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018) and Barcelona (2015) having won the previous five seasons of the competition. Klopp oversaw four games against Madrid as Dortmund coach in 2012/13. [39] Spurs drew 22 with PSV Eindhoven on matchday 3, played in the Netherlands, but lost goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to a red card and conceded a late equalising goal to Luuk de Jong in the 87th minute. Ancelotti has faced Klopp nine times as a coach (W4 D3 L2). Benzema then scored three of Madrid's six goals against Manchester City (3-4 a, 3-1 h aet) including the decisive penalty in extra time of the second leg, as Madrid recovered to win a European Cup semi-final after a first-leg defeat for the first time at the ninth attempt. [74] Barcelona took advantage of several missed chances from Liverpool's strikers and won 30 at home, with two second-half goals by Lionel Messi, including a 25-yard (23m) free kick in the 82nd minute, his 600th goal for the club. This is the third UEFA Champions League final at Stade de France the most at any venue. This season's wins against Atltico and Villarreal have made it six victories in Liverpool's last 18 fixtures against Spanish clubs (D3 L9) a sequence that also includes 3-1 losses under Klopp in the 2016 UEFA Europa League final to Sevilla and the 2018 UEFA Champions League final to Madrid. In addition to those six, Toni Kroos and Casemiro both featured in 2016, 2017 and 2018 while Asensio came on as a substitute in 2017 and 2018, as did Lucas Vzquez in 2016 and Nacho in 2018. Previous meetings, form guide, past UEFA finals, trivia and stats: Everything you ever wanted to know (and more) ahead of the 2022 UEFA Champions League final. In addition to their 16 European Cup appearances, they were UEFA Cup winners in 1985 and 1986 and European Cup Winners' Cup runners-up in 1971 and 1983. [21][22] Had they won the final, they would have become the third English club, as well as the sixth club overall, to have won all three pre-1999 major European trophies (European Cup/Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League and the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup). [23] The match was the third Champions League final for manager Jrgen Klopp, who had lost both previous finals, with Borussia Dortmund in 2013 and with Liverpool in 2018. His side lost the 2005 final in Istanbul on penalties having led 3-0 at half-time but beat the Reds 2-1 in Athens two years later. Eden Hazard came on as a second-half substitute against Cdiz on 15 May, his first appearance since 19 February. [37], Spurs began their Champions League campaign at the San Siro in Milan, where they lost 21 to Inter after conceding twice in the final minutes of the match. Ancelotti has faced Liverpool 15 times (W8 D4 L3) as a manager, including in two UEFA Champions League finals during his time in charge of AC Milan. Benzema scored for Madrid in the second leg. [25] They had won the competition on five occasions (1977, 1978, 1981, 1984 and 2005) and lost three times (1985, 2007 and 2018). Have also played in Spain:Adrin (Real Betis 19982013, Alcal 2008 loan, Utrera 2009 loan)Thiago Alcntara (Barcelona 200513). [54] Moura then scored a second goal five minutes later, his tight footwork helping him beat several Ajax players after an initial save by goalkeeper Andr Onana. [2], Prior to kick-off, a moment of silence was observed for Spanish footballer Jos Antonio Reyes, who had died in a car crash earlier in the day. Benzema's tally of 27 league goals is his most prolific campaign for Madrid, surpassing his 2015/16 total of 24. Their 2018 victory made them the first team to win the trophy three years in a row twice. [75][76] With a three-goal deficit going into the second leg and preoccupation with the Premier League title race, Liverpool manager Jrgen Klopp asked his players to "just try" or "fail in the most beautiful way". [50][51], In the semi-finals, Tottenham faced Dutch club Ajax, who had won the European Cup four times. Liverpool kicked off and earned a penalty kick just 24 seconds into the match when Moussa Sissoko handled the ball in the penalty area, after a pass by Sadio Man from the left struck his outstretched arm. [42] The final group stage match against Barcelona at Camp Nou began with an early goal for the home side, but a late equaliser by Lucas Moura preserved a 11 draw for Tottenham. [96], The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, which was held on 15 March 2019, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. That made Carlo Ancelotti the oldest coach to win the Liga title, aged 62 years 325 days, and also the only manager to win league titles in Spain, Italy, Germany, England and France. Fabinho was on loan at Madrid in 2012/13, making one appearance for the senior side in what proved his only season at the club before joining Monaco. [94] Following a corner kick in the 87th minute that was not cleared away by Spurs, Divock Origi struck from inside the penalty area and scored into the bottom right corner of the net. While Liverpool are aiming to win their seventh European Cup, and register a third UEFA Champions League triumph, Madrid have claimed the trophy 13 times including seven in the UEFA Champions League era both competition records. 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Rafael Bentez's Reds won the first leg 1-0 in Spain before completing a comfortable aggregate victory with a 4-0 success back on Merseyside Madrid's biggest UEFA Champions League defeat. For the best possible experience, we recommend using. [27], The final was the 171st competitive meeting between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, with a record of 79 Liverpool wins, 48 Tottenham wins and 43 draws. Use of UEFA.com signifies your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Hazard has faced Liverpool 15 times, scoring LOSC Lille's goal in a 1-0 home win in the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League round of 16 first leg, a tie the English club won 3-1 on aggregate. The Merengues lost 1-0 at Paris in the round of 16 first leg, however, and looked to be heading out when they fell further behind in the Santiago Bernabu, but Benzema struck three times in the final half-hour to earn a 3-1 second-leg win and 3-2 aggregate triumph. The remaining tickets were allocated to the local organising committee, UEFA and national associations, commercial partners and broadcasters, and to serve the corporate hospitality programme. Liverpool have announced that 19-year-old Fulham forward Fbio Carvalho will join the club on 1 July. Liverpool's record in five UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W4 L1:4-2 v Roma, 1983/84 European Champion Clubs' Cup final3-2 v AC Milan, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League final4-1 v Chelsea, 2006/07 UEFA Champions League semi-final4-5 v Beikta, 2014/15 UEFA Europa League round of 325-4 v Chelsea, 2019 UEFA Super Cup. [105][106] Representing Europe, Liverpool also took part in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup. The most recent of the teams' two finals came at Kyiv's NSC Olimpiyski on 26 May 2018, Zidane's Madrid becoming the first club to win three successive European Cups twice with a 3-1 victory against a Liverpool side managed, as now, by Klopp. [47] Tottenham hosted the first leg, the first European tie at the newly-completed Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and won 10 thanks to a goal scored by Son Heung-min in the 78th minute, following an earlier penalty from City's Sergio Agero in the first half that was saved by Hugo Lloris. In addition to their nine European Cup appearances, they are three-time winners of the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League (1973, 1976, 2001), losing the 2016 final, and won the UEFA Super Cup in 1977, 2001, 2005 and 2019, losing in 1978 and 1984. [94] The club surpassed Barcelona and Bayern Munich, each with five titles, and ranks third behind Real Madrid (13) and Milan (7) for overall European titles. Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) [95] Liverpool won their sixth European Cup and Jrgen Klopp won his first trophy for the club. They are the first club to win all six away games in a UEFA Champions League campaign. David Alaba has not played since being replaced at half-time in the semi-final first leg defeat at Manchester City. [68] Liverpool won their final group stage match, played on 11 December against Napoli at Anfield, with Salah scoring the only goal of the game. [36][60] They were drawn into Group C alongside French champions Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli of Italy and Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade, who qualified through the play-off round and were making their Champions League group stage debut. The Frenchman also got the only goal as Madrid won 1-0 in Spain two weeks later. The official licensed stores are operated by 3rd party commercial partners appointed under license by UEFA. [1], Liverpool returned to England the day after the final and celebrated their victory by parading the trophy around Liverpool in an open-top double-decker bus. [40] Tottenham conceded early to PSV in the home leg at Wembley, but two goals from Harry Kane late in the second half gave the team their first Champions League win of the season. In eight matches, they had a record of four wins, one draw and three losses in European competitions against fellow English clubs. [24], Liverpool reached their ninth overall final, an English record, as well as their second in a row, having lost to Real Madrid in 2018. The resulting penalty in the second minute was scored by Mohamed Salah shooting to the right, giving Liverpool a 10 lead and Salah the second-fastest goal in a Champions League final. Skomina became a FIFA referee in 2002, and was previously the fourth official in the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final. It was played at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Spain on 1 June 2019,[5] between English sides Tottenham Hotspur (in their first European Cup final) and Liverpool (in their ninth overall and their second in a row, having been defeated by Real Madrid in 2018). Ancelotti's Napoli side were also paired with Klopp's Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League group stage in 2018/19 and 2019/20 (W2 D1 L1). Tottenham Hotspur, making their first appearance in a European competition final since 1984 and their first ever in the European Cup final,[32] qualified directly for the 201819 UEFA Champions League group stage as the third-placed team in the 201718 Premier League. Liverpool beat Madrid 5-0 on aggregate in the 2008/09 round of 16. Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson saved Arkadiusz Milik's shot from eight yards out deep into second half injury time to preserve a clean sheet. nav_ - Liverpool vs Real Madrid Champions League final match facts: Previous meetings, pedigree, links and trivia, latest news - News, Champions League final: What you can see in Paris, Watch goals from Real Madrids 13 European Cup wins, Liverpool vs Real Madrid: Their previous meetings, All Liverpool's goals en route to the Champions League final, Assists from the archive: Champions League finals, All of Salah's Liverpool goals this season. He was joined by two of his fellow countrymen, with Jure Praprotnik and Robert Vukan as assistant referees. They lifted the UEFA Super Cup in 2002, 2014, 2016 and 2017 alongside defeats in 1998, 2000 and 2018, and won the European/South American Cup in 1960, 1998 and 2002, losing in 1966 and 2000. Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino substituted defensive midfielder Victor Wanyama for striker Fernando Llorente at half-time, and his strike partner, Lucas Moura, scored the team's first goal of the semi-final in the 55th minute. A victory would also make Ancelotti the first coach to win the UEFA Champions League twice with more than one club. Marco Asensio also played his 50th game in UEFA club competition on Matchday 12. Madrid have won 13 of their last 20 games in all competitions, losing five times three in the UEFA Champions League. His Madrid side ousted Klopp's Borussia Dortmund in the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals on their way to lifting the trophy (3-0 h 0-2 a), Bale and Isco scoring in the first leg. Tottenham Hotspur reached their first ever Champions League final, becoming the eighth unique finalist from England and the fortieth overall. The Italian was also in charge of Liverpool's local rivals Everton between 2019 and 2021, his four games against Liverpool as Toffees manager ending with the record W1 D2 L1; the sole victory, a 2-0 success on 20 February 2021, was Everton's first Premier League win at Anfield since 1999. International team-mates:Alisson, Fabinho, Roberto Firmino & Casemiro, Rodrygo, Vincius Jnior, der Milito (Brazil)Thiago Alcntara & Dani Carvajal, Marco Asensio, Lucas Vzquez, Isco, Dani Ceballos, Nacho (Spain)Divock Origi & Thibaut Courtois, Eden Hazard (Belgium)Ibrahima Konat & Eduardo Camavinga (France Under-21). Modri faced Liverpool eight times with Tottenham (W5 D1 L2) and scored once, a penalty in a 2-0 victory at Anfield in May 2011. [44] Spurs won 30 with a dominant performance in the first leg at home, highlighted by second-half goals from Son Heung-min, Jan Vertonghen and Fernando Llorente. As the clock passed the five-minute mark, Moura completed his hat-trick with a first-time shot from just inside the penalty area to make the score 33 on aggregate and put Spurs through to the final on away goals. [28] Domestically, the sides had met once in a cup final, with Liverpool winning 31 after extra time in the 1982 Football League Cup Final. [55] After Tottenham failed to convert several chances to level the tie, the match entered five minutes of stoppage time. Gareth Bale, Samuel Eto'o, Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos, Ral Gonzlez, Mario Manduki and Cristiano Ronaldo, who is the only player to find the net in three, have all struck in multiple finals. He has 31 goals for the season in all competitions, although only one in his last eight matches. The Frenchman has scored 20 times in his last 16 Madrid appearances. As Liverpool had already qualified through their league position, the reserved berth was given to Red Bull Salzburg, the champions of the 201819 Austrian Bundesliga, the 11th-ranked association according to next season's access list. 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[46], The club was drawn in the quarter-finals against their compatriots and reigning English champions Manchester City, with two legs scheduled within 11 days of a Premier League fixture between the clubs. This is the fifth UEFA Champions League final between clubs from England and Spain the fixture's most frequent pairing, one more than Italy vs Spain. They also lost in the 1965/66 European Cup Winners' Cup final, and the 1981 and 1984 European/South American Cup. [97][98], Man of the Match: It was the seventh Champions League final and the fourth of the decade to feature two teams from the same association, and the second all-English final (the first was in 2008). Liverpool's only other European final against Spanish opponents was a 5-4 golden goal win against Alavs in the 2001 UEFA Cup final in Dortmund. They were the first final debutants since fellow English and London club Chelsea in 2008. They lost only two league matches all season (W28 D8) and are unbeaten since a 1-0 defeat at Leicester on 28 December. Real Madrid Madrid won five of their six Group D games this season, the exception a stunning 2-1 defeat at home to debutants Sheriff on Matchday 2, as they finished first in their section for the third time in four seasons. Vincius Jnior scored twice at the Santiago Bernabu (27, 65) either side of Asensio's 36th-minute strike; Salah's 51st-minute reply was all Liverpool could muster. Bale, who found the net against Atltico in 2014 and Liverpool four years later, could join Cristiano Ronaldo in scoring in three finals. [48] Manchester City took an early 32 lead within 21 minutes to open the second leg, including two goals apiece for Son and City's Raheem Sterling and an additional goal scored by Bernardo Silva. The Merseyside club made it four away wins from four games with a 2-0 victory at Inter in the round of 16 first leg, going through despite a 1-0 loss at Anfield. He passed the 20-goal mark in the Spanish top flight for the fourth season running, the seventh player to achieve that feat. [71] They advanced to the quarter-finals by defeating Bayern 31 in the second leg at the Allianz Arena, with two goals from Sadio Man and one from Virgil van Dijk in the second half. [43], Tottenham faced German club Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16, marking the second time in three years that the two teams had met in a European competition. They had lost 1-0 to local rivals Atltico four days earlier before draws at Cdiz (1-1) and at home to Betis (0-0). This is Madrid's 33rd UEFA final. The Spanish side also got the better of Liverpool in last season's quarter-finals and have eliminated two of Liverpool's Premier League rivals in consecutive rounds in this season's competition. Twelve months later Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Salah, Firmino and Man, plus Alisson, Jol Matip, Fabinho and substitutes Milner, Joe Gomez and Divock Origi all featured in Liverpool's win against Tottenham. Madrid have won only one of their four league games since wrapping up the title, a 6-0 home defeat of relegated Levante on 12 May. They then won 3-1 at Benfica in the quarter-final first leg, progressing 6-4 on aggregate after a 3-3 home draw, before beating Villarreal in the last four (2-0 h, 3-2 a). His appointment completed a treble of European finals, having officiated the 2017 UEFA Europa League Final between Ajax and Manchester United, as well as the 2012 UEFA Super Cup between Chelsea and Atltico Madrid. [94], The second half featured more chances for Liverpool, including a shot by James Milner that beat goalkeeper Hugo Lloris but went wide of the goal. Video assistant referee:[2] Thiago Alcntara had to be replaced in a 3-1 home victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 22 May, also with a thigh problem. Mohamed Salah finished as the Premier League's joint top scorer with 23 goals, and the leading assist provider on 13.