Champions League streaker: Tottenham vs Liverpool final interrupted by pitch invasion

Stewards came on to the pitch and quickly apprehended her as she made several evasive darts through midfield, before removing her from the field

Saturday 01 June 2019 20:53 BST
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A pitch invader interrupted the Champions League final between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid.

A women wearing a leotard bearing the name of an online prankster group ran on to the field in the 17th minute, briefly bringing the match to a halt.

Stewards came on to the pitch and quickly apprehended her as she made several evasive darts through midfield, before removing her from the field.

The score was 1-0 to Liverpool at the time after Mohamed Salah’s early penalty fired them in front.

Tottenham briefly enjoyed a better spell in the following minutes as they took a grip of the game, but they struggled to create any serious chances of merit.

Tottenham were fined 5,000 Euros after a pitch invader came on to the pitch in their Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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