Real Madrid vs Liverpool - LIVE: Champions League final reaction and Mohamed Salah injury latest
Follow latest reaction from Liverpool 1-3 Real Madrid in Kiev after Salah was forced off with a shoulder injury in the first half
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Your support makes all the difference.Real Madrid have beaten Liverpool FC to claim the Champions League title and lift the European Cup for a third year in a row.
Madrid's victory makes it a record 13 overall and denies Liverpool a sixth crown in their first final since 2007 after last winning it in the memorable 2005 final.
Cristiano Ronaldo was fit and firing but his battle with Mohamed Salah was cut short after the Egyptian was forced off with a shoulder injury in the first half.
Here's how it all played out in Kiev:
What time is it?
The game will kick off in Kiev at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium at 7.45pm BST on Saturday 26 May.
Where can I watch it?
The final will be shown live on BT Sport 2 from 7pm BST and also available to watch for free on YouTube. Alternatively, you can follow The Independent’s live coverage above.
It's not just Kiev where the Liverpool fans are readying themselves for this one.
We know the teams but this is how both are set to line up.
Liverpool will go with their usual 4-3-3 as expected.
Real Madrid go with the diamond, perhaps surprisingly, with Isco in behind the front two.
Will that leave them vulnerable to Alexander-Arnold and Robertson down the flanks? Time will tell.
"We haven’t won anything yet. We have got to the final and we’ve done extremely well to get there but you are remembered for winning trophies."
Speaking to The Independent, Jordan Henderson opens up on Saturday's final in Kiev, his responsibilities as captain and proving his doubters wrong.
How the managers compare
Years as a first team manager: Klopp: 10 Zidane: 3
Trophies: Klopp: 4, Zidane 8
Cup final wins: Klopp: 1 Zidane: 8
Cup final loses: Klopp: 1 Zidane: 0
Here's who delivered the Champions League trophy to the stadium earlier this afternoon. John Arne Riise certainly knows a thing or two about winning Champions League finals with Liverpool.
But can they win a third final? What has made this Real Madrid team so good in the Champions League is their ability to write a book on how to win these kind of games. Whether they look down and out, or in control, there is no betting against Real Madrid when it comes to these kind of games.
Jurgen Klopp is speaking to BT Sport and he is cutting a slightly more edgy figure than we are used to seeing.
"We came here with a specific kind of football so it makes no sense if we don't play it again," Klopp said. "Everyone can feel the size of the game, its a very important one."
Liverpool's fast starts have put some ties beyond their opposition before half an hour has been played, and Klopp sees no reason why that cannot happen here. "We always do that, why change now. If we want the first 15 minutes against Roma, that was an open game. We don't need an early start.
"Bale could have played he's in good shape, to see the bench of Madrid, wow. the bench would qualify for the Champions League final. We're happy to be here, lets play a game."
Dua Lipa is taking centre stage, for now, as she performs ahead of Europe's showpiece fixture.
Real Madrid vs Liverpool in the Champions League final is just under ten minutes away.
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