Champions League final result: Liverpool lift sixth European trophy after beating Tottenham in Madrid
Salah and Origi scored a goal in each half to give the Reds the win in Madrid
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Your support makes all the difference.Welcome to our live coverage of the 2019 Champions League final between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool.
Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool the perfect start when he hammered home a second minute penalty after Moussa Sissoko was adjudged to have handballed the ball in the area. A streaker interrupted proceedings before Divock Origi sealed the win late on with a smart finish.
Re-live all the action from Madrid:
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76: Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
Son Heung-min is growing into the game and gets Spurs through on goal, he has Virgil van Dijk for company and the defender races towards him and makes a last-ditch challenge.
↵77: Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
Harry Kane is getting into some better positions now that Lucas Moura is on.
78: Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
Kieran Trippier gets forward and delivers his first decent cross of the match. Dele Alli is on the receiving end but heads over.
80: Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
Alisson is forced into a couple of saves as Spurs wake their supporters up.
Son Heung-min is first to be denied with a powerful effort from range pushed away. The ball is worked to Lucas Moura and he prods a shot towards goal and the Brazilian goalkeeper saves with ease.
81: Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
Dele Alli is replaced by Fernando Llorente.
Operation 'Kitchen Sink' is a go.
84: Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
Danny Rose is fouled on the edge of the box, is it? James Milner catches him as he touches down a ball and advances into the box. A quick VAR check awards Tottenham a free kick on the left-side of the box.
85: Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
Christian Eriksen curls the ball towards the back post and Alisson gets across to push it behind for a corner.
86: Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
The corner goes straight to Lucas Moura on the penalty spot and he can't quite do enough to get an effort on goal. It's a difficult one and he tries to backheel the ball in the air. It bounces up and Son Heung-min heads over from an offside position.
87: Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool
Divock Origi scores!
Liverpool are just two minutes from reclaiming the Champions League title!
Danny Rose does well to turn Andy Robertson's cross behind before Mohamed Salah gets it at the back post.
James Milner is out to take the corner, it's half-cleared and Joel Matip works the ball to Origi on the right. He sets himself and drags a left-footed shot across goal, beyond Hugo Lloris and into the net!
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