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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

Jack Watson
Saturday 01 June 2019 01:00 BST
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Liverpool lift Champions League trophy after beating Spurs in Madrid

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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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Road to the final

Tottenham

Group stage

Inter Milan 2-1 Tottenham

Tottenham 2-4 Barcelona

PSV 2-2 Tottenham

Tottenham 2-1 PSV

Tottenham 1-0 Inter Milan

Barcelona 1-1 Tottenham

Round of 16

Tottenham 3-0 Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund 0-1 

Quarter-final

Tottenham 1-0 Manchester City

Manchester City 4-3 Tottenham

Semi-final

Tottenham 0-1 Ajax

Ajax 2-3 Totenham

Liverpool

Group stage

Liverpool 3-2 PSG

Napoli 1-0 Liverpool

Liverpool 4-0 Red Star

Red Star 2-0 Liverpool

PSG 2-1 Liverpool

Liverpool 1-0 Napoli

Round of 16

Liverpool 0-0 Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich 1-3 Liverpool

Quarter-final

Liverpool 2-0 Porto

Porto 1-4 Liverpool

Semi-final

Barcelona 3-0 Liverpool

Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona

Jack Watson1 June 2019 19:15

Who has missed out?

Lucas Moura and Divock Origi can feel slightly annoyed at being left on the bench this evening. Both players are responsible for their teams being here, scoring late goals in the semi-finals.

What it does mean, however, is that both sides have quality on the bench to bring on later in the game if things are tight later on. Tottenham can call on Lucas, Erik Lamela or Fernando Llorente, while Liverpool have James Milner, Adam Lallana, Divock Origi, Daniel Sturridge and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to call on.

Jack Watson1 June 2019 19:20

Who's excited?

Jack Watson1 June 2019 19:23

The Liverpool player are greeted with cheers as they take to the pitch

Jack Watson1 June 2019 19:25

One-country Champions League finals

"The greater knowledge of the opposition, in such a final, ironically gives them so much more to think about," writes Miguel Delaney as he delves into what one-country Champions League final so unique.

“No player likes it,” Santiago Canizares tells The Independent, the goalkeeper having played for Valencia against Real Madrid in the very first one-country final back in 2000. “You never like it, not in normal knock-outs, but especially not the final. It’s an international competition, and you prefer to play teams from other countries, but then you’re facing a side you know well.”

One-country Champions League finals

2000 Real Madrid 3-0 Valencia

2003 AC Milan 0-0 Juventus (Milan win 3-2 on penalties)

2008 Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea (United win 6-5 on penalties)

2013 Bayern Munich 2-1 Borussia Dortmund

2014 Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico Madrid

2016 Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid (Real Madrid win 5-3 on penalties)

Jack Watson1 June 2019 19:26

Where's the value?

Goodness know how much money will be bet on the final this evening, here's some other markets to look out for.

Michel Vorm or Simon Mignolet to celebrate like Rob Green on Wednesday night: 3/1

Mauricio Pochettino to cry: 7/2

Jurgen Klopp to cry: 8/1

Mauricio Pochettino’s last game managing Spurs: 6/1  

Liverpool to come back from 3-0 down and lift trophy: 100/1 

Spurs from 3 goals down and lift trophy: 250/1

Jamie Carragher to join in in the celebrations if Liverpool win: 4/5

Jack Watson1 June 2019 19:30

Final call for our predictions

Find out how our writers think tonight's game will go, including who predicts that "Jurgen Klopp dedicates Liverpool’s win to Greta Thunberg and the oppressed peoples of the world everywhere. Pochettino leaves for Chelsea."

Everyone's thoughts and light-hearted banter here

Jack Watson1 June 2019 19:31

Key battles

Harry Kane vs Virgil van Dijk

Kieran Tripper vs Mohamed Salah

Harry Wink vs Jordan Henderson

Jack Watson1 June 2019 19:42

The managers

Mauricio Pochettino on Harry Kane: "I think we believe and we feel that in the last few weeks he was good on the pitch we have given him time to feel that the emotion and determination, yesterday he confirmed that. He is ready to play.

"We have the squad fit and that is important. In the season maybe we didn't not have that situation more. We can play 90 or more minutes and we have players like (Erik) Lamela, Lucas (Moura) and Fernando (Llorente).

Jurgen Klopp on Harry Kane starting: "We expected it, Lucas could have played. The quality is massive that they have up front.

"The only thing is I feel we are ready. This game I don't think we are favourites. It will be an intense game, a tight game."

Jack Watson1 June 2019 19:47

Fair to say Rio is a fan

Jack Watson1 June 2019 19:48

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