Liverpool is having a fantastic season, despite missing out on a record quadruple versus Cityzens on Sunday in the Premier League table.Real Madrid, on the other hand, may have already won La Liga, but their European campaign has been nothing short of spectacular, thanks to a string of outstanding performances and comebacks.
Their path to the UCL final might fill a book, but the world is waiting for the last chapter to be written. On Saturday, May 28, the Reds and Los Blancos will face off in the 2022 UEFA Champions League final.
At a glance, the UCL Champions League final:
When: Saturday, May 28th (8PM WAT)
Where: Saint-Denis, France's Stade de France
Six-time champions Liverpool will meet the 13-time champions. Madrid Real
What: The 66th final of the European Cup
From Liverpool to the final:
Winners of Group B 2-1 aggregate victory against Inter (R16), 6-4 aggregate victory over Benfica (QF), and 5-2 aggregate victory over Villarreal (SF)
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They finished second in the Premier League, won the FA Cup, and the League Cup.
Madrid Real Group D winners, 3-2 aggregate against Paris (R16), 5-4 aggregate vs Chelsea (QF), 6-5 aggregate vs Man City (SF)
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Where they ended up: Champions of Spain
UCL Final Statistics (Liverpool)
Six of the Reds' previous nine European Cup finals have been won by them:
Liverpool 3-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1976/77
Liverpool defeats Club Brugge 1-0 in 1977/78.
Liverpool 1-0, 1980/81 Madrid Real
Liverpool 1-1 Roma in 1983/84 (aet; 4-2 on penalties)
Juventus defeats Liverpool 1-0 in 1984/85.
Liverpool 3-3 AC Milan in 2004/05 (aet; 3-2 on penalties)
AC Milan defeated Liverpool 2-1 in 2006/07.
Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool in 2017/18
Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur in 2018/19
• Liverpool is in their 23rd UEFA final. Aside from their nine European Cup appearances, they have won the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League three times (1973, 1976, 2001), losing in the 2016 final, and the UEFA Super Cup four times (1977, 2001, 2005, and 2019), losing in 1978 and 1984. They also lost in the finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1965/66, 1981, and 1982.
• Liverpool is in their 23rd UEFA final. Aside from their nine European Cup appearances, they have won the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League three times (1973, 1976, 2001), losing in the 2016 final, and the UEFA Super Cup four times (1977, 2001, 2005, and 2019), losing in 1978 and 1984. They also lost in the European Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1965 and 1966, as well as the European/South American Cup finals in 1981 and 1984. As a result, their overall UEFA finals record is W13 L9.
• Salah and Origi of Liverpool, as well as Mané following his goal against Real Madrid in 2018, might join a group of seven players who have scored in two UEFA Champions League finals. Gareth Bale, Samuel Eto'o, Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos, Raul González, Mario Manduki, and Cristiano Ronaldo are among the best players in the world.
UCL Final Facts for Real Madrid
• Real Madrid has won a record 13 European Cups and has won their last seven finals, all of which have taken place in the UEFA Champions League. Overall, they have a W13 L3 record.
Real Madrid wins 4-3 in 1955/56. Reims
Real Madrid defeats Fiorentina 2-0 in 1956/57.
Real Madrid defeats AC Milan 3-2 in 1957/58. (aet)
Real Madrid defeats Reims 2-0 in 1958/59.
Real Madrid 7-3 Eintracht Frankfurt in 1959/60
1961/62: Benfica 5-3 Madrid Real
Inter 3-1 Real Madrid in 1963/64
Real Madrid defeats Partizan 2-1 in 1965/66.
Liverpool 1-0, 1980/81 Madrid Real
Real Madrid defeats Juventus 1-0 in 1997/98.
Real Madrid defeats Valencia 3-0 in 1999/00.
Real Madrid defeats Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in 2001/02.
Real Madrid 4-1 Atlético de Madrid in 2013/14 (aet)
Real Madrid 1-1 Atlético de Madrid in 2015/16 (aet; 5-3 on penalties)
Real Madrid 4-1 Juventus in 2016-17
• In 2017, Real Madrid became the first team to successfully defend their UEFA Champions League championship. They became the first team since Milan to retain the European Cup (1989, 1990). They became the first team to win the trophy three years in a row twice in 2018.
• Bale, who scored against Atlético Madrid in 2014 and Liverpool four years later, could become the third player in history to score in three finals, after Cristiano Ronaldo. Marcelo (2014), Marco Asensio and Casemiro (both 2017), and Karim Benzema (2018) are all vying to become the first player to score in two finals.
• Luka Modri, Karim Benzema, Dani Carvajal, Marcelo, Bale, and Isco might all feature in Real Madrid's sixth UEFA Champions League final victory.
• Real Madrid's victory in Kyiv was the 11th UEFA Champions League victory for a Spanish team, five more than England and six more than Italy. Germany (four victories) is the only other country with multiple victories.
• This is Madrid's 33rd appearance in a UEFA final. They won the UEFA Cup in 1985 and 1986 and finished second in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1971 and 1983, in addition to their 16 European Cup appearances. They won the European/South American Cup in 1960, 1998, and 2002, and lost in 1966 and 2000.
Our forecast:
Liverpool 2 – 1 Real Madrid is the correct score prediction.
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