As the all-time points table shows, Real Madrid is by far the finest team to have ever competed in the Champions League.
Carlo Ancelotti has the chance to become the greatest manager in competitive history on Saturday night, as he looks to add a fourth trophy to his collection.
If Real can overcome the odds and beat Liverpool in the Stade de France, it will be their 14th triumph, and they will have won the trophy twice more than any other side.
Even if they don't win against Jurgen Klopp's side, there's no denying they're the most dominant team in the competition's history.A table of all the teams that have competed, that awards three points for a win, even in knockout games, and one for a draw, proves how much better they are when it comes to continental football
Los Blancos have 901 points from their 461 games, as per Transfermarkt, and the closest team to them are still a whopping 179 points behind.
Real top the table with an incredible record. Image: Transfermarkt
There really is no team so closely connected with a competition, especially a cup competition at heart, as Real are with the Champions League.
The Spanish champions won the first five editions of the European Cup, from 1956 to 1960, and are also the only team to have won it three times in-a-row in the modern era.
Ancelotti led them to La Decima 2014, their famous 10th title that came after 12 years of trying to reach double figures, but it was Zinedine Zidane who led them to their most recent three triumphs.
Their previous win came in 2018 against Liverpool, with Mohamed Salah famously coming off injured before Loris Karius' second half disaster class.
Salah's injury was a huge turning point last time the two sides met in the final. Image Credit: Alamy
The current La Liga champions are so desperate to get their hands on their latest European title, that one player even admitted he'd give up his wife for it, although not his son. Some believe that fate is smiling on them after their incredible journey to the final, which saw them come back from behind to beat PSG, Chelsea, and Manchester City before facing Liverpool.
However, with the two attackers being the standout performers, it's more possible that Karim Benzema or Salah will decide the final rather than fate.
Steve McManaman, who has played for both teams throughout his career, feels that one of them, or Sadio Mane, will win the Ballon d'Or, and that the winner will be decided on Saturday night. As the all-time points table shows, Real Madrid is by far the finest team to have ever competed in the Champions League.
Carlo Ancelotti has the chance to become the greatest manager in competitive history on Saturday night, as he looks to add a fourth trophy to his collection.
If Real can overcome the odds and beat Liverpool in the Stade de France, it will be their 14th triumph, and they will have won the trophy twice more than any other side.
Even if they don't win against Jurgen Klopp's side, there's no denying they're the most dominant team in the competition's history.A table of all the teams that have competed, that awards three points for a win, even in knockout games, and one for a draw, proves how much better they are when it comes to continental football
Los Blancos have 901 points from their 461 games, as per Transfermarkt, and the closest team to them are still a whopping 179 points behind.
Real top the table with an incredible record. Image: Transfermarkt
There really is no team so closely connected with a competition, especially a cup competition at heart, as Real are with the Champions League.
The Spanish champions won the first five editions of the European Cup, from 1956 to 1960, and are also the only team to have won it three times in-a-row in the modern era.
Ancelotti led them to La Decima 2014, their famous 10th title that came after 12 years of trying to reach double figures, but it was Zinedine Zidane who led them to their most recent three triumphs.
Their previous win came in 2018 against Liverpool, with Mohamed Salah famously coming off injured before Loris Karius' second half disaster class.
Salah's injury was a huge turning point last time the two sides met in the final. Image Credit: Alamy
The current La Liga champions are so desperate to get their hands on their latest European title, that one player even admitted he'd give up his wife for it, although not his son. Some believe that fate is smiling on them after their incredible journey to the final, which saw them come back from behind to beat PSG, Chelsea, and Manchester City before facing Liverpool.
However, with the two attackers being the standout performers, it's more possible that Karim Benzema or Salah will decide the final rather than fate.
Steve McManaman, who has played for both teams throughout his career, feels that one of them, or Sadio Mane, will win the Ballon d'Or, and that the winner will be decided on Saturday night.
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