Champions League. Final. Real Madrid are behind the 13th Champions Cup and Liverpool are sixth

26.05.2018 12:15

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The winner of the UEFA Champions League of the 2017/2018 season will be determined today at the Kyiv NSC Olimpiysky.

Great European football is already in Kyiv! In two, Spanish "Real" and English "Liverpool" won 17 titles of the strongest team in the Old World. Madrid triumphed in the tournament 12 times (1955/1956, 1956/1957, 1957/1958, 1958/1959, 1959/1960, 1965/1966, 1997/1998, 1999/2000, 2001/2002, 2013/2014, 2015/2016 , 2016/2017), and Liverpool - five (1976/1977, 1977/1978, 1980/1981, 1983/1984, 2004/2005).

Final

Real Madrid (Spain) - Liverpool (England)

May 26. Kiev. NSC "Olympic". 21.45. Referee - M. Mazic (Serbia).

Way to a deciding match

Real Madrid started their way to the decisive match of the group round of the Champions League. In their quartet, Zinedine Zidane's team finished second, losing first place to English "Tottenham". Borussia Dortmund's Andriy Yarmolenko and Cypriot APOEL are behind.

In the 1/8 finals, "Real" overcame the resistance of the French "Paris Saint-Germain" (3: 1, 2: 1), in the quarterfinals, Madrid removed from the way to Kiev, Italian "Juventus" (3: 0, 1: 3), and in the semifinals - German "Bavaria" (2: 1, 2: 2).

Liverpool started their way to the capital of Ukraine with the qualification of the Champions League, in which the British were stronger than the German "Hoffenheim" (2: 1, 4: 2). Then Jurgen Klopp's boys won their group, leaving behind Spanish "Sevilla", "Spartak" and Slovenian "Maribor".

In the 1/8 was defeated by the Portuguese "Porto" (5: 0, 0: 0). In the quarterfinals, Liverpool beat Alexander Zinchenko's Manchester City (3: 0, 2: 1), and in the semifinals, Italy's Roma (5: 2, 2: 4).

Top scorers

Interestingly, the best goal scorers of the 2017/2018 tournament are the players of the teams that will meet today in the final. Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo is in first place (15 goals), and Liverpool players Mohammed Salah and Roberto Firmino (10 goals each) are in second and third place.

What did they say?

Both Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane and Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp on the eve of the decisive match noted its importance in the history of clubs and assured everyone that their team is fully prepared for victory.

Interesting fact

In the Champions League-2017/2018, Real Madrid suffered two defeats. The offenders of the finalists were English "Tottenham" (in the group tournament, 1: 3) and Italian "Juventus" (in the quarterfinals, 1: 4).

Liverpool lost only once in the course of the competition - in the semifinals, "Roma" (2: 4).