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Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool (2018)

A hell of a game this one and one that would be remembered for years to come. It was Liverpool’s turn to try and topple Real Madrid as they faced up in Kiev, Ukraine. This match had some outstanding goals, controversy, drama and some hilarious mistakes.

Liverpool were looking for their 6th European Cup while Madrid were hoping to make it 3 in a row. Both teams came out of the blocks very fast creating a lot of chances. The major moment of the first half though came around the 25-minute mark. Remember Sergio Ramos and his shithouse antics in Cardiff last year? Well here he got himself into a tangle with Mo Salah which sadly saw the Egyptian star forced off with an injury. I thought it was a fair challenge and Ramos landed on Salah’s arm by accident while rolling up on his shoulder with his full body weight. These things happen in the game.

The first half did in fact end 0-0 but it was in the second is where all the entertainment came. Madrid took the lead through Karim Benzema but it came via a horrific mistake by Loris Karius the Liverpool keeper. He tried to roll the ball out to a teammate but with Benzema close and his quick thinking threw out his right foot and managed to direct the ball into an empty net. At this point and with such a mistake I think Karius focus had gone.

Liverpool did make it 1-1 a few minutes later as Sadio Mane flicked in a Dejan Lovren header from a corner kick. With the reds level and back in the game it was game on. Zidane decided to bring on Gareth Bale from the bench a few minutes later the Welshman scored what is described in the football community as a ‘worldie’. Bale scored an outrageous bicycle kick which was unstoppable and probably the best goal scored in the final in the last decade. His night got even better as he found the net again. Bale’s 40-yard effort went through the keepers flapping hands and into the net. At this point his career at Liverpool was practically over. The Madrid fans (who were outnumbered in the stadium) exploded with joy. As the Liverpool players fell to their knees and hanged their heads. 

As Madrid celebrated their 13th European Cup, the blame was focused onto the keeper who had a shocker. The Liverpool fans also blamed Ramos for injuring Salah and Karius suffered a concussion during the game which was why he made these mistakes. This was also blamed on Ramos. 

Meanwhile Madrid added more to their ever-growing history. Cristiano Ronaldo became the only player to win 5 Champions Leagues. Bale was the first sub to net twice in a final. Zidane was of course the first to win 3 Champions Leagues in a row in this era and matched Carlo Ancelotti’s record. At this point Klopp had lost 6 of 7 major finals he had found himself in. Not the best of records for the German.

Watch the horror night for Liverpool again here

Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 to win Champions League final 2018 ...

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