Liverpool and Real Madrid meet today at 20:00, in the UEFA Champions League final, season 2021/2022, at the Stade de France stadium in Paris.
Last season, the two teams met in the quarterfinals in the double leg and Real Madrid was the team that qualified further after 3-1 at home and 0-0 in the return leg away.
Tonight will be the second direct confrontation between the two teams in a UEFA Champions League final, after in 2018, Real Madrid managed to win the trophy, winning 3-1 the final played in Kyiv and as an interesting detail is the fact that all four goals were scored in the second half.
In order to reach the final, Liverpool eliminated Inter, Benfica and Villarreal and apart from the match lost to Inter at home in the eighth round, in the other five matches they scored at least two goals each. The last match played by Liverpool was in the championship with Wolves, won at home with the score of 3-1, finishing the English championship in 2nd place. Tonight Liverpool has the opportunity to win the 3rd trophy of the season after the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Real Madrid eliminated PSG, Chelsea and Manchester City until the final, at the end of some memorable matches. The most successful team in the UEFA Champions League has provided some unpleasant surprises in the group this season, but nevertheless reached the final. After winning the LaLiga title this season, Real Madrid has a chance to win its second trophy this season. The last game played was with Betis, in the championship, ended in a draw, score 0-0.
