Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League trophy for a record 14th time as they beat Liverpool 1–0 in the final thanks to a Vinicius junior goal.
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The kick-off in Paris was initially delayed by 15 minutes due to the late arrival of fans at the Stade de France in the French capital.
Camila Cabello performed the opening ceremony before the game.
Liverpool started the game on a positive note keeping the Madrid defense under constant pressure. The English team had 10 shots out of which 5 were on target in the first 45 minutes. However, none of the shots found their way past a giant Thibaut Courtois.
Real Madrid looked to hit the counter a couple of times as they tried to play the ball into the path of in-form striker Benzema, who found the net after a scuffle in the box, but unfortunately, the goal was denied for offside went.
After a prolonged VAR investigation, the decision stood to the relief of Liverpool loyalists, as players all leveled into the tunnel after the first 45 minutes.
Liverpool started the second half by putting pressure on Real Madrid’s defence, but it was Real Madrid who broke the deadlock in the final courtesy of a goal from Vinicius Jr. After 58 minutes of play the Brazilian forward met Federico Valverde at the end of a superb powered low cross.
The Uruguayan threw the ball to the right from the edge of the box before playing a brilliant ball in the face of the goal to find Vinicius, who had thrown Trent Alexander-Arnold into his blind side.
Liverpool continued to build pressure as Jurgen Klopp decided to bring in Diogo Jota in place of Luis Diaz.
A few minutes later, Klopp decided to make a double replacement, this time bringing in Nabi Keita and Roberto Firmino to replace Jordan Henderson and Thiago.
Courtois was called into action more than once on the night as he responded diligently each time as he finished the night with a record 9 saves in the final.
Belgium thwarted Mohamed Salah’s shot with a pass by putting out his right hand to give his team the lead.
Real Madrid replaced goal provider Valverde with Eduardo Camavinga shortly before deploying their own double replacement in the 90th minute as Carlo Ancelotti looked to replace Luka Modric and Rodrigo in place of his countryman and goalscorer Vinicius. Brought Dani Ceballos to him.
And despite repeated attempts by Liverpool in search of a leveler, Madrid held firm and held the game thanks to some brilliant defenses throughout the game, headed by David Alaba.
After 5 minutes of extra time at the end of Regulation 90, Europe’s most decorated club, Real Madrid, knocked out the winners again in Europe’s elite competition to hand manager Carlo Ancelotti their fourth UCL trophy.
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