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Reds are on cusp of football's rarest feat. It could spell end of Liverpool as we know it.

Salah’s personal relationship with Klopp is no small variable in the matter. Such an event is surely impossible in Liverpool’s current form under the steely reign of Jurgen Klopp, but there will be an inevitable need for rejuvenation. The potential to add a second Premier League title in three seasons — it trails Manchester City by only one point with four games remaining — makes this team’s success all the more remarkable. Salah turns 30 next month and is only contracted for one more season. The Reds are on cusp of football’s rarest feat. Liverpool in 2022 — and indeed, the Premier League in general — has the allure to attract the world’s best players, while the sale of its biggest stars would fund the signings of others.

Liverpool held off a stirring comeback from Villarreal to reach the Champions League final on Tuesday as second-half goals from Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio ...

And then Fabinho fired in, latching onto a Salah pass and shooting early through the legs of Rulli, who seemed to have expected the cross. Liverpool looked like a team smarting from a scolding after the break. Diaz volleyed over at the back post.

The English giants rally from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in Spain and reach their third decider of European football's premier competition in five seasons.

Returning to the Champions League may be hard for Villarreal as it’s currently out of the qualification zone in the Spanish league. We couldn’t maintain the same rhythm than in the first half and that cost us.” “In the second half they were better than us. The English club improved significantly in the second half. Liverpool took advantage of Villarreal’s letdown and Díaz, who helped turn the game around after entering the match at halftime, equalized with a 67th-minute header. It will be Liverpool's 10th final in Europe's top club competition.

Villarreal's fans were starting to dream of Paris but the introduction of Luis Díaz in the second half changed the Champions League semi-final second leg.

In a flash, a click of the fingers, it was gone. As it turned out, no, they couldn’t but for a moment they had really thought they would. They had come a long way. That was the good news for Villarreal. The bad news was that they had done so much so fast that, like Liverpool, they had a decision to make. There was also, it may be as cruel to mention as it would be unrealistic not to, the goalkeeper that stood behind them. Level now, they had something to lose, something to hold. Oh, they had suffered, that was for sure, and they had reacted too. Francis Coquelin, supposedly a defensive midfielder, was dashing behind the full-backs. Only, much as Liverpool were two goals down for the first time, they weren’t defeated yet and, as Unai Emery had warned, this is a side that can hurt you a thousand ways. Villarreal overran Liverpool, the intensity that had inhibited them before matched now. A second followed after 41, that quiet blown away, belief flooding through them, the noise making this a special night, even ultimately in defeat. It had all seemed so unlikely.

Minute-by-minute report: Can Liverpool defend their first-leg lead and reach the final for the third time in five years? Find out with Rob Smyth.

24 min Salah shoots just wide from 15 yards after a bit of a scramble in the area, though the referee had blown for something or other. 34 min This has been Liverpool’s worst performance in a while - certainly since the first half at the Etihad and probably a lot longer than that. Villarreal need to make the most of their dominance. 26 min The pitch is playing well enough despite all the rain. Normally that would be a bad thing for Liverpool, but at the moment it suits them. 56 min A corner is half cleared to Thiago, who shoots straight at Rulli from the edge of the area. Also, Thiago is the guy you want when you’re in the ascendancy but can he dig you out of a hole?” Both men ended up in a heap, and on first viewing it looked a really tight call, but replays showed it was a clean bit of keeping from Alisson. If anything, Lo Celso fouled him. They have been outplayed, outsmarted and outfought by Villarreal, who are level in the tie thanks to goals from Boulaye Dia and Francis Coquelin. Join us in 15 minutes for the second half. Again it came from a cross, this time by Capoue on the right. It’s interesting that both Everton and Villarreal have targeted Robertson and Alexander-Arnold in recent weeks, with a reasonable amount of success. 57 min Diaz shins a scissor kick over the bar.

The Yellow Submarine scored in just the third minute of the second leg courtesy of Boulaye Dia before Francis Coquelin's 41st minute equalizer.

After dominating possession in the second half, Fabinho restored the lead for Liverpool in the 62nd minute. The Yellow Submarine looked to have a golden chance in the 37th minute but was left to argue for a penalty that was never given. Liverpool came shockingly close to a goal in the 55th minute off a quickly taken free kick. Villarreal kept up the pressure as Liverpool struggled to get out of its own half throughout the first 15 minutes. Villarreal will have to pull off the comeback without one of its top players, as Arnaut Danjuma is unavailable with a foot injury. But the Reds will have to hold off a Villarreal side that has put together a couple of formidable second-leg performances so far.

Liverpool rallied with three second-half goals to advance to the Champions League final for the third time in five years. It will face Manchester City or ...

It has already won the league cup, and will play in the F.A. Cup final at Wembley on May 14. In part that is doubtless because of home advantage, and in part it is because Villarreal has to attack. It began with a cross from Estupiñan on the left to Étáenne Capoue, who got in behind Andy Robertson at the back post. 25′ Liverpool’s turn: They force the ball into the Villarreal box and Rulli blocks Mané. But he leaves the rebound free for a split second and Salah takes a stab at it just as he puts his hand on it. But the referee had blown play dead for a foul, and we come back the other way. He runs right past a flat-footed Alexander-Arnold and just like that, Villarreal leads by 2-0, and the aggregate is all square. At halftime, Unai Emery’s team was in control of the game and in control of the two-legged tie, and Liverpool — the overwhelming favorite — seemed to have had its confidence sapped and its rhythm broken. But he creates some space at the end line — far too easily if you’re Liverpool — and crosses in the direction of Coquelin in the center. You can, ultimately, rely on the Champions League. A little less than an hour ago, Liverpool was sailing through to a third final in five years, its second leg with Villarreal really more of an administrative matter. Just as it did in the first leg a week ago, Liverpool has changed the fabric of this tie in little more than a blink of an eye. Unai Emery’s approach at Anfield was understandable — his mission was, essentially, to remain in the tie — but it felt a little like a good plan, ineffectively executed. Liverpool gets on the board through the most unlikely of sources, Fabinho, but its goal on a low, driven shot is deserved.

For Liverpool, a 10th European Cup final appearance beckons and a shot at winning the thing for the seventh time. It was a night when their class told, ...

Liverpool had trailed for a total of 69 minutes in matches since the turn of the year. Liverpool pushed to confirm their superiority and it felt like a trick of the mind that things had been so different in the first half. They had dreamed of scoring the first goal. He was beaten when Fabinho lashed in a shot from an angle, the ball seeming to go through him, which was a hammer blow for him and his team. They scored through Boulaye Dia and Francis Coquelin and the crazy thing was that the team that sits seventh in La Liga, the one with little experience of these kind of nights, could have had more. It was a night when their class told, specifically the control and composure that has seen them sweep all before them since the turn of the year, raising the prospect of an unprecedented quadruple.

Liverpool's Luis Diaz (second right) celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League semifinal, second leg against Villarreal. (CNN) ...

Spurred by Diaz's introduction, Liverpool looked a different side after the interval. Within 10 minutes, the tie was over. Capoue again turned provider to draw Villarreal level in the tie five minutes before the break.

Get a report of the Villarreal vs. Liverpool 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals football match.

I'm sure it'll be a good game," Alexander-Arnold said. "We never tend to make these Champions League semis easy for ourselves," Alexander-Arnold said. Liverpool were left frustrated throughout the remainder of the first half -- failing to get a single shot on target -- and saw Villarreal double their lead just before the break when Francis Coquelin scored from an exquisite glancing header to level the tie on aggregate.

Liverpool head to Villarreal in Champions League semi-final second-leg action, with Jurgen Klopp's side looking to keep up their quadruple push by holding ...

A game of two halves in Castellon as Liverpool produced a dominant second half performance to break Villarreal hearts on the night. Keita's long ball forward frees Mane in behind and Rulli makes a mess of his clearance to let the Senegalese star to roll home a fifth aggregate goal!!! He replaces Arnaut Danjuma, with Boulaye Dia preferred ahead of Samuel Chukwueze as his strike partner. May 3 May 3 May 3 3 3 3 2 2 2

After going down to Villarreal in the Champions League semifinal, Liverpool kicked into high gear like only they can.

Real have had their unforgettable fightbacks this season, against Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, but City have yet to be tested in such a way. But so are Manchester City and Real Madrid, who meet in Madrid on Wednesday to decide who will face Liverpool on May 28. Up front, Gerard Moreno and Dia tormented Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate. Villarreal also profited from gaps down the Liverpool right, where both Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold failed to do their defensive duties. Villarreal coach Unai Emery had sent his team out with a game plan to press Liverpool incessantly and heap pressure on their defence. Diaz ran at Villarreal, defused their first-half tempo and allowed Liverpool to gain control of the game. Jurgen Klopp's squad were so poor in the first half -- outrun, out-tackled and out-thought by their Spanish opponents -- that goals by Boulaye Dia and Francis Coquelin had given Villarreal a 2-0 lead which cancelled out Liverpool's two-goal advantage from last week's first-leg.

Liverpool are through to the Champions League football final after a 3-2 win over Spanish side Villareal in their second leg semi final match.

Meanwhile Bournemouth's gained promotion to the English Premier League with a 1-nil over Nottingham Forest in the second-tier Championship. Liverpool are through to the Champions League football final after a 3-2 win over Spanish side Villareal in their second leg semi final match. The result gave Liverpool a 5-2 aggregate win after they won the first leg match 2-nil.

The Premier League side had won 2-0 in England last week and followed it up with another victory on a rain-soaked pitch in Spain, despite falling 2-0 ...

We couldn’t maintain the same rhythm than in the first half and that cost us.” “We locked eyes and just saw the space. “In the second half they were better than us. Liverpool took advantage of Villarreal’s letdown and Díaz, who helped turn the game around after entering the match at halftime, equalized with a 67th-minute header. The English club improved significantly in the second half. The hosts won almost every 50-50 ball and stayed near the Liverpool area without giving up much space for counterattacks.

Liverpool held off a stirring comeback from Villarreal to reach the Champions League final on Tuesday as second-half goals from Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio ...

And then Fabinho fired in, latching onto a Salah pass and shooting early through the legs of Rulli, who seemed to have expected the cross. Liverpool looked like a team smarting from a scolding after the break. Diaz volleyed over at the back post.

Liverpool forward Mo Salah has scored more goals and provided more assists than any other player in the Premier League this season. But he wants more.

I am always honest and focus on the Champions League and Premier League. But now, why not?" I have never said this before, but before the season starts I say I want to go for 40 goals and maybe 15 assists. "I have hit the assists so I need to focus on the goals now!"

Match report as Liverpool score three goals in 12 second-half minutes to book third Champions League final berth in five years against either Real Madrid or ...

"Getting the first goal after two or three minutes, that's the opposite of what you want. But also, you have to show how much you really want to go to the final, that's how it starts. Indeed, Klopp has guided them into an eighth final during his time as manager and they are just six games away now from an historic quadruple. "We had to be very mature and obviously second half we played outstanding. The first half we should forget as soon as possible. The win stretches Liverpool's unbeaten run to 13 games in all competitions. The hosts embarked on a walk of honour at the final whistle with the city proud of a team dwarfed by the resources of their opponents. His goal today was his first in the Champions League since March 2017 vs Manchester City while still with Monaco. Villarreal looked like they had expended all their energy and with Liverpool's next attack, they nudged ahead to land a huge psychological blow. Villarreal pair Boulaye Dia and Francis Coquelin both scored their first ever Champions League goals in this match. They are only the second side to lose a Champions League semi-final match despite leading by 2+ goals at half-time, after Ajax vs Spurs in 2018-19. "We never make these Champions League semi-finals easy for ourselves," Alexander-Arnold told BT Sport. "Thinking back to Roma away and Barcelona at home and now here.

Liverpool have rallied back from an early scare to defeat Villarreal 3-2 and advance to its third Champions League final in five seasons.

By now the weather had calmed and so had the crowd. Instead he drove in a shot that again exposed the weakness of the Villarreal goalkeeper as it ricocheted off his legs and in. They were struggling with no rhythm, no leadership, no direction and so with their clearest chance Diogo Jota was guilty of a woefully heavy touch allowing goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli to rush out and smother. Fuelled by the sense of injustice they tore forward again with Capoue once more beating Robertson, this time to a cross-field pass, and he sent the ball back into the penalty area. This was the start that Klopp will have hammered home to his players that they simply had to avoid. It is one defeat in 29 games in 2022 and that was in the tie against Inter Milan which they won.

Liverpool have survived a first-half scare to reach the Champions League final with a 3-2 win at Villarreal that secured a 5-2 aggregate victory on a night ...

Mane, Luis Diaz and Fabinho score for Liverpool afta Coquelin and Boulaye equalise crucial Champions League semi-final second leg.

Full time - Liverpool don qualify for di 2021/22 Champions League final. Big 45 minutes to decide who go qualify for di final. 25 mins - Liverpool dey yet to get shot on target for dis second-leg as dem dey struggle to hold onto di ball. 3 mins - Goal for Villareal Boulaye Dia don score im first goal for di Champions League. 22 mins - Moreno receive Capoue pass and try to break into attack but di flag don go up for offside wen im try to find Dia. 10 mins - Andy Robertson send in freekick into di box, di cross hit Jota leg go out for Villareal goalkick. 1 mins - Liverpool don start dis second-leg. 84 mins - Milner don come on for Fabinho. 62 mins - If di tie end like dis Liverpool go qualify on aggregate. 60 mins - Liverpool don begin show di urgency dem need. 48 mins - Keita run into Estupinan, referee don give Liverpool freekick for good position. 46 mins - Di home team don resume di second half.

With memories of the 2018 final still fresh, Mohamed Salah suggested he wants revenge against Real Madrid in this year's Champions League final.

While Liverpool are once again going head-to-head with Manchester City for the Premier League title, Salah has very personal history with Madrid on the biggest stage. "We knew what was wrong because it was obvious, but we didn't have a situation to show them where we got it right," Klopp said. "It feels like the first in 20 [years]," Klopp, who led Borussia Dortmund to the final of the competition in 2013, told BT Sport. "It's outstanding, because we obviously made it a little tricky for ourselves, but we knew these kind of things could happen." City is a really tough team, we play against them a few times this season. But if you ask me personally I would prefer Madrid." "We lost in the final so I want to play against them, hopefully win it from them as well," Salah added.

Liverpool fight back from 2-0 down on the night · Fabinho, Diaz and Mane all on target · Liverpool reach third European Cup final in five seasons.

"(We needed to) play football, play the Liverpool way, as we have been playing basically all season. And obviously second half, we played outstanding," Liverpool centre back Virgil van Dijk said, adding that Klopp had given them clear instructions at halftime. from the home supporters. City lead 4-3 from the first leg. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Villareal's keeper let Liverpool's first goal go through his legs as the Reds scored three second-half goals to win 5-2 on aggregate.

After Boulaye Dia and Francis Coquelin put Villarreal ahead by the 41st minute, Fabinho, substitute Luis Díaz and Sadio Mané scored in the second half to propel Liverpool into the final for the first time since winning its sixth European title in 2019. Villarreal looked on its way to another stunning upset after opening a two-goal lead in the first half to offset its 2-0 first-leg loss in England, but the modest Spanish club couldn’t keep up and Liverpool came from behind to advance 5-2 on aggregate. Liverpool rallied after an early scare to defeat Villarreal 3-2 and advance to its third Champions League final in five seasons on Wednesday morning (NZ time).

Mu gihe cy'iminota 45 ku wa kabiri, icyizere cya Liverpool cyo kugera ku mukino wa nyuma wa Champions League cyasaga nk'ikiri mu kaga gakomeye.

"Ubu ibikombe bine ni yo ntego. Mu gice cya kabiri twihariye umukino". Myugariro Trent Alexander-Arnold yongeyeho ati: "Nta na rimwe twakinnye umupira muri kiriya gice cya mbere ndetse nta mipira ya kabiri n'imwe twafashe. Dutsindira [twatsindiye] igikombe kimwe, ubu turi ku wundi mukino wa nyuma, dukomeje guhatana muri Premier League. Ugomba guhatana ugakina umupira wawe bwite kandi mu gice cya kabiri ibyo twabikoze". "Nyuma y'iminota itatu [y'igice cya mbere] mu mitwe yacu ntihari hameze neza.

Liverpool won the EFL Cup in February and have booked their place in two more finals later this month. Jurgen Klopp's team will take on Chelsea in the FA Cup ...

They would have held a similar event after winning the Premier League in 2020 but were unable to do so due to COVID restrictions. Jurgen Klopp's team will take on Chelsea in the FA Cup final on May 14, two weeks before their third Champions League final in five years. Liverpool won the EFL Cup in February and have booked their place in two more finals later this month.

Villarreal dominated half of the Champions League semi-final second leg but Reds found their way to make it to Paris showpiece.

“To be fair, it was calm,” Andy Robertson, the left-back, said of the dressing-room mood at half-time. The difference was what I was talking [to the players about] at half-time – that we started to do what we wanted to do in the first place. Liverpool simply reset mentally and trusted that the victory would be theirs when – and not if – they played as they wanted to play, moved as they wanted to move. It was not a classic Klopp comeback to rival those against Borussia Dortmund in 2016 and Barcelona three years later because Liverpool were not actually behind in the tie. “We had 11 problems in the first half,” Klopp added, referring to each one of his players. “The whole world thought the game was more 3-0 than 2-1,” Klopp said, going on to reveal that he wanted to show his players a clip at half-time of a positive moment to give them a lift.

Liverpool have booked their place in a 10th European Cup final after coming from two goals behind to beat Villarreal 3-2 at the Estadio La Ceramica.

He’s also moved level with Frank Lampard as the highest-scoring player in the knockout stages for a Premier League team. – Before this season, no English side had ever reached the final of the European Cup, FA Cup and League Cup final all in the same season. Thomas Muller (21) and Kylian Mbappe (19) are the only players in Europe’s top five leagues to have registered more in 2021-22. – Liverpool will play 100% of the games they could have played in 2021-22 by seeing each cup competition through to its conclusion. – Klopp has overtaken Pep Guardiola and moved level with record-holders Carlo Ancelotti, Miguel Munoz, Marcelo Lippi and Sir Alex Ferguson in terms of European Cup finals reached. But the introduction of January signing Luis Diaz at half-time allowed the Reds to shift a gear.

Former Liverpool strikers Michael Owen and Peter Crouch are both adamant that Luis Diaz should start in the Champions League final on May 28.

His dribbling, how he unnerves defenders, his trickery... But he has made a big impact at Anfield in his first three months. He came on and was mesmeric.

Liverpool rallied after early scare to defeat Villarreal 3-2 and advance to third Champions League final in three years.

“(We needed to) play football, play the Liverpool way, as we have been playing basically all season. And obviously, second half, we played outstanding,” van Dijk said, adding that Klopp had given them clear instructions at halftime. If you ask me personally, I’d prefer Madrid.” City lead 4-3 from the first leg. Villarreal had been lifeless in the first leg at Anfield but looked a completely different team as they tore into Liverpool with the same aggressive game that had knocked out Juventus in the last 16 and beaten Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. Liverpool survived a first-half scare to reach the Champions League final with a 3-2 win at Villarreal, for a 5-2 aggregate victory, after the night had threatened to turn sour for Jurgen Klopp’s side.

We run the rule over this season's UEFA Champions League finalists – Liverpool and Real Madrid.

The manager who steered Madrid to 'La Décima' in 2014 returned last summer for a second stint in charge. He scored Madrid's 1,000th European Cup goal against Shakhtar earlier this campaign then turned around their last-16 tie with Paris with a second-half hat-trick before striking the decisive blow in extra time against the Blues to make it four goals in the tie. And then you get to the in-form Benzema up front – a master of the arts of centre-forward play. How is it possible to lose at home to Sheriff and then reach the final with gargantuan performances against Paris, Chelsea and Manchester City? The route map helps explain. A star at Basel, he first landed in England with Chelsea in 2014 but has proved a major talent on Merseyside, his pace, intelligence and finishing helping him bag 33 Champions League goals for the club. Klopp rarely deviates from his tried and tested 4-3-3 formation – a system that has served the Reds wonderfully well since the German's arrival in 2015.

Liverpool are next up against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League with Jurgen Klopp facing some selection posers.

One surprise in Villarreal was Jordan Henderson starting on the bench. Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane all found the target as the Reds came from 2-0 down to triumph 3-2 in Spain and claim a 5-2 aggregate success. The strength in depth in attack was on show again on Tuesday with the contribution of Luis Diaz from the bench, the Colombian now pressing hard for a start against Tottenham.

Ahead of the 2022 Champions League final we look at the head-to-head record between Real Madrid and Liverpool. Karim Benzema is the top scorer in the ...

Real 3-1 Liverpool Real 3-1 Liverpool Liverpool 1-0 Real

Off the bench, Rodryo was able to score twice in the 90th and 91st minute before Karim Benzema score in extra time to give Real Madrid the improbable victory.

Off the bench, Rodryo was able to score twice in the 90th and 91st minute before Karim Benzema score in extra time to give Real Madrid the improbable victory. The Reds went on to beat Inter Milan with a 2-1 aggregate and a 6-4 aggregate against Benfica. Liverpool last won the UEFA Champions League final in the 2018-19 season. Liverpool won all six games in the group stage and finished top of Group B to make the knockout round.

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Liverpool will meet their big-eared soulmate once again in the city of love on May 28th. Liverpool Football Club are by far England's best team in Europe and that will always be the case. After an incredible comeback on the night against Villarreal, Jurgen Klopp's men book their place in Paris with a 5-2 aggregate scoreline in the semi-final.

Manchester City will join Liverpwill face off in the Champions League Final. Liverpool is making its third Champions League Final appearance in five years.

On paper, Liverpool is the better team, but Real Madrid simply always finds a way. But the club stormed out of the halftime locker room with a vengeance and scored three in the second half, showcasing its best effort. It helps to have Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior in the mix as well, and that trio will be a significant problem for Liverpool. Mohamed Salah has scored eight times in 12 Champions League matches. Real Madrid then won its first leg over Chelsea 3-1 before allowing three straight goals in the second leg. Benzema converted a penalty five minutes into extra time, and that was enough to send Real Madrid through.

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has waxed lyrical about Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.

Both players also featured seven times during the African Cup of Nations earlier this year and have played seven World Cup qualifiers since September 2021. Mane has scored 21 goals while Salah has netted 30 and the Egyptian was last week named as The Football Writers' Association Player of the Year. Both Salah and Mane have shown remarkable durability this season as Liverpool chase an unprecedented quadruple.

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There was always the danger of Firmino and Neymar getting in each other's way, and the added risk of a lack of penalty area presence. And the emergence of so many out and out wingers may also work in Firmino's favour. Klopp's Liverpool are such a well-oiled machine, with such a clear idea of play, that the club has been able to bed in new attacking signings -- and Firmino has been the main victim. He was an important part of the press when the team lost the ball, he could set up play from deep and also arrive in the area and score. He certainly had the attention of his compatriots then -- which was not the case when he first appeared for Brazil late in 2014. New faces must be brought in to freshen things up, to prepare the succession and to liven up the competition for a place in the starting line up.

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"We didn't rest on our laurels, and that's ultimately what decided it," said the excellent Casemiro. Benzema (who else?) had opened the scoring before Sadio Mané's leveller for a Liverpool side who lost Mohamed Salah to first-half injury. Liverpool and Real Madrid have 19 European Cup titles between them, and storied pasts on the international stage.

Real Madrid will face Liverpool in the Champions League final after winning an incredible match against Manchester City - and Mohamed Salah will be happy.

"I think personally, I would prefer Madrid. We lost in the final to them so I want to play against them and hopefully win it." Madrid will play Liverpool in the final in Paris on Saturday, May 28 in a repeat of the 2018 Champions League showpiece. Liverpool will face Real Madrid in the Champions League final after the Spanish side completed one of the most remarkable comebacks in history against Manchester City to win 6-5 on aggregate and 3-1 on the night at the Bernabeu.

Manchester City yahuye na kumwe mu guhirima gukaze kubayeho kugeza ubu muri Champions League, ubwo Real Madrid yavaga mu manga igakatisha itike ya 'final' ...

Benzema yinjiza ku munota wa 95 penaliti ivuye kuri iryo kosa, kiba igitego cye cya 43 muri uyu mwaka. Nyuma y'umukino wo ku wa gatatu, umutoza wa Real Carlo Ancelotti, ubaye umutoza wa mbere ugeze ku mikino ya nyuma itanu ya Champions League, yagize ati: City, yibwiraga ko igiye gukomeza ku mukino wa nyuma wa Champions League wa kabiri wikurikiranya ku makipe yo mu Bwongereza, yahise isuherwa (ikonja). Uyu Munya-Brazil, w'imyaka 21, winjiye mu kibuga asimbuye, yinjije igitego ku mupira yari ahawe na Karim Benzema mu munota wa nyuma ku gihe gisanzwe cy'umukino - ni ryo shoti rya mbere Real yari iteye mu izamu muri uwo mukino wo mu ijoro ryo ku wa gatatu. Kugeza ku munota wa 90 w'umukino, City yari imbere ya Real ho ibitego bibiri ku giteranyo cy'imikino yombi, nyuma yuko Riyad Mahrez yari yayitsindiye igitego ku munota wa 73, cyiyongera ku bitego 4-3 City yari yatsinze Real mu mukino ubanza mu cyumweru gishize. Real Madrid ku mukino wa nyuma na Liverpool nyuma yo gutungura Manchester City

In the words of Mohamed Salah, time to settle a score.

Liverpool, for all their mistakes yesterday against Villarreal, are practically in their best form and now have the chance to rectify the lost match that set them on this path. A repeat of that fateful 2018 final is now on the books, with Liverpool playing as the home team, although some major changes have been made since then. In 1981.

"I'm going to play in a Champions League final, it's like I always dreamt," Diaz told UEFA after the game. The full-time images were inconclusive, but if ...

Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane all scored as the Reds came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 and secure a 5-2 aggregate success in their semi-final. This showing in Spain was the latest dossier of evidence to support that claim. It's quite the potent combination when it all comes together, just like it did at El Madrigal in the second period. The full-time images were inconclusive, but if Diaz was in fact reduced to tears after helping the Reds to a 3-2 win over Unai Emery's men, then there can be few who will blame him. There were suggestions, as the assembled press tapped away at their laptops inside La Ceramica on Tuesday night, that it had all got too much for Liverpool's Luis Diaz at full-time. "It comes from my roots.

Liverpool will face Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Paris after they beat Manchester City in extra-time.

And Henry has outlined why the final on May 28 could be a deciding factor in who wins the Ballon d’Or this year. The other semi-final, on Wednesday, then saw late drama as Real Madrid knocked out Manchester City to set up a showdown with Liverpool, for whom it will be a third Champions League final in five seasons. Mane helped his country Senegal win the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year.

Steve McManaman has claimed a 14th Champions League success for Real Madrid could be the 'greatest victory ever' after they staged a remarkable fightback to ...

We've always said experience counts for so much at this level, and heart, desire, the character of these players. 'I never once when I was sitting up there thought, 'Madrid are going to get back into this game'. I didn't once. He said: 'How do you explain that to a neutral? He said: 'I think this final is a brilliant final, I really do. It looked as if City were just going to go 2-0, 3-0, thank you very much. If Real Madrid beat Liverpool to win their 14th Champions League it 'will be their greatest victory EVER' after seeing off PSG, Chelsea and Man City, claims Steve McManaman

Liverpool and Real Madrid will meet in the Champions League final for the second time in five seasons. History beckons for Jurgen Klopp or Carlo Ancelotti, ...

Should they win in Paris on May 28, Liverpool will equal AC Milan on seven European Cup/Champions League triumphs, which is second on the all-time list. Between them, they have been to 25 finals (not including this year's) and won the trophy 20 times. It's perhaps not surprising then that, for all Madrid's pedigree in this competition, they are the early underdogs with the bookies. Liverpool perhaps boast the candidates most likely to stop him. He is also now the outright leader for finals as a coach in this competition — this will be his fifth. Having already won the EFL Cup (Carabao Cup), Klopp's men are just a point behind Man City in the Premier League title race and have FA Cup and Champions League finals to come.