Champions League Final 2022: Liverpool v Real Madrid

[Jezza]

The Champions League Semi Final ties are now completed with Liverpool and Real Madrid advancing to the Champions League Final for 2022 marking a third time the two clubs will be facing off the final against each other. The two clubs previously played one another in a final back in 1981 and 2018.

Liverpool will be playing in their 10th Champions League Final and looking to win a 7th Champions League, which would put them equal 2nd with AC Milan with the most Champions League trophies. The club has previously won the competition in 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005 and 2019.

Real Madrid will be looking to win a record 14th Champions League Final, which would re-cement their status as the "Kings of Europe". The club has previously won the competition in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Jurgen Klopp is managing in his 4th CL final after previously winning the competition in 2019 with Liverpool. Carlo Ancelotti is also no stranger to success in Europe having previously won the competition on 3 occasions (2 with AC Milan and 1 with Real Madrid).

Road to the Final:

Liverpool:

Group Stage:
Match 1 - Liverpool 3-2 AC Milan
Match 2 - FC Porto 1-5 Liverpool
Match 3 - Atletico Madrid 2-3 Liverpool
Match 4 - Liverpool 2-0 Atletico Madrid
Match 5 - Liverpool 2-0 FC Porto
Match 6 - AC Milan 1-2 Liverpool

Knockout Stage:
Round of 16 - Liverpool 2-1 Inter Milan (over two legs)
Quarter Final - Liverpool 6-4 Benfica (over two legs)
Semi Final - Liverpool 5-2 Villarreal (over two legs)

Real Madrid:

Group Stage:
Match 1 - Inter Milan 0-1 Real Madrid
Match 2 - Real Madrid 1-2 Sheriff Tiraspol
Match 3 - Shakhtar Donetsk 0-5 Real Madrid
Match 4 - Real Madrid 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk
Match 5 - Sheriff Tiraspol 0-3 Real Madrid
Match 6 - Real Madrid 2-0 Inter Milan

Knockout Stage:
Round of 16 - Real Madrid 3-2 PSG (over two legs)
Quarter Final - Real Madrid 5-4 Chelsea (over two legs)
Semi Final - Real Madrid 6-5 Manchester City (over two legs)

This match will be taking place at the Stade de France in Paris, France on Saturday, May 28 2022 with kick off being at 21:00 CEST (5:00am AEST).

[K]

Great comeback by Real to beat Man City and make the final.

[Jezza]

Real are mental giants in Europe. They always raise their game.

Man City and Pep go another year without European silverware.

[LaurieHolden]

Hopefully both teams go in at full strength, set to be a corker.

Imagine the viewing audience, it'll be a monster.

[Jezza]

Liverpool 0-1 Real Madrid

Goals:
Real Madrid - 59' (Vinícius Júnior)

[Jezza]

Champions League Tally:

Real Madrid = (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022) = 14

AC Milan = (1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007) = 7

Liverpool = (1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005, 2019) = 6
Bayern Munich = (1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013, 2020) = 6

Barcelona = (1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015) = 5

Ajax = (1971, 1972, 1973, 1995) = 4

Manchester United = (1968, 1999, 2008) = 3
Inter Milan = (1964, 1965, 2010) = 3

Benfica = (1961, 1962) = 2
Nottingham Forest = (1979, 1980) = 2
Juventus = (1985, 1996) = 2
FC Porto = (1987, 2004) = 2
Chelsea = (2012, 2021) = 2

Celtic = (1967) = 1
Feyenoord = (1970) = 1
Aston Villa = (1982) = 1
Hamburg = (1983) = 1
Steaua Bucharest = (1986) = 1
PSV Eindhoven = (1988) = 1
Red Star Belgrade = (1991) = 1
Marseille = (1993) = 1
Borussia Dortmund = (1997) = 1

[Jezza]

Courtois was Man of the Match. He saved everything in his sight.

Ancelotti has won a 4th CL as a manager, which is a new record.

[K]

Man City 7-0 Leipzig
(equalled City’s biggest European win)

Haaland 5 goals in under an hour.
Became Manchester City’s top goalscorer in a season (39);
youngest player to reach 30 Champions League goals (33 in 25 games, the fewest ever);
third player in Champions League history to score five goals in a game .


City (and Inter Milan) into last 8.

[Jezza]

The remaining 8:

Manchester City
Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
Napoli
Chelsea
Inter Milan
Benfica
AC Milan

[K]

[Jezza]

[Jezza]

Last 4 is Manchester City, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Inter Milan.

First time Milan and Inter have reached the SFs since 2007 and 2010 respectively when they won the whole competition.

Milan vs Inter in the SF is also 20 years after they played one another at the same point in the competition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SjY56OOwzg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezS_0Vm00U8

[Jezza]

Semi Final 1st leg

Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester City
AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan