Last night, Real Madrid for the record 14th time in their unmatched history, Spanish Giants were once again proved that they are the kings of Europe as they beat mighty Liverpool on Saturday at stade de France in Paris.
Real Madrid got a second-half goal from Brazilian Vinicius Junior to defeat Premier League giants Liverpool 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League final.
🇧🇷 Vinícius Júnior writes his name into history 🙌#UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/0hGh9JFeUO
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 28, 2022
Though Liverpool dominated the game and had plenty of chances but didn’t convert one into a goal the only chance Real Madrid got in the second and they scored the lone goal of the final.
On the other side, Liverpool hit the post couple of times in the first half and had the most chances between the two sides but yet they cant pass Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
With his heroic performance that will go down in the history of the champions league final, Thibaut Courtois won his first Champions League trophy as made 9 saves on the night.
In the match, Liverpool made a total of 24 shots while Real Madrid only had 4 shots. Courtois is able to stop the high attack of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane. Stopping Liverpool the chance of winning their 7th Champions League in their history.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he was proud of his team after the game and told the same to his players.
“We played a good game but when you lose 1-0 you have to admit that it was not good enough,” Klopp told BBC Sport.
“I told the boys in the dressing room, after watching the celebrations of Real Madrid, that I feel the pride already. But I saw as well that I was the only one in the dressing room who felt that, so the boys need a little bit longer.”
“These boys played an outstanding season,” Klopp added.
“The two competitions we didn’t win were by the smallest margin – one point, 1-0. City were one point better and Madrid were one goal better, that says nothing about us.
“This is a fantastic group and we will go again.”
