Real Madrid won the Champions League at the Stade de France in Paris. The formation of coach Carlo Ancelotti won in the final against Liverpool, 1-0. The English were by far in attack for most of the game, Vinícius Júnior decided the game in one of the few Madrilenian outbursts.
For example, the main prize in Europe was certainly not for the first time for the Royal, which managed the tournament with ‘old’ but still great men such as Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and above all Karim Benzema. The leading role was mainly for the French top scorer, who excelled in beautiful matches against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City.
The fact that Real Madrid did not fall behind halfway through was mainly due to Thibaut Courtois, the Belgian goalkeeper with the Spanish champions. He saved, often very nicely, on attempts by Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané and Thiago. Once he got help from the pole.
Van Dijk
It was the more or less expected game play. Liverpool attacked, as always. Real waited and were pushed back. Only a few minutes before half-time, the club from the Spanish capital was equally threatening and Benzema seemed to score his usual goal again. But it was offside.
Virgil van Dijk played with Liverpool after being injured in the FA Cup final against Chelsea a few weeks ago. Thiago and Fabinho, also recovered from injuries, were also regular players. The formation of Jürgen Klopp therefore appeared in its strongest formation.
Courtois
Against the logic of the game, the Spaniards took the lead after the restart. Vinícius Júnior scored from close range, after a hard cross from Federico Valverde. Liverpool were less likely to capitalize on opportunities in that phase. After falling behind, the English became stronger again. Salah and substitute Diogo Jota were close to 1-1, but Courtois kept getting in the way.
The match in Paris started “for safety reasons” with more than half an hour delay. Because many fans could not enter the stadium in time, disturbances broke out.