The English and Spanish newspapers conclude that the chaos outside the stadium has overshadowed Real Madrid’s Champions League win at the expense of Liverpool. Thousands of Liverpool fans were turned away at the gates because, according to UEFA, fake tickets were in circulation.
“It was a miserable evening for Liverpool and its supporters on every level imaginable,” he wrote BBC† “This final will not only be remembered by Liverpool’s defeat and Real’s victory. This final will be remembered above all by the scenes outside the Stade de France in the hours before kick-off. You could feel the temperature and the frustration by the minute. to grow.”
Footage shows thousands of Liverpool fans still queuing for the kick-off at 9.36pm, more than half an hour later than scheduled. Several fans even tried to climb over the fences so as not to miss the final. Police used tear gas to keep Liverpool supporters out of the fences. The club has demanded an investigation.
Despite the vicissitudes outside the stadium, Liverpool started the final against Real well, saw The Guardian† “But they were rolled up by the old masters, who determined the pace at which the game should be played. Vinicius Junior struck the decisive blow just before the hour and whatever Liverpool did after that, Thibaut Courtois stood in the way.”
“It’s their trophy, their league and all the other clubs are pretenders when it comes to the Champions League,” he wrote The Times about the win of Real Madrid, which is the record holder with fourteen titles in the European Cup I/Champions League. “Real Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti rule Europe again.”
Spanish media: ‘The fourteen is from Courtois’
The Spanish media are of course full of praise for Real Madrid. The newspapers are especially short of superlatives for the Belgian goalkeeper Courtois, who was the absolute star in the final with nine saves.
“The fourteen belongs to Courtois”, headlines Mundo Deportivo, referring to Real’s fourteenth overall victory in the million-dollar ball. “Courtois enlarged his body, dominated his area with overwhelming confidence and spread his composure. Every save was confirmation that Real Madrid are not playing finals, but they are winning.”
Courtois has been a nightmare for the Liverpool forwards Sport, which also cites Real’s impressive breakouts in the Champions League. Earlier in the tournament, the Spanish champion successively eliminated Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City, while an elimination was near in all those diptychs. “Now Real performed another miracle.”
According to marca “Real Madrid touched the sky again” by winning the Champions League. “This competition has given the club the most joy in history. Real won the Champions League in the most brilliant way. It was the icing on the cake of a tournament played masterfully by Carlo Ancelotti’s team.”