Real Madrid has become the latest Champions of Europe as they won the 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League after beating Liverpool 1-0 on Saturday.
On a Saturday evening, May 28th, Vinicius scored the winner in the clash played in Paris.
Thiago Alcantara’s fitness was a concern for Klopp before kick-off, however, the delay to the start of the match perhaps helped the Spaniard be fit enough to retain his place in the starting XI.
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Liverpool had the best of the first half, with Sadio Mane forcing Courtois into an excellent save early on, with the Senegalese forward cutting inside expertly and hitting a rasping shot towards the former Chelsea stopper.
Mohamed Salah was next to test the Belgian, with Trent Alexander-Arnold finding him inside the penalty area with a cross, yet the Egyptian could get proper contact on the header, and it floated into Courtois’ grasp.
Los Blancos thought they had scored the opening goal in the final minute of the first half when Karim Benzema took advantage of a mix-up between Alisson Becker and Ibrahima Konate.
The Frenchman rolled the ball into an empty net, but the flag went up immediately.
Real Madrid’s goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, put up an impressive performance to deny Liverpool’s Mo Salah an opportunity to equalize the game.
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