Welcome to ESPN’s LIVE coverage of the 2021-22 Champions League final! Premier League giants Liverpool take on LaLiga champions Real Madrid in a repeat of the 2018 final.
The match in Paris kicks off at 3 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. ET, and you can follow all the prematch build-up as well as that key moments and talking points from the match as it happens right here from Chirs Wright and our team of writers at the Stade de France. Just refresh the page to get the latest updates.
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1:45 p.m. ET / 6:45 p.m. ET: Head-to-head record in knockout matches
Starting with the 1981 final, Liverpool beat Real in all three of their first meetings in the knockout phases of the European Cup/Champions League and all without conceding a single goal.
1981 final: Liverpool 1-0
2009 round of 16, first leg: Liverpool 1-0
2009 round of 16, second leg: Liverpool 4-0
Since then, Real have gone unbeaten (W2 L0 D1) in the three most recent knockout meetings between the pair, including the 2018 final.
2018 final: Real Madrid 3-1
2021 quarterfinal, first leg: Real Madrid 3-1
2021 quarterfinal, second leg: 0-0
1:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m BST: Real Madrid announce their team early
Is it mind games or is it genius? At roughly 1 p.m. ET, two hours before kickoff, Real boss Carlo Ancelotti had his team-sheet printed. No going back now, sir…
Real Madrid have gone early with their team by announcing their starting XI a full hour before it has to be submitted to UEFA. Coach Carlo Ancelotti has selected Fede Valverde ahead of Rodrygo in his front three. Casemiro, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos start in midfield as expected — six years after starting in the 2016 Final against Atletico Madrid in Milan. — Mark Ogden
1:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. BST: The first “three-peat” final
Liverpool and Real Madrid are no strangers…
Source : espn
