LIVERPOOL will attempt to end Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid’s recent dominance in the Champions League when the sides meet in Saturday’s final in Kiev, with Reds manager Jurgen Klopp insisting experience is not everything.
The goals of Mohamed Salah have helped the English side reach their first final in 11 years, but this has been a golden era in Europe for Real.
The Spanish giants are targeting their fourth Champions League title in five years and their third in a row in the game, which kicks off at 4:45am AEST.
The last team to win three in a row was Bayern Munich over 40 years ago. None of Klopp’s players have appeared in a Champions League final before.
The 2017-18 UEFA Champions League final arrives on Saturday as reigning champions Real Madrid take on red-hot Liverpool in Kiev, Ukraine. After months of battling in Europe, the final comes down to two of the biggest teams in the world and two of the most successful in the history of the competition.
Zinedine Zidane looks to win his third Champions League title in as many years with Real, while Jurgen Klopp goes for his first. He previously lost a final with Dortmund against Bayern Munich. It’s a 3-peat chance for Los Blancos, while the Reds look for their first title in over a decade.
It’s Cristiano Ronaldo against Mohamed Salah, it’s the gold standard of Spain against the gold standard of England, two titans of the game in what’s set to be an electric, physical and intense final that has a chance to be filled with goals.
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