The real Madrid and the Liverpool have met in the Champions League final after eliminating Manchester City and Villarreal respectively and they will meet again for the ninth time in their history in Paris on May 28, the third in the final instance.
The first precedent dates back to 1981, when the Whites succumbed in the final of Paris with a solitary goal by Kennedy that postponed the conquest of the Seventh. Many seasons would pass until their paths crossed again. He was in the knockout stages of the 2008/09 season. In the first leg at the Bernabéu, the Liverpool from Benitez 0-1 and in the second leg the reds showed no mercy and thrashed 4-0 at Anfield.
In the 2014/2015 season, they coincided in the Champions League group stage, with two wins for Ancelotti’s men. At the Bernabéu by the minimum (0-1) and at Anfield with a great choral performance.
The next meeting took place in the final of the Champions League in kyiv, when the whites lifted the Thirteenth in a match remembered for the mistakes of Karius, Bale’s Chilean winner and for Ramos’ injury to Salah that left him out of action last season.
The latest precedent dates back to last season, when the Madrid eliminated the Liverpool in the quarterfinals. At the Di Stéfano he gained an important advantage thanks to a great Vinicius (3-1) and the team of Zidane resisted in the turn in a Anfield empty.
The last lost final of the Champions for him Madrid it was in Liverpool and in Paris, the scene of the next clash of giants. The european cup will pass judgment.
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