Guess who's back?

This year's UEFA Champions League Final will take place on the 28th of May at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France.

Liverpool F.C.




Jürgen Klopp and his boys are now 6 times European Cup winners and are playing their 3rd Champions League final in the last 5 years. Considered to be one of the best teams in the world this season, Liverpool won both Carabao and the FA Cup, while fighting for the EPL title until the last game and finishing 2nd.


Liverpool's road to the Champions League final



tl;dw version

Group winners against Atletico Madrid, Porto and A.C. Milan

R16: Inter Milan - Liverpool agg. 1-2 (0-2 away, 0-1 home)

QF: Benfica - Liverpool agg. 4-6 (1-3 away, 3-3 home)

SF: Liverpool - Villarreal agg. 5-2 (2-0 home, 2-3 away)


Possible lineup



Questionable players

Van Dijk, Fabinho, Thiago, Gomez



Real Madrid C.F.




Four years later, Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid are back for yet another Champions League final. Real Madrid has dominated this season's La Liga from day one and have been crowned champions on the last day of May. If the path towards their 35th league title has been quite easy and uneventful, their road to the Champions League final has been completely different. Having been the underdogs for each knockout stage, Real Madrid were on the verge of being eliminated in all three 2nd legs, only to turn the tide around in spectacular fashion.

#RoadToParis




tl;dw version

Group winners against Inter Milan, Sheriff Tiraspol and Shakhtar Donetsk

R16: Paris Saint Germain - Real Madrid agg. 2-3 (1-0 away, 1-3 home)

QF: Chelsea - Real Madrid agg. 4-5 (1-3 away, 3-2 a.e.t. home)

SF: Manchester City - Real Madrid agg. 5-6 (4-3 away, 1-3 a.e.t. home)


Possible lineup



Questionable players

Bale


Der Markt odds

Liverpool 2.02

Real Madrid 3.60


May the best team win, have fun!

If VVD Thiago and Fabinho are all out i think I like Real at those prices? Close though.

I have been signed up to go to a matinee of the new version of To Kill a Mockingbird at the theater so I will miss most of the game.

Mate offered me +300, I have Real he has Liverpool and Draw, snapped his hand off, shrug.

good luck to you.

it seems like Fabinho and Thiago have had a few training sessions, I'd assume they'll start even if they might not be at 100%. I think RM have reached this final in their best physical shape, it reminds me of the final vs Juve in 2017.

Hala Madrid.

Deserve it after the 3 oil clubs they’ve knocked out. Whereas Plop have had a league cup draw.

Would be incredible feat, don’t think any team has won it beating the 2 best teams in the world in the semi then final. The defending champs and a PSG (don’t know how to describe them, collection of world class superstars?) side in the knock outs.

Almost as good as pep losing is klopp losing.

#14

Since Real Madrid to lift the trophy odds are too good i put certain amount on that (while secretly hoping they would finally lose european final for a change) ...

I bet real Madrid at 13/8 to win the champions League. Seems like really good value. Surprised Liverpool are favourites. Real Madrid beat them in the final before and Real Madrid's record is amazing in finals. Also the midfield is far better than Liverpools

hype!

RIP Madrid

Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago; Diaz, Mane, Salah

Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Casemiro, Kroos, Modric, Valverde; Vinicius, Benzema

let the best team win, but it'd be kool to see mo have a big game, so that def won't happen

Liverpudlians already messing this up and it hasn't even started

Hang on tight everyone, she's almost finished

Been really dominant, they can't be that poor 2nd half.

Expected that goal to be given though, seemed to change direction twice after the real touch.

And ship the $150.

Never in doubt

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Protester runs on court at Roland Garros.
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Buddy who was there who's been to all the recent Madrid finals says this one was horrible, he wanted out of there as fast as he could. His impression was that all the delinquents in France were in the neighborhood of the stadium. Said he took his seats as soon as possible and got the hell out of there later. He's from a rough neighborhood himself, the sort that was mostly shanties thirty years ago.