On May 28, in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, at the Stade de France stadium, the Champions League final took place, in which Liverpool and Real Madrid met..

Liverpool played sharper and more proactive throughout the match, but the real hero of the final was Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibault Kuruta.

The Belgian saved his team from conceded goals several times, and the victory in the tournament was brought to the Spaniards by Vinicius, who closed the pass from Valverde in the second half.

Interestingly, the fight itself started 30 minutes late.. The official version of the delay of the match - the bus " However, according to media reports, the meeting was postponed due to the unrest of the fans in front of the stadium..

Liverpool 0-1 Real Madrid.

Goal: Vinicius, 59.

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Conate, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson (Keita 77), Fabinho, Alcantara (Firmino 77), Salah, Diaz (Jota 65), Mane.

Real Madrid: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, F. Mendy, Kroos, Casemiro, Modric (Ceballos 89), Valverde (Camavinga 85), Benzema, Vinicius (Rodrigo 90+3).

Thus, Real Madrid won their 14th European Cup, while Liverpool could have won their seventh trophy.. As part of Real Madrid, the Champions League was won by Ukrainian goalkeeper Lunin, who is an understudy of Courtois.

Note that the final match of the Champions League was originally supposed to be held in Russian St. Petersburg, but due to the full-scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine, it was moved to Paris.

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It was previously reported that UEFA approved the new format of the Champions League.