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Liverpool v Real Madrid, Champions League final 2021/22, 28/5/2022, - Official line-ups. BeSoccer
Liverpool v Real Madrid, Champions League final 2021/22, 28/5/2022, - Official line-ups. BeSoccer
Join us for live coverage of the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France in Paris. Liverpool are looking for revenge after losing the 2018 final 3-1 to the same opponents.
Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
59'
Vinícius Júnior
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 90'
    FT: LIverpool 0-1 Real Madrid!!! Real Madrid are champions!!! Liverpool dominated the first 25 minutes and the last 20 minutes while the rest of the game was even. Liverpool had plenty of chances to score, but they were denied by a brilliant Courtois and Vinicius' goal just before the hour mark gave Madrid victory. RM played on the counter and once again showed why they are the CL specialists. Thanks for joining us and see you again soon!
  • 90'
    90+5: Another ball into the box is caught by Courtois.
Substitution

Substitution

at Real Madrid
  • 90'
    90+2: RM sub: Rodrygo on for Vinicius.
  • 90'
    90+2: RM are just trying to keep the ball, but then Benzema lays off to Camavinga and he hits over!
  • 90'
    90+1: RM counter and instead of shooting, he tries to give to Vinicius and the chance comes to nothing.
  • 90'
    90+1: Five extra minutes.
  • 89'
    RM sub: Modric is off, but Ceballos is on.
  • 88'
    Courtois comes out and claims the ball. Superb. Konate accidentally catches him in the face.
  • 88'
    Liverpool win another corner.
  • 87'
    Amazing skill by Vinicius now, he gives to Benzema and Liverpool stop him.
Substitution

Substitution

at Real Madrid
  • 85'
    RM sub: Valverde is replaced by Camavinga.
  • 83'
    RM counter through Kroos, Vinicius and Benzema, but the Frenchman's ball to the Brazilian is a touch too strong and that allows Alisson to get there.
  • 83'
    Salah!!!! He's through on goal and denied by a brilliant Courtois!!
  • 81'
    Keita has the ball given back to him and he completely miscues it!
  • 80'
    Jota!! Firmino gives to Salah whose strike is deflected goalwards by Jota ands Courtois makes the save! Corner!
  • 80'
    Shots: 19-2, on target: 2-1.
  • 79'
    Liverpool threaten, but an offside is wrongly given against Firmino.
Substitution

Substitution

at Liverpool
  • 77'
    Liverpool double sub: Keita and Firmino on for Thiago and Henderson.
  • 76'
    Casemiro!!! What have you done? Casemiro gets on the end of a lovely free-kick, but tries to play to Benzema instead of shooting!
  • 74'
    TAA!!! He hits a powerful effort from 25 yards, but it's wayward and Jota is unable to deflect it goalwards!
  • 71'
    Vinicius is given the ball and he runs towards the box and is dispossessed by Konate.
  • 69'
    Courtois with another great save!!! Now he denies Salah from a tight angle!! What a goalie.
  • 68'
    The Reds get another corner.
  • 68'
    Liverpool get thesmelves a corner here.
  • 67'
    Kroos goes down under contact from Salah and Madrid win the free-kick.
  • 66'
    Liverpool sub: Jota is on for Luis Diaz.
  • 65'
    Salah is brought down by Vinicius on this near side.
  • 64'
    Salah!!! The Egyptian tries to curl one into ther far corner from 25 yards and Courtois makes a fine stop!
  • 63'
    Fabinho's cautioned for a foul on Valverde.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Real Madrid en el 59'
  • 59'
    Vinicius puts RM ahead!!!! The Madrid fans go ecstatic!!! RM go forward through Valverde, his pass finds an umarked Benzema at the back stick and he hits home! TAA plays him on and RM lead!
  • 56'
    Militao is down with an injury to his face as Luis Diaz accidentally lands on him. He should be ok though.
  • 54'
    TAA's cross from this near side is batted away by Courtois.
  • 53'
    Mane and Luis Diaz attack for Liverpool and TAA's strike is blocked!
  • 52'
    Liverpool attack, but the ball into the box is caught by Courtois.
  • 49'
    Casemiro is fouled by TAA in the centre-circle and Madrid want a yellow card, but the referee said no.
  • 48'
    RM have some ball here as they wait for the opening.
  • 47'
    Great defence by Carvajal to prevent Luis Diaz heading home Salah's cross!!
  • 46'
    RM get us going once again!!
  • 45'
    HT: Liverpool 0-0 Real Madrid! Half-time at the Stade de France and it's goalless. Liverpool have been the better side and Salah was denied twice by Courtois (once with the help of the post). Benzema then scored right on half-time, but the offside call on the field remained as the deflections off Konate and Fabinho were rightly deemed accidental. Back for more shortly!
  • 45'
    Three added minutes again.
  • 45'
    45+2: Offside is given and that's the right call, The ball is deflected backwards by Fabinho's knee off the initial richochet and that's not deliberate for me. That's the right call for me.
  • 44'
    VAR is checking whether it's Valverde or the defender. Valverde gets a touch to it, the breaks Konate and then Fabinho's knee and the ball breaks to Benzema who hits in. It's not deliberate for me so it should be offside.
Goal disallowed

Goal disallowed

  • 43'
    Benzema scores, but igt's offside!! A ball forward finds Benzema, he tries to go around Alisson, the GK and the defender don't deal with it, Valverde slides in with two Liverpool players, and the ball breaks to an offside Benzema who hits in!
  • 42'
    Konate fouls Vinicius and is penalised.
  • 40'
    Henderson!!! He hits a flat and powerful shot from distance, but it's wide of the goal!
  • 39'
    Robertson feeds Mane and the Senegalese gets the corner for Klopp's men.
  • 38'
    RM are having some more attacks now. It's more even than in the first 25-30 minutes.
  • 36'
    Vinicius gets into the area and wins a corner for Ancelotti's side.
  • 35'
    Shots: 8-0, on target: 5-0.
  • 34'
    Salah!!! TAA's cross from the far side finds Salah in the middle and his header is easy for Courtoid.
  • 32'
    RM continue to attack, but a Benzema pass can't find his teammate.
  • 30'
    A great pass forward for Vinicius is brilliantly cut out by TAA.
  • 28'
    Fabinho shoots from distance, but only gives a catch to an RM supporter behind the goal.
  • 25'
    RM are enjoying a bit of much needed possession here and Vinicius' cross for Benzema at the back stick is caught by Alisson.
  • 22'
    Liverpool are all over RM here and Ancelotti's side need to wake up.
  • 20'
    Courtois!! What a terrific save!! Mane gets into the box, picks his spot to Courtois' right and the Belgian, at full stretch, saves it onto the post! That looked it was going to be 1-0!
  • 19'
    Salah lays the ball off to TAA who blazes over from inside the area!
  • 18'
    RM attack through Valverde down Liverpool's left, but the cross can't find Vinicius in the middle.
  • 17'
    Salah again!! Lovely quick play by RM sees Mane combine with Salah and the Egyptian's effort is straight at Courtois.
  • 17'
    Thiago has a pop from just outside the area which is caught by Courtois.
  • 16'
    Salah!!! Lovely play by Liverpool sees the ball by TAA pick out Salah in the box and Courtois denies him from close range!
  • 15'
    RM counter through Vinicius on the far side, but Konate stops him going any further. Good defending.
  • 14'
    Diaz gets the ball on this near side, he gives to Robertson, whose cross is headed by Mendy back to the GK.
  • 12'
    Liverpool are definitely having the possession and territory, but no chances up to now.
  • 10'
    Salah gets the ball on the far side, he passes to Mane, who is unable to cut the ball back before it goes out of play.
  • 7'
    Mane is dispossessed by Casemiro and RM counter, but Valverde's cross is cleared.
  • 6'
    Vinicius gets a ball on the edge of the Liverpool box, but he has no support and the move comes to nothing.
  • 5'
    RM are trying to slow the game down in the early stages of this one.
  • 4'
    Liverpool are having the possession here early on.
  • 3'
    TAA's ball into the box is dealt with by the Madrid defence.
  • 2'
    Liverpool win a free-kick 30 yards from goal here.
  • 1'
    Thiago commits the first foul of the game deep in RM's half.
  • 1'
    Liverpool get us going in the red from right to left! RM in the white. 21:36 now.
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The anthem has been played and Benzema and Henderson are with Clement Turpin for the toss!
  • PRVW
    The players come out here at the Stade de France!!
  • PRVW
    Mane is saying his prayers in the tunnel and Raul and Ian Rush come out with the trophy!
  • PRVW
    The ceremony has concluded and now the players are in the tunnel!!
  • PRVW
    There's a fireworks display as Camila Cabello in white is singing her songs. We don't think she's an RM supporter despite being in white.
  • PRVW
    The opening ceremony featuring Camila Cabello is starting!!
  • PRVW
    Kick off is now 21:36 CEST!
  • PRVW
    Liverpool are still on the pitch and RM are going back to the tunnel. Nadal is also there!
  • PRVW
    The RM players are now warming up.
  • PRVW
    We'll have another warm up and UEFA says the game will now kick-off not before 21:30 CEST! Given there is an opening ceremony as well, it could be slightly later.
  • PRVW
    No KO time has now been set by UEFA, but it will be starting well after 21:15 CEST. The players may well have to warm-up again.
  • PRVW
    It's 21:00 and we still haven't had Camilo Cabello for the opening ceremony. It looks the delay will be longer.
  • PRVW
    The opening ceremony has also been delayed by 15 minutes.
  • PRVW
    There are thousands of Liverpool fans outside the ground as they can't get in. Shambolic organisation for a showpiece event.
  • PRVW
    Kick-off has been delayed by 15 minutes due to crowd congestion as Liverpool fans are stuck outside the ground. Definitely the right thing to do, but poor organisation by UEFA for a big final.
  • PRVW
    Thiago seems to have felt something in the warm-up and he is now training separately from his teammates. He wasn't 100% fit and he could drop out from the XI at the last minute.
  • PRVW
    Real Madrid are now also on the pitch!
  • PRVW
    Liverpool are now warming up!!!
  • PRVW
    Courtois has come out onto the pitch to begin his warm up!
  • PRVW
    Kenny Dalglish leaves a bouquet of flowers on the Liverpool club crest to remember the Liverpool supporters who lost their lives in the Heysel disaster in the 1985 Champions League final against Juventus.
  • PRVW
    The Liverpool line-up is now in!! Liverpool XI: Alisson (GK), Robertson, VVD, Konate, TAA; Thiago, Fabinho, Henderson; L Diaz, Mane and Salah.
  • PRVW
    Liverpool have finally reached 80 minutes before kick-off, slightly later than planned.
  • PRVW
    Liverpool are currently stuck in traffic on their way to the ground.
  • PRVW
    Real Madrid have now arrived at the Stade de France for this one!
  • PRVW
    They then met again in the 2020/21 season behind closed doors. Madrid won 3-1 at home and then booked their place in the last four with a goalless draw on Merseyside.
  • PRVW
    These two teams met in the 2018 CL final in Kiev which Madrid won 3-1. Benzema and a brace from Bale were the difference, but Karius' nightmare goalkeeping display stole the headlines as he was at fault for two of the goals. In fact, he hasn't played a competitive fixture for the club since.
  • PRVW
    We'll have extra-time and penalties in this one if required.
  • PRVW
    It's a lovely sunny evening in the French capital for this one and a pleasant 19 degrees.
  • PRVW
    Clement Turpin of France is the referee while his compatriot Jerome Brisard leads the four man VAR team. That composes of two French officials and two Italians.
  • PRVW
    RM XI: Courtois (GK); Mendy, Alaba, Militao, Carvajal; Kroos, Casemiro, Modric; Vinicius, Benzema and Valverde.
  • PRVW
    In typical Real Madrid fashion, we have their starting XI more than two hours before kick-off.
  • PRVW
    Madrid are looking for their 14th CL trophy, while Liverpool are looking to lift their 7th. Liverpool are the favourites for this one, but writing off RM is always a very bad idea.
Info

Pre-match

28 May 2022, 21:36

Referee: Clement Turpin | VAR: Jérôme Brisard

Stadium: Stade de France

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid! It should be a cracker.