HOW THEY STACK UP

The Champions League final will see two football giants clash for the ultimate prize in club football. A look at the teams in numbers

LIVERPOOL 40

Goals scored by Liverpool, highest by a team in this Champions League. Only Barcelona (45 in ‘99-’00) and Real Madrid (41 in 2013-14) have scored more in a single edition

8

No. of European Cup or Champions League finals for Liverpool (including 2017-18 edition), three more than any other English side

5

No. of times Liverpool won the Champions League finals, losing only to Juventus in 1985 and AC Milan in 2007. Last time Liverpool won the CL was in 2005

6

Clean sheets by Liverpool this season, highest for any club alongside Spanish giants Barcelona. Real Madrid have three clean sheets

0

No current Liverpool player has appeared in a Champions League final. Their manager Jurgen Klopp was part of a CL final, guiding Borussia Dortmund to the title clash in 2013

REAL MADRID 16

No. of times Real Madrid have qualified for a European Cup or Champions League final, more than any other side in the history of the competition

12

Occasions when Real Madrid have been champions, losing the finals only in 1962 (vs Benfica), 1964

(vs Inter Milan) and 1981 (vs Liverpool)

3

If Zidane's Real beat Liverpool, it will be the third time that a manager would win CL three times. Bob Paisley and Carlo Ancelotti have won thrice each

4

Goals Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in Champions League finals, a record. He has scored in 2008 (for Man Utd), 2014 (for Real Madrid) and 2017 (for RM) finals

3

It will be the third straight European Cup/Champions League final for Real Madrid, the first team since Juventus (’96-’98) to reach three consecutive finals