Last 10 Champions League finals
2009: Barcelona 2 Manchester United 0
2010: Inter Milan 2 Bayern Munich 0 2011: Barcelona 3 Manchester United 1 2012: Chelsea 1 Bayern Munich 1, Chelsea won 4-3 on penalties
2013: Bayern Munich 2 Borussia Dortmund 1
2014: Real Madrid 4 Atletico Madrid 1, after extra time
2015: Barcelona 3 Juventus 1
2016: Real Madrid 1 Atletico Madrid 1, Real won 5-3 on penalties
2017: Real Madrid 4 Juventus 1 2018: Real Madrid 3 Liverpool 1 the early change. Liverpool, so assertive early on, made Madrid look edgy. But the holders were back on top after Salah’s injury.
“Of course it was a little shock to the team,” Klopp said.
After collecting a shot, Karius rolled the ball out too casually, neglecting the presence of Benzema who struck out his right foot and deflected the ball into an empty net.
The immediate impact of Karius’ blunder was offset by Mane’s equaliser in the 55th minute. Dejan Lovren rose above Ramos and headed into the path of Mane, who prodded the ball over the line.
“We lose as a team,” Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson said. “It’s not about one person, it’s about everybody.”
For Madrid, it was about one man proving Zidane wrong.
Within three minutes of replacing Isco, Bale made the perfect entrance by scoring one of the finest goals in a European final.
“I was very disappointed not to start the game,” he said. “I felt like I deserved it. The best I can do is to come on and make an impact.”
He made the most of it by finishing with a double. Karius let the ball slip through his hands but Madrid wasn’t letting go of this trophy, completing the first hat-trick of wins since Bayern Munich in the mid-1970s.