FINAL FACTS

THIS is Real Madrid’s 16th appearance in a European Cup/Champions League final, more than any other side in the history of the competition. REAL have won the European Cup a record 12 times, losing only in 1962 (v Benfica), 1964 (v Inter) and 1981 (v Liverpool). THIS is Liverpool’s eighth European Cup/Champions League final, three more than any other English side. THE Reds have lost just two of their previous seven finals in the competition, v Juventus in 1985 and Milan in 2007. THIS will be a repeat of the 1981 European Cup final, which Liverpool won 1-0 thanks to an Alan Kennedy goal. THIS will be the sixth meeting in all competitions between these sides – the Reds won the first three by an aggregate of 6-0, while Real won the last two meetings, both in 2014-15 (3-0 and 1-0). LIVERPOOL are the top scorers in the Champions League this season with 40 goals. Only Barcelona (45 in 1999-00) and Real Madrid (41 in 2013-14) have ever scored more in a single campaign. THE Reds have also kept six clean sheets in the competition this season – no side has kept more (level with Barcelona). ZINEDINE ZIDANE could become the third manager to win the European Cup/ Champions League three times (after Bob Paisley and Carlo Ancelotti), while he would be the first to win it in three consecutive seasons. THIS is Jurgen Klopp’s second appearance in the Champions League final, having previously lost with Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich in 2013. CRISTIANO RONALDO has scored more Champions League final goals than any other player (4).