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May 28, 2022 · 1-0 is now the most common score in UEFA Champions League finals. This is the sixth final – and third in succession – to feature just one goal; five have finished both 1-1 and 2-1.
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- Overview
- How Liverpool fell painfully short
- Klopp: Book hotels for next year's final
- Ancelotti: I am the record man
- Courtois 'earns respect' with brilliant display
- More final pain for Liverpool - Opta stats
Liverpool suffered Champions League heartbreak on a chaotic night in Paris as Vinicius Junior's second-half goal clinched the trophy for Real Madrid for the 14th time in their history.
Jurgen Klopp's side were hoping to avenge their 2018 Champions League final defeat to the Spanish giants in Kyiv but they could not find a leveller after going down 1-0 when Vinicius ghosted in at the far post to convert Federico Valverde's low cross (59).
The game's kick-off time had earlier been delayed by more than half an hour as organisational problems outside the Stade de France caused long delays and dangerous overcrowding for Liverpool supporters attempting to enter the ground.
Liverpool lost none of their focus despite the chaotic circumstances, creating a succession of chances and having 24 shots to Madrid's four, but they could not find a way past the outstanding Thibaut Courtois, who tipped a Sadio Mane effort onto the inside of the post in the first half and made a string of other excellent saves.
Image: Liverpool players complain to the referee during the Champions League final
•How the teams lined up | Match stats
A jubilant atmosphere had been building in Paris over the course of several days, with Liverpool fans gathering in the streets and squares of the city centre in their thousands, far outnumbering their Real Madrid counterparts.
But the celebratory mood made way for one of concern ahead of the planned kick-off time as logistical issues outside the stadium caused lengthy delays and packed queues for Liverpool fans attempting to make their way into the ground.
Image: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp embraces Virgil van Dijk after the game
A defiant Jurgen Klopp vowed Liverpool will come back stronger from the defeat and told fans to book the hotels for next year's Champions League final in Istanbul.
"It's not bad to get to the final - it's kind of a success although not the success you want to have," he told BT Sport.
"I have a strong feeling we will come again. The boys are really competitive and are an outstanding group - they will be that again next season. And we go again. Where is it next season? Istanbul? Book the hotel!
"The mood in the dressing room makes it feel like not a great season in this moment - we'll need a few minutes or hours for that," he added.
"We played a good, not a perfect game. A perfect game wouldn't have been possible with how the opponent set up with the deep formation, counter-attacks and long balls - that was tricky.
Image: Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti celebrates winning the Champions League final
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti described himself as "the record man" and hailed his side's victory as he became the first manager to win the Champions League for a fourth time.
"I can't believe it. We've had a fantastic season," he said.
"We suffered a lot in the first half but in the end we deserved to win this competition.
"I am the record man. I had the luck to come here last year and found as usual a fantastic club with a really good squad with a lot of quality and mental character.
"The season was top."
Image: Courtois celebrates with Dani Ceballos
Real Madrid's starting line-up was packed with Champions League winners but for Thibaut Courtois this one is a first.
The Belgian goalkeeper was in inspired form at the Stade de France to become a European champion for the first time, keeping Liverpool at bay almost single-handedly and making nine saves over the course of the 90 minutes.
After the game, he took a swipe at his critics, insisting he is not respected as much as he should be in England following his spell with Chelsea.
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•Real Madrid have won the European Cup/Champions League on 14 occasions - twice as many times as any other side in the history of the competition.
•Only Juventus (five) have lost more Champions League finals than Liverpool (three), while no manager has lost more finals in the competition's history than Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp (three).
•Despite winning the League Cup and FA Cup this season, Liverpool have not scored a single goal in five-and-a-half hours of football in major finals this term.
•Liverpool had 24 shots, the most on record (since 2003/04) without scoring for a team in a Champions League final. Meanwhile, Mohamed Salah's six shots on target is the most on record by any player in a single Champions League final.
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