Following Benzema's fluke goal (a defected side footer from Karius's sloppy throw) Mane scored a quick
equaliser for Liverpool.
But then Gareth Bale came on and the rest is history.
UEFA Champions League Final 2018.
Real Madrid (3) v (1) Liverpool. (Benzema 51m, Bale 64m & 83m, Mané 55m). NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine.
Saturday May 26th 2018. Attendance 61,561
Real Madrid:
1. Keylor Navas (GK), 2. Dani Carvajal (6. Nacho 37 min), 4. Sergio Ramos (C), 5. Raphaël Varane,
7. Cristiano Ronaldo, 8. Toni Kroos, 9. Karim Benzema (20. Marco Asensio 89 min)
10. Luka Modrić, 12. Marcelo,
14. Casemiro, 22. Isco (11. Gareth Bale 61 min).
Liverpool:
1. Loris Karius (GK), 4. Virgil Van Dijk, 5. Georginio Wijnaldum, 6. Dejan Lovren, 7. James Milner (23. Emre Can 83 min),
9. Roberto Firmino, 11. Mohamed Salah (20. Adam Lallana 31 min), 14. Jordan Henderson,
19. Sadio Mané,
26. Andy Robertson, 66. Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia).
Man of the match was Gareth Bale. He scored one superb overhead bicycle kick goal three minutes after coming on and
a second when Loris Karous palmed Bale's shot into his own net - the second mistake by the Red's goalkeeper.
Benzema scored the game's first goal by deflecting a sloppy throw by Karous.
It was Liverpool's eight final. They had won the final on five occasions (1977, 1978, 1981, 1984 and 2005) and had lost twice (1985 and 2007).
Liverpool were the most recent team to defeat Real Madrid in a European Cup Final, winning 1–0 in Paris in 1981, Alan Kennedy scoring
the only goals in the 82nd minute.
In winning the final Real Madrid won their 13th overall Champions League / European Cup. It was also their third consecutive victory,
thus becoming the first team to achieve three back-to-back titles since Bayern Munich defeated Saint-Étienne in the 1976 European Cup Final.
Match stats:
Liverpool 39% possession.
Shots on goals 5 (2 on target) (RM 11 with 5 on target)
Passing accuracy 80% (RM: 91%).
Passes 352 (RM 648)
Passes completes 280 (RM 590)
Distance covered 110.7 km (RM 102.6km)
UEFA Champions League 2021/2022.
THE FINAL.
Real Madrid (1) v (0) Liverpool. (Vinícius Júnior 59m). Stade de France, Paris, France.
Saturday 28th May 2022. Attendance 75,000 (?)
Real Madrid:
1. Thibaut Courtois (GK) (MoM),
4. David Alaba, 3. Éder Militão,
23. Ferland Mendy, 2. Dani Carvajal,
14. Casemiro,
8. Toni Kroos,
10. Luka Modric (19. Dani Ceballos 90 min),
9. Karim Benzema (capt),
20. Vinícius Júnior (21. Rodrygo 90+3 min), 15. Federico Valverde (25. Eduardo Camavinga 85 min).
Liverpool:
1. Alisson (GK), 4. Virgil van Dijk,
5. Ibrahima Konaté, 26. Andy Robertson,
66. Trent Alexander-Arnold,
3. Fabinho, 6. Thiago Alcántara (9. Roberto Firmino
77 min), 14. Jordan Henderson (capt.) (8. Naby Keita 77 min),
10. Sadio Mané, 23. Luis Díaz (20. Diogo Jota 65 min), 11. Mohamed Salah.
MoM: Man of the Match.
In the knock-out matches Real Madrid beat, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea.
The top three teams of the 2021/2022 English Premier League.
Stats:
Total shots: Liverpool 23 v Real Madrid 3
Shots on target: Liverpool 9 v Real Madrid 1
Saves: Liverpool 0 v Real Madrid 9 (Courtois MoM)
Ball possession 50% 50%