History does repeat itself in football. Real Madrid and Liverpool meet again in the final of the UEFA Champions League. These familiar foes clashed in the quarter-finals last season, with Madrid running out 3-1 winners on aggregate. The result and scoreline would have given Liverpool flashes of deja vu. Los Blancos sealed their Champions League treble in 2018 by putting the Reds to the sword.
Liverpool 🆚 Real Madrid…
The 2022 #UCLfinal is set! 🏆#UCL pic.twitter.com/GYFrvIHsUh
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 4, 2022
No wonder, Mo Salah has spoken of wanting to face the Spanish giants again. 2018 final is best remembered for Loris Karius’s allowing soft goals and Gareth Bale’s wonder strike. The former will definitely not feature this time, while the latter is set to leave in the summer.
And Karim Benzema scored against Liverpool in 2018 after a howler from Loris Karius. 😬
Benzema has 15 #UCL goals this season. He’s two away from Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for a single season set with Real in 2013/14. 🎯 pic.twitter.com/eeBAFW4l8j
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 20, 2022
However, the final from three years back had many more differences than people care to remember. The two sides have come a long way, with Liverpool having their quadruple hopes extinguished by a point. It serves well to look back upon the lessons learned and how the teams have fared since then.
Ups and downs
Liverpool were making their first final appearance since 2007. Meanwhile, Madrid were aiming to complete the three-peat. The match started off evenly, with both teams exchanging blows.
The first major talking point arrived just before the half-hour mark. Salah injured his shoulder after challenging for a loose ball with Sergio Ramos and had to be subbed off.
A sad way for Salah’s season to finish 😢#UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/6v2Y0MKNBe
— UEFA Champions League…
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