Jurgen Klopp ended his and Liverpool's wait for silverware as Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi bookended a 2-0 win over Tottenham.
2018/2019 UEFA Champions League
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Match Report
Mohamed Salah put last season's final heartbreak behind him by setting up a 2-0 win over Tottenham in Madrid and a sixth Champions League triumph for Liverpool.
Egypt star Salah was infamously injured in a challenge with Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos before the Reds subsided to a 3-1 defeat in Kiev 12 months ago but grabbed the opener in a largely forgettable contest at the Wanda Metropolitano.
The Premier League Golden Boot winner dispatched a second-minute penalty after Moussa Sissoko was penalised for handball.
Liverpool and their Premier League counterparts played in fits and starts thereafter, with Spurs enjoying their most consistent spell of pressure before substitute Divock Origi added to his semi-final brace against Barcelona by drilling clinically into the bottom-right corner three minutes from time.
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2' Penalty Goal! Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool (Salah)
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! SALAH PUTS LIVERPOOL AHEAD!!! 1-0!!! The referee points to the spot as Mane strikes the ball off Sissoko and it hits his hand on the way down. Salah steps up from 12 yards and he hammers the ball down the middle of the net. Lloris dives early to his left and the ball is already past the Frenchman before he can react. Liverpool make the perfect start to the Champions League final.
9' Beautiful dribble from Son Heung-Min
OVER! Son tries to weave his way through the Liverpool defence, but he gets crowded out before he can shoot. The loose ball falls to Sissoko 25 yards from goal and he lines up a drive, only to smash his attempt over the bar.
17' Alexander-Arnold with a skimmer from distance
CLOSE! Alexander-Arnold collects in space on the right flank and he hammers a low drive towards the bottom corner. It has the pace to trouble Lloris, but the ball travels just wide of the target.
18' Wanda Metropolitano 'welcomes' a female pitch invader
38' Robertson drives forward and forces Lloris into a good save
SAVE! Matip threads a ball out from the back to Robertson into space. The Scot has acres of room to run into down the left flank. Tottenham allow him to travel towards the edge of the box and he goes for a goal, only to be denied by a good save from Lloris, tipping the ball over the bar.
54' CLOSE! Lloris gathers Robertson's cross with Mane poised
Salah breaks forward down the right flank, but sees his strike blocked by Vertonghen. Liverpool recycle possession before Robertson curls low ball towards the middle, but Lloris races off his line to gather ahead of Mane.
58' Vertonghen's header over the bar
OVER! Trippier lifts a corner deep to the back post for Vertonghen to head at goal. He makes contact with his header, only to place it over the bar.
69' SO CLOSE! Milner nearly scores
CHANCE! Milner comes within inches of doubling Liverpool's lead. Mane surges at the Tottenham defence before offloading towards Salah. The forward in turn plays it to Milner on the edge of the box, who goes for a strike with his left foot, which creeps inches wide of the post with Lloris stranded.
81' Alisson denies Son & Lucas with double save
SAVES! Alisson keeps Liverpool ahead, producing two fine stops to deny Tottenham. Son weaves his way into space 25 yards from goal before he strikes a right-footed effort at goal. Alisson gets across to make the stop, pushing the ball away. Rose keeps the attack alive working an offload towards Lucas, but a toe-poke from the forward is saved by the Liverpool keeper.
87' GOAL! Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool (Origi)
ORIGI MAKES IT TWO!!!! 2-0 LIVERPOOL!!! The Reds are surely on their way to their sixth European crown. Tottenham fail to clear their lines from the corner and Matip is able to work the ball into the path of Origi. The Belgian takes a strike on his left foot from the left inside channel, expertly placing his effort past Lloris into the bottom corner.