Liverpool 0-1 Real Madrid: Reds beaten in Paris as Vinicius Jr hits winner

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Vinicius Jr scores for Real Madrid against Liverpool in the 2022 Champions League final

Liverpool's hopes of being crowned champions of Europe for a seventh time ended in heartbreak at the hands of Real Madrid in Paris.

Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr, who was played onside by Trent Alexander-Arnold, scored the only goal of the final as Real sealed a Champions League-La Liga double.

Liverpool had several attempts on target but were frustrated by by a brilliant goalkeeping display by Thibaut Courtois, the former Chelsea man tipping Sadio Mane's attempt on to the post before keeping out Mohamed Salah late on with a superb one-handed save.

The final started 36 minutes after the scheduled 20:00 BST kick-off due to "security reasons" after pictures emerged in the build-up of huge crowds of fans queuing to get in the Stade de France.

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Liverpool

Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold
Squad number5Player nameKonaté
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number26Player nameRobertson
Squad number14Player nameHenderson
Squad number3Player nameFabinho
Squad number6Player nameThiago Alcántara
Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah
Squad number10Player nameMané
Squad number23Player nameDíaz

Squad number8Player nameKeïta
Squad number9Player nameRoberto Firmino
Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota

Real Madrid

Squad number1Player nameCourtois
Squad number2Player nameCarvajal
Squad number3Player nameEder Militão
Squad number4Player nameAlaba
Squad number23Player nameMendy
Squad number10Player nameModric
Squad number14Player nameCasemiro
Squad number8Player nameKroos
Squad number15Player nameValverde
Squad number9Player nameBenzema
Squad number20Player nameVinícius Júnior

Squad number19Player nameDani Ceballos
Squad number21Player nameRodrygo
Squad number25Player nameCamavinga

Line-ups

Liverpool

Formation 4-3-3

1Alisson
66Alexander-Arnold
5Konaté
4van Dijk
26Robertson
14HendersonSubstituted forKeïtaat 77'minutes
3FabinhoBooked at 62mins
6Thiago AlcántaraSubstituted forFirminoat 77'minutes
11Salah
10Mané
23DíazSubstituted forJotaat 65'minutes

Substitutes

7Milner
8Keïta
9Firmino
12Gomez
15Oxlade-Chamberlain
17Jones
18Minamino
20Jota
21Tsimikas
32Matip
62Kelleher
67Elliott

Real Madrid

Formation 4-3-3

1Courtois
2Carvajal
3Militão
4Alaba
23Mendy
10ModricSubstituted forCeballosat 90'minutes
14Casemiro
8Kroos
15ValverdeSubstituted forCamavingaat 85'minutes
9Benzema
20Vinícius JúniorSubstituted forRodrygoat 90+3'minutes

Substitutes

6Nacho
7E Hazard
11Asensio
12Marcelo
13Lunin
17Vázquez
18Bale
19Ceballos
21Rodrygo
22Isco
24Mariano
25Camavinga

Live Text

Match ends, Liverpool 0, Real Madrid 1.
Second Half ends, Liverpool 0, Real Madrid 1.
Naby Keïta (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Vinícius Júnior.
Attempt missed. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Naby Keïta.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Luka Modric.
Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.
Offside, Real Madrid. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Federico Valverde because of an injury.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabinho.
Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.