English Premier League side, Liverpool will face Real Madrid in the 2018 Champions League final on Saturday, May 26.
The two sides’ semi-final victories over AS Roma and Bayern Munich respectively have set up a repeat of the 1981 European showpiece, when the Reds defeated the Spanish giants 1-0 in Paris.
Despite a 4-2 defeat against AS Roma on Wednesday night, May 2, which confirmed a 7-6 aggregate, the Jürgen Klopp’s tutored side sealed their place in the final for the eighth time.
Real, winners of the Champions League in the previous two seasons and three of the last four, qualified after a 2-2 draw at home to Bayern was enough for a 4-3 victory over two legs.
Speaking after the match, Liverpool manager, Jürgen Klopp said: “The game was wild. They took all the risks and we punished it with the counter-attack but then we gave away a goal.
“It was the first semi-final for most of the boys so normal to have to keep nerves in. It was a little bit exciting – more exciting than I actually wanted”, he added.
“We are deserved finalists 100%. You don’t come without luck. We needed it only one time tonight. Real Madrid needed luck yesterday too. That’s how it is.
“We have two very important Premier League games then let’s go there [the final] and try our best.
