Strived for 14 years to be Champions of Europe: Liverpool

The 2019 Champions League final got underway in Madrid on Saturday, and Liverpool struck first thanks to a penalty kick. Moussa Sissoko was called for a controversial handball inside the box just 23 seconds in, it was confirmed by the video assistant referee, and Mohamed Salah put the kick away to give the Reds the early lead.

Harry Kane is on the field for Spurs after being out with injury for two months, sending Lucas to the bench. At the half, 45 minutes remain and potentially more if Tottenham can draw level.

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Mohamed Salah’s early penalty gave Liverpool a 1-0 lead against Tottenham at half-time in Saturday’s all-English Champions League final in Madrid.The Egyptian scored the second quickest goal in Champions League final history as he converted from the spot after just one minute and 48 seconds following a handball by Moussa Sissoko. Italy great Paolo Maldini holds the record for the fastest goal after he scored with just 50 seconds gone in the 2005 final against Liverpool. (SCORECARD)

How to watch: The Champions League final is on TNT and Univision Deportes in the United States. To find broadcast options where you are, click here.

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Mohamed Salah blasted his early penalty kick past Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.CreditClive Rose/Getty Images

Here are the latest developments:

90’ +2 It’s just a formality now
87’ ORIGI SCORES! That’ll do it! Liverpool, 2-0!
85’ SAVE by Alisson on Ericksen’s shot
83’ VAR check after a challenge on the edge of the area!
82’ Final sub for Spurs: Llorente for Dele Alli
80’ Alisson comes up big — twice
76’ Spurs pressing, van Dijk clearing

How to watch: The Champions League final is on TNT and Univision Deportes in the United States. To find broadcast options where you are, click here.

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Here are the latest developments:

90’ +2 It’s just a formality now
87’ ORIGI SCORES! That’ll do it! Liverpool, 2-0!
85’ SAVE by Alisson on Ericksen’s shot
83’ VAR check after a challenge on the edge of the area!
82’ Final sub for Spurs: Llorente for Dele Alli
80’ Alisson comes up big — twice
76’ Spurs pressing, van Dijk clearing

90’ +2 It’s just a formality now

Liverpool fans sing “Allez Allez Allez,” the Italian disco hit they modified for last season’s run to the final. They lost that day to Real Madrid, but this time the singing will continue long into the night here.

87’ ORIGI SCORES! That’ll do it! Liverpool, 2-0!

Everyone got lulled to sleep again and Origi bangs in the clincher.

He’s got the knack for late drama, and this time he collected a ball after an attack has seemed to falter, controlled it and fired a left-footed shot around Lloris and inside the left post.

Liverpool 2, Tottenham 0. It’s all over but the singing now.

85’ SAVE by Alisson on Ericksen’s shot

He dives left to parry away Ericksen’s curler, a terrific save for a terrific shot.

The corner looks dangerous … until Liverpool’s back line pulls up and leaves Son and others well offside. Danger averted.

83’ VAR check after a challenge on the edge of the area!

Rose came for a ball and fell theatrically after Milner challenged for the ball. But the referee has not been swayed, and neither has the replay official. The foul was outside the area.

Ericksen will take the free kick, just outside the corner on the left …..

82’ Final sub for Spurs: Llorente for Dele Alli

Sort of a like for like there, in that both are attackers. Except that Dele is better. But Llorente is at least fresh, and in this heat, Tottenham could use that for the final 10 minutes. Nothing to lose now.

80’ Alisson comes up big — twice

That’s why they spent all that money to buy the big Brazilian goalkeeper from Roma: he stopped Son, who just keeps getting free for shots, and then a second attempt by Lucas Moura.

Fernando Llorente up for Spurs ……..

76’ Spurs pressing, van Dijk clearing

First the Dutch defender chases down Son and breaks up a shot at the last moment, then he clears a cross by Kane that could have been trouble. Liverpool spent a ton of money on van Dijk (and Alisson, the goalkeeper behind him) and these final 20 minutes can make it all worth it.

74’ A second Tottenham sub: Dier for Sissoko

The little-used (at least lately) Dier comes on for Sissoko, who provided the pivotal moment of this match with his handball before he’d even broken a sweat in the first half. The night will be a disappointment for him, that one (monumental) error overshadowing a solid job well done.

71’ Trippier creates some danger

Tottenham pings one cross, then another, across the full width of the Liverpool penalty area, but each sails through cleanly — and untouched. Trippier gets a third, but Liverpool clears that one and breaks out.

Only a late-arriving Tottenham foot at the other end thwarts the counterattack.

69’ Milner goes soooo close!

A probing, dangerous run by Mané ends with the ball set on a tee for Milner, and he rips it …. just wide of Lloris’s near post. You could hear the ‘ooooooohs’ from here.

66’ Pochettino’s turns to make a move: Lucas Moura for Winks

The hero of Amsterdam comes on, and they’ll need the same kind of late magic tonight. Winks did his job. Tottenham just doesn’t need that job done right now.

Lucas Moura offers the prospect of goals, or at least enough of a threat of them that Ericksen and Son and Kane and Dele Alli may get a little more room to work.

62’ Another sub for Liverpool: Milner for Wijnaldum

That’s Klopp opting for leadership and experience over the potential for Wijnaldum to do something flashy. He needs more of the former now, not the latter.

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Strived for 14 years to be Champions of Europe: Liverpool

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Here are the latest developments:

90’ +2 It’s just a formality now

58’ Our first sub is Origi for Firmino

54’ Much better from Robertson on a cross

53’ Fabinho shoots from 25 yards, and we all wonder: Why?

49’ An appeal by Vertonghen for handball

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Here are the latest developments:

Here are the latest developments:

90’ +2 It’s just a formality now

58’ Our first sub is Origi for Firmino

54’ Much better from Robertson on a cross

53’ Fabinho shoots from 25 yards, and we all wonder: Why?

49’ An appeal by Vertonghen for handball

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