The final has arrived! 12-times UEFA Champions League champion Real Madrid face 5-times champion Liverpool in a clash of the titans. Both teams had difficulties in their seasons, but in the European league they have shown amazing performances.

Los Blancos started the season strong with 2 wins in the two legs in the Supercopa de España after defeating Barcelona to win their 10th Super Cup. The first 10 matches in La Liga ended with 2 losses and 2 draws which led to a hard season and Real battled to finish in top 4 and in the end finished 3rd behind champion Barcelona and Europa League winner Atletico Madrid.

In the Copa del Rey Madrid were eliminated in a disaster against Leganés after an 0-1 away but lost at the Bernabeu by 1-2 which ended their path at the quarter finals. However, in the Champions League the Whites showed great games and with the flawless work of keeper Keylor Navas and Ronaldo's 15 goals they managed to reach the final after tough games against PSG, Juventus and Bayern Munich.

Jürgen Klopp has made amazing progress with the Reds and has led the club into the final although it didn't came easy. First, in the Premier League they won only 4 games in 10 and were struggling to fight for the title and in the end finished 4th behind Manchester City, United and Tottenham. Liverpool were eliminated in both cups after matches against West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup and against Leicester City in the EFL Cup.

In the Champions League Liverpool played in the playoff round against 1899 Hoffenheim and after that won their group without losing a game. After a 5-0 match against Porto they passed into the quarter finals. Then, they eliminated Premier League champions Manchester City after winning both games. Then came Roma and in a very dramatic two games, they continued after an aggregate score of 7-6.

Their last 4 games ended in 2 wins for both teams. They faced each other back in 2014 and 2009 in the Champions League tournaments. The pre-match odds show that Real Madrid have the upper hand but in the final we can expect everything from both teams so it is expected that the game will be completed with a lot of goals and lots and lots of goal-scoring opportunities.