Champions League final result: Liverpool lift sixth European trophy after beating Tottenham in Madrid
Salah and Origi scored a goal in each half to give the Reds the win in Madrid
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Your support makes all the difference.Welcome to our live coverage of the 2019 Champions League final between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool.
Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool the perfect start when he hammered home a second minute penalty after Moussa Sissoko was adjudged to have handballed the ball in the area. A streaker interrupted proceedings before Divock Origi sealed the win late on with a smart finish.
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Mauricio Pochettino
"We feel very proud we were very unlucky we conceded a goal from a penalty and until today we were fighting. We played so well in the second half. It's not easy to play to play a team that takes risks. I feel so proud.
"There's nothing to say. We were unlucky. It's a tough situation, 1-0. We try we feel very proud of these players our fans. To be in a Champions league final is to be optimistic for the future.
On going 1-0 down. "That is a stance we cannot manage and we cannot prepare. After one minute you are going to be 1-0 down, it's a situation that does not only change the plan it changes the dynamics, emotions of the game. It increases the level of the opponent,. You learn this is...to live experiences.
"Liverpool last year was in our position today and today they are in the position of Real Madrid. I am so pleased to manage this group of players, Congratulations to Liverpool they had a fantastic season.
"The standard is so high it was not enough today it was a shame, but you live this experience you want it again.
"Always it's about to try and believe. It can happen again as soon as possible."
The final was of course played under a cloud as former Arsenal, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid forward Jose Antonio Reyes lost his life this weekend, with the news breaking shortly before the Champions League finale.
Having played with Reyes at Sevilla where they won the Europa League together, Alberto Moreno has paid a touching tribute to the late Spaniard, taking a moment during his celebrations to remember his former colleague and friend.
Here is Simon Hughes on the night where Liverpool returned to the heights where they belong; the sport's very pinnacle.
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