Min. 31 | The Spanish team is still unable to take over the midfield and the pressure exerted by Liverpool does not allow them to start looking for their attackers, who have to go down a lot to find the ball.
Min. 28 | Fabinho approaches the area but can’t find someone to open the ball with and ends up shooting from a distance but goes well over the Real Madrid goal.
Min. 25 | We had to wait 25 minutes to see the Brazilian goalkeeper in action and he did so by keeping a cross from Vinicius, who was trying to get there with Benzema.
Min. 23 | After Liverpool’s great moment, the Merengues are beginning to touch the ball more but they haven’t found a way to advance from the midfield to get closer to Alisson’s goal.
Min. 21 | Man gets rid of Militao and shoots but Courtois manages to deflect with his nails and the ball ends up crashing into the post. Madrid is saving itself from losing it.
Min. 18 | Man takes the ball in the area, yields for the arrival of the Egyptian and he shoots first with the point but again goes to the location of the lanky goalkeeper of the Merengues.
Min. 16 | Thiago takes the ball outside the area and sends a shot looking for the angle but Courtois runs well and has no problem with the ball to end the danger.
Min. 15 | The Pool goes all out on the attack and they end up shooting very close to the goal but Madrid’s Belgian goalkeeper leans back and covers Mohamed Salah’s attempt.
Min. 12 | The pressure from Liverpool is very strong, and it doesn’t take long to recover the ball every time Madrid tries to come out playing from their first third of the field.
Min. 9 | Sadio Man seeks to make the first dangerous arrival in the area but the ball goes down the final line and the whistle already stops the arrival of the English against Courtois.
Min. 7 | Real Madrid began to look for Vinicius’ speed in the long space but the Pool’s defense did not let the Brazilian escape and covered the spaces.
Min. 5 | Liverpool exerts high pressure not to let Madrid come out playing and they force the Belgian goalkeeper to clear away and divide the ball in midfield.
Min. 3 | Liverpool have the first option through a free kick but the white defense closes the spaces in the area well and rejects the cross with their heads.
Min. 1 | The referee’s whistle blows and immediately Liverpool goes on the attack but commit a foul and give the ball to Real Madrid, who come out touching from below.
Now, the 22 starting players begin to jump onto the field and sueeeenaaaaaa the anthem of the UEFA Champions League in Paris… Vaaaaamoooooooos with the actions of this great game!
NOW | To the rhythm of Seorita, Camila Cabello jumps onto the French field and the ceremony prior to the kickoff starts, so we are very close to being able to experience the emotions between Liverpool and Real Madrid.
NOW | Liverpool fans show their tickets but are not allowed to enter After all the lack of control, four of the five accesses available for entry have been closed.
2:20 p.m. | The players of both teams are already returning to the locker room and it seems that it will be in 10 minutes when we can start With the match, Camila Cabello’s presentation on the court is approaching.
NOW | The arrests at the stadium entrances begin and it seems that the problem continues with the English fans, who have been to blame for the delay in kickoff.
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2:15 p.m. | Mesut zil does not forget his time as a merengue player and so he shares through his official Twitter account that he is at the stadium to support his former teammates.
NOW | The match delay is extended by 15 more minutes and is now scheduled to kick off at 2:30 p.m. of Mexico City, so both teams jump again to warm up.
2:10 p.m. | The party is also lived in the Santiago Bernabu Stadium, where thousands of Real Madrid fans gathered to watch the game and celebrate if the championship comes to fruition.
2:05 p.m. | The madridistas are excited and it is that on the screen it is seen that Zinedine Zidane is present in the stadium to support the Merengue team in the search for Orejona number 14 in its history.
2:00 p.m. | Videos begin to circulate on social networks where it is seen how fans of both teams jump the fence to access the stadium without a ticket, which has delayed the start of the match.
1:55 p.m. | The delay in the start of the game is due to the fact that there are thousands of Liverpool fans outside the stadium without a ticket, which prevents those who do have tickets from being able to take their place on time.
LAST MINUTE | The start of the game is delayed 15 minutes for security reasons and being, for the moment, until 2:15 p.m. can start the duel in Paris.
Mexico is present in this Grand Final
13:50 hrs | The singer Camila Cabello, of Mexican origin, will be in charge of the show prior to the initial whistle in this Grand Final of the UEFA Champions League 2022.
This is how the Real Madrid fans roar
1:45 p.m. | We are very close to the ceremony prior to kick-off and the Real Madrid fans are already making themselves felt in the stadium, roaring loud and vibrating all the stands.
Rafa Márquez raised the Orejona in this same stadium
1:40 p.m. | In the 2005-06 season, the Mexican Rafael Márquez managed to be crowned champion of the Champions League in the same stadium where the game was played tonight. Parisian when Barcelona beat Arsenal.
Salah seeks revenge
13:30 hrs | After four years ago in the final between these two teams he had to get injured, the Egyptian Mohamed Salah seeks revenge tonight and looks very smiling in the warm-up.
Warm-up begins in Paris
1:20 p.m. | Both teams jump to warm up and Courtois thanks all the Real Madrid fans for coming together away from home to support the white box tonight.
Confirmed lineup of Liverpool
NOW | Despite the injuries, Jurgen Klopp sends the next eleven to the field and goes with: Alisson, Fabinho, Van Dijk, Konat, Thiago, Henderson, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Luis Daz, Man y Salah.
Confirmed lineup of Real Madrid
NOW | Speculations are left aside and This is the starting eleven sent by Carlo Ancelotti for the Champions League Grand Final: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, Valverde, Vinicius and Benzema.
Klopp jumps to the field
13:05 hrs | Before your players take the field to warm up, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. jump onto the Stade de France pitch to see the latest details.
Madrid is already in the stadium
1:00 p.m. | We are 60 minutes from kick-off in Paris and Real Madrid is already present in the building, ready and elegant to face the fight for their Orejona number 14.
Luis Daz, the Latin face in this Champions League final
12:50 p.m. | Colombian Luis Daz will be the representative of Latin American football in this Champions League Grand Final and it is that it has become one of the main options in attack for Jurgen Klopp.
Madrid’s hard road to the final
12:40 hrs | The path that Real Madrid has had to travel to reach this Grand Final has not been easy at all, because thad to eliminate PSG in the round of 16, Chelsea in the quarterfinals and Manchester City in the semifinals, all the series coming from behind and making memorable comebacks.
a legendary smile
12:30 p.m. | From very early on, the legend of Real Madrid, Roberto Carlos, is already sitting in his seat, anxious to see if the white team manages to increase its record against a very tough rival.
Two of the biggest winners in history
12:20 hrs | Real Madrid seeks to extend its legacy as the greatest Champions League winner in history and This Saturday his title number 14 is going, while Liverpool is going for the seventh.
Liverpool, as a local away from home
12:10 p.m. | Beyond the fact that Liverpool will be the local administratively in this Grand Final, his hobby has been present in France in enormous numbers and this is what the support looks like.
Great atmosphere in Paris
12:00 noon | We are two hours before the game starts but in the streets around the stadium this is already a big party with music and with the Liverpool fans more than excited.
Hello Hello hello. Good morning and welcome. This afternoon we will meet the new champion of the UEFA Champions League and it is that in Paris Liverpool faces Real Madrid.
After a change of venue due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, France took the responsibility of hosting this duel, hoping that PSG would reach these instances but ended up falling in the round of 16 at the hands of the Merengues.
The clash will start at 2:00 p.m. from the Stade de France, where an entrance is expected after two years marked by the coronavirus pandemic.