Two European powerhouses meet Saturday at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, when defending champion Real Madrid face Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League title match.

Real Madrid are seeking their third-straight Champions League title and their fourth in the last five years. No team has won the tournament more times (12), but Liverpool are tied for the third most titles (5) and have reached the final seven times. Liverpool and Real Madrid met in the 1981 European Cup final in Paris, with the English side coming out on top, 1-0, in the last time Real Madrid lost in the European championship.

It should be a fast-paced match, as Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp are expected to field attack-minded starting lineups.

Rafael Benitez, who coached both clubs, said he expects "an interesting final." He cited Real Madrid's "experience" and "quality" in wins over Juventus and Bayern Munich, while he credits Liverpool for "intensity, quality and pace."

Los Blancos have some of the biggest stars in the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric to go along with a veteran defense that includes stalwarts Sergio Ramos and Marcelo. The Reds boast an emerging star in Mohamed Salah along with forwards Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino, as well as a strong central defense that includes Virgin van Dijk and Dejan Lovren.

The key matchup might be along the right flank, as Marcelo will be tasked with containing Salah.

Star winger Gareth Bale and Marco Asensio are expected to come off the bench for Zidane's squad, while Klopp can go with Danny Ings and Dominic Solanke.

Liverpool will be without defender Joe Gomez and winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. </s> Real Madrid go for their record third straight title of the Champions League era, but they must get by the highest-scoring team in the tournament's history in Liverpool.

Real Madrid play for their third consecutive UEFA Champions League title — which would be a record in the Champions League era — but to win it, they must get past Liverpool, the team that scored more goals than any team ever to play in the Europe’s elite tournament, as the UEFA Champions League Final will live stream from 70,000-seat Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex in Kiev, Ukraine on Saturday.

Liverpool scored a stunning 46 goals with 10 of them coming from Premier League scoring champion Mo Salah, the major reason the Reds who finished fourth on the domestic table will play in their first Champions League Final in 11 years.

But Liverpool remains the most successful English team on the European stage, with five continent-wide championships. But only one of those came in the Champions League era, which began in 1992, when Liverpool defeated AC Milan in 2004. The English side returned to the Champions League Final three years later, but fell to Milan in that title match.

Liverpool enters this contest tipped as underdogs by the oddsmakers, which seems unsurprising given that they are facing the reigning, back-to-back European champions — a club that has a record 12 European championships in their trophy case.

To find out how to watch alive stream of the Real Madrid vs. Liverpool 2018 UEFA Champions League Final, see the streaming instructions at the bottom of this article. Kickoff for the biggest game of the year in European soccer is scheduled for 9:45 p.m. Eastern European Summer Time at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, on Saturday, May 26. In the United Kingdom, that start time will be 7:45 p.m. British Summer Time, while fans in the United States can log in to the live stream at 2:25 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, or 11:45 a.m. Pacific.

While Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has a chance to win his fifth UEFA Champions League title, more than any other single player since 1992, Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp is battling a personal curse. Klopp has been on the losing end of his last five championship final matches in all tournaments. But Klopp says his side enters the game with full confidence in their ability to send the defending champs home on the losing side.

“Experience is very important and I’m pretty sure a second before the game Madrid will be more confident than us. But it doesn’t matter because the game doesn’t stop there, it only starts,” Klopp said. “They’ve not played us and we are Liverpool — not only a good football team, but we have in our DNA to go for big things.”

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In the U.K., a live stream of the Real Madrid vs. Liverpool match will be carried by BT Sport, and may be accessed inside the U.K. only, at this link. </s> A thrilling run inspired by Mohamed Salah has taken Liverpool to Saturday's Champions League final in Kiev against Real Madrid, where now Jurgen Klopp's side must stop the Spanish giants from winning the trophy for the third year running. Real have seen this as their competition ever since winning the first five European Cups in a row, and this is another golden era for them, in which they are dreaming of making it a fourth Champions League in five years. Neither Atletico Madrid (twice) nor Juventus have been able to stop Cristiano Ronaldo from inflicting pain on them in recent finals.

When will the Real Madrid vs Liverpool Champions League final be played?

The Real Madrid vs Liverpool Champions League final will be played on Sunday, May 27, 2018 (IST).

Where will the Real Madrid vs Liverpool Champions League final be played?

The Real Madrid vs Liverpool Champions League final will be played at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine.

How do I watch the Real Madrid vs Liverpool Champions League final live?

The Real Madrid vs Liverpool Champions League final will be telecast live on the Sony Network.

What time does the Real Madrid vs Liverpool Champions League final start?

The live telecast of the Real Madrid vs Liverpool Champions League final will begin at 12:15 am IST.

Where can you follow the Real Madrid vs Liverpool Champions League final match online?

The Real Madrid vs Liverpool Champions League final will be streamed live on Sony LIV. </s> Real Madrid are looking to make history and win the Champions League for the third straight season.

But Liverpool are standing in their way as the lethal Mohamed Salah looks for even more goals in Kiev.

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All eyes will be on the Egyptian as well as Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in the Olympic Stadium.

And here's how you can watch all the action for free on YouTube. </s> Real Madrid and Liverpool are set to do battle in the Champions League final at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine.

Two of Europe’s giants will face each other tomorrow in what promises to be an eventful affair.

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Real Madrid are looking to create history by winning the Champions League for an third year in a row whilst Liverpool will be competing their first final for over a decade.

The Champions League is Europe’s elite competition and it is awash with money.

With increasing commercial revenue and huge television deals – we look at the Champions League prize money.

What could Liverpool and Real Madrid potentially earn should they win? We have the details here.

What is the Champions League prize money?

UEFA said that an estimated €1,318.9m is set to be distributed among the clubs participating in the Champions League and Super Cup during the 2017/18 season.

The 32 clubs in the group stage of the competition were given a guaranteed minimum amount of €12.7m, along with €1.5m for each win and €500k for each draw.

Prize money continues to increase throughout the competition with quarter finalists earning €6.5m and semi-final teams receiving €7.5m.

The runner-up team in the Champions League will receive €11m, with the winner being awarded €15.5m meaning a potential total of €57.2m in prize money for the eventual winner.

When is the Champions League final 2018?

The 2017-18 Champions League final will take place on 26 May, 2018.

Where is the Champions League final 2018?

The match will be played at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine.

The stadium hosted the Euro 2012 final and holds a maximum capacity of 63,000 – the second largest in eastern Europe. </s> Champions League final: What TV channel is the Champions League final on?

Real Madrid and Liverpool meet in Kiev for the biggest club prize in European football.

Real Madrid are hoping to land a 13th European Cup and win their third Champions League in a row.

Liverpool meanwhile could win their sixth, extending their record as the most successful British team in the competition.

Liverpool arrived in Kiev on Thursday and were greeted by fans, although some were having trouble getting over after flights were cancelled.

Champions League final - what TV channel is it on?

The Champions League final is being broadcast live on BT Sport 2. </s> Real Madrid meet Liverpool in Saturday night's Champions League final in Kiev and for nine specific onlookers, it will be a case of divided loyalties.

That is the number of players there are to have donned both the white and the red of two of Europe's most fabled clubs.

Here, Sportsmail reflects on who they are and what they achieved from Madrid to Merseyside.

A Champions League winner both at Liverpool and Madrid but it'd surely be the miraculous 2005 final in Istanbul with the Reds that would edge it for Alonso. He scored Liverpool's third goal - the equaliser - from a rebound after missing a penalty.

The Spain midfielder had five years at Liverpool before moving back to his homeland with Madrid for six seasons.

'I have feelings for both clubs,' Alonso said ahead of the final. 'I was lucky enough to win this trophy with both clubs so for me it's difficult to pick one and I will be happy whatever happens.'

Anelka's time at Real Madrid was unsurprisingly awry; he didn't score in the first five months and had a bust-up with manager Vicente del Bosque but found the net in both legs of Madrid's Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich and started in the final in Paris against Valencia, which Madrid won 3-0.

He only ever played for Liverpool on loan, joining in December 2001 and impressed until the end of the season. But curiously, Reds boss Gerard Houllier opted to sign El-Hadji Diouf in the summer of 2002 instead.

Arbeloa began his career at Real Madrid but only made a couple of first-team appearances before leaving for Dpeortivo La Coruna in 2006.

He was signed by Rafa Benitez a year later and his Liverpool first start came away to Barcelona in the Champions League. Benitez fielded him at left-back rather than his usual right to negate Messi cutting inside on his left foot. The plan worked, Liverpool won 2-1 and eventually progressed into the quarter-final.

Arbeloa returned to Madrid from Anfield in 2009 and spent seven years there, winning La Liga once and the Champions League twice.

At Liverpool, Dudek will forever be a hero for his display in the 2005 Champions League final. Not only did he pull off a wonder save from point-blank range to deny Andriy Shevchenko in extra time, but he replicated Bruce Grobelaar's wobbly legs in the penalty shoot-out to seal Liverpool's fifth and latest Champions League title.

Pepe Reina's arrival that summer demoted Dudek to No 2 and he left Liverpool for Madrid ahead of the 2007-08 season, arriving as back-up to Iker Casillas. He played for Madrid for three seasons and worked under Jose Mourinho before leaving in 2011.

McManaman left Liverpool for Spain on a free transfer in 1999 and starred in their Champions League final victory over Valencia in 2000, before lifting the trophy again two years later when Madrid defeated Bayer Leverkusen in Hampden.

Despite the success of his time in Madrid, McManaman will be supporting his boyhood side at the weekend and believes the three-pronged attack of Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane can prove the difference.

'They know whether they are watching quality or rubbish,' McManaman said about Liverpool fans. 'But, right now, they are seeing quality. Of course they can win it. With that front three? Dear me.'

At Madrid, Morientes partnered Raul in attack during eight trophy-laden years at the Santiago Bernabeu. He had three Champions League titles and two La Liga medals when he arrived at Anfield, via a loan spell at Monaco, in January 2005.

He started brilliantly in England, following up a fabulous first goal in a 2-1 comeback win against Charlton with a towering header against Fulham at Anfield.

But from then on, he struggled for goals. When he left Liverpool in 2007 for Valencia, his record was 12 goals in 61 games.

Synonymous with Liverpool, where he scored 158 goals in 297 games after bursting into the first-team as a 17-year-old. He won the European Footballer of the Year gong in 2001, the then equivalent of today's Ballon d'Or.

Owen departed Liverpool for Madrid for £8million plus Antonio Nunez in 2004, the summer Benitez became Liverpool boss, with a year left on his contract. In a solitary season in Spain, he scored 15 goals in 40 matches before returning to the Premier League with Newcastle.

'I loved playing at Real Madrid,' Owen told Marca. ' I think I started 20 games, and I was substitute for the same amount. But it was almost impossible for anyone to play all the minutes of all the matches with Raul, Ronaldo, Morientes.'

Nunez joined Liverpool's Spanish revolution from Madrid when Owen headed to Spain in 2004. First-team chances were hard to come at Real.

At Liverpool, he made 27 appearances, mainly as a substitute, in his only season in England but played in some key games such as the 3-1 victory over Olympiakos in the Champions League, featuring that wonder goal by Steven Gerrard. He also scored in Liverpool's 3-2 League Cup final defeat by Chelsea.

He left Liverpool at the end of the season for Celta Vigo.

The Turkey midfielder exited Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund in May 2011 for La Liga, but struggled to settle at the Bernabeu.

Injuries hampered his first season under Mourinho and it was announced the following summer that he was joining Liverpool, managed by Brendan Rodgers, on loan for the 2012-13 season.

He lasted until December, his loan terminated after 12 games and three goals, and he rejoined Dortmund in January 2013, where he remains to this today. </s> May 31 (UPI) -- The UEFA Champions League final between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur is set for Saturday in Madrid. UPI has you covered with the full rosters and game time information.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp named his 23-man traveling squad on Friday. The Reds are bringing Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Rhian Brewster, Fabinho, Roberto Firmino, Joe Gomez, Jordan Henderson, Caoimhin Kelleher, Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren, Sadio Mane, Joel Matip, Simon Mignolet, James Milner, Alberto Moreno, Divock Origi, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Andy Robertson, Mohamed Salah, Xherdan Shaqiri, Daniel Sturridge, Virgil Van Dijk and Georginio Wijnaldum.

Klopp and Pochettino are permitted to name up to 12 substitutes for the clash.

Spurs reached the final after beating Ajax 3-2 in the second leg of a semifinal match. Liverpool made the final in dramatic fashion, beating Barcelona 4-3 in aggregate scoring, capped off with a 4-0 blowout on May 7 at Anfield in Liverpool, England.

Liverpool will be a different team in the final, playing with formerly injured stars Salah and Firmino. Spurs also managed to get to the final without Kane, their superstar striker.

Real Madrid defeated Liverpool in the 2017-2018 Champions League final. Liverpool is a five-time champion of the tournament, with its last title in 2007.

"We learned a lot in that time since we are together," Klopp told reporters Friday. "A lot of players have been together for three years, some players have been together for a year. This year we learned a lot again, we are a completely different side to last year. So the final was not too important for our improvement, the final was like a starting point again for the next steps. That's how we saw it, that's how we wanted to use it and that's what we did. But from the game we couldn't learn a lot, to be honest.

Tottenham has never won the Champions League. Liverpool and Tottenham each have two wins and a tie in their last five meetings.

"I think now, we're living the dream and I hope the dream finishes in the best way and we win the final," Pochettino said. "That could be the most beautiful history in football. We are going to give our best to win the trophy. We have an amazing opportunity but the journey was also amazing." </s> Two European giants Real Madrid and Juventus are set to battle each other at the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League final in Cardiff on Saturday, June 3, in a game regarded as world biggest club football competition.

Domestic champions of Spain and Italy respectively, the teams set to contest the showcase at the Millennium Stadium.

Madrid will enter the game as slight favourites due to the influence the French tactician, Zinedine Zidane has had over the Spanish capital city club in the last 12 months.

The 2017 final is a repeat of the 1998 showpiece, with holders Real Madrid aiming to be the first team to retain the UEFA Champions League title and Juventus seeking to get a revenge and win a third European crown.

The 2016/17 UEFA Champions League final pits the season’s top scorers, holders Real Madrid, against a Juventus side who have conceded just three goals en route to the final in Cardiff.

The Bianconeri are set to make this season Champions League final there third in history and second since the competition has been renamed, Real Madrid are keen on breaking the jinx of no team have been able to reclaim the UCL trophy since it has been renamed.

Real are regarded as king of Champions League finals, with their current attacking strength that have scored 31 goals in 13 games on their way to the finals and look set to claim another European cup.

Juventus on the other hand have conceded just three goals on their road to the final as well, showing how disciple the team is defensively and will be out to do the same against Real Madrid when the two sides file up against each other.

Cristiano Ronaldo with 10 goals will be aiming to add to his tally by either equaling or overtake Lionel Messi as the competition’s top scorer, some football enthusiast might not see that happening against a formidable defensive side like Juventus.

Juventus’ top scorer is ex-Real Madrid man Gonzalo Higuain with five, as his teams is known for their solidity in defense than attack.

With all the stats given, it has been said that most final have always been decided on attitude, determination, concentration and discipline.

No doubt, both sides want to win the Champions league to cap their fine run this season. Gianluigi Buffon and Cristiano Ronaldo will be counting on their teammate to win these tournament which will help boost their chances of winning the ”BALLON D OR” award, Massimiliano Allegri will be eyeing the trophy at the second time of asking while Zinedine Zidane is also looking to make history as the first manager to win the new edition back to back.

The French coach has the entire Los Blancos team playing cohesively, with world-class stars ready to win the competition for the La Liga side.

Juventus should not be written off, with Max Allegri’s men already knocking title favourites, Barcelona out of the competition in the quarterfinals shows the team have the pedigree to win the final.

The Bianconeri boast world football’s most-tenacious defence, with the likes of Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci keeping Lionel Messi and Barcelona scoreless for 180 minutes.

The game should be a celebration of all things that are good about football – two historic clubs steeped in prestige, world-class players and the biggest stage.

History will be made come June 3rd, as there would be only one winner at the end of the day, but the question is; who will it be Juventus or Real Madrid?

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Liverpool F.C. and defending champions Real Madrid C.F. face each other in the final in Kiev, Ukraine. Winning 3–1, Real Madrid are European champions for the 13th time and is the first team since FC Bayern Munich in the 1970s to win three titles in a row.