Real Madrid secure Champions League title
Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 to win Champions League with big help from Gareth Bale
Gulf News' Ashley Hammond, Yousra Zaki and Matt Smith bring you all the latest news on the Champions League final. Here's how it unfolded
Kiev: Gareth Bale scored twice including an incredible overhead kick after coming off the bench as Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 3-1 in the Champions League final in Kiev on Saturday.
Karim Benzema struck a bizarre opening goal on 51 minutes before Liverpool, who lost leading scorer Mohamed Salah to injury in the first half, replied through Sadio Mane.
Bale replaced Isco on the hour and connected with an outrageous acrobatic effort on 64 minutes to put Real back in front. The Welshman sealed a record-extending 13th European Cup title for Real with seven minutes left as a dreadful mistake from Loris Karius allowed his long-range shot to find the net.
As it happened:
Substitutions to pass the time
Meanwhile in Dubai, Liverpool fans get up to leave
Bale on fire with new goal
Bale struck from 25-30 yards while Karius fumbled. Two mistakes from keeper now. The score is now 3-1
As it stands: 2-1
Goal from Bale
It's a goal with an overhead kick from Bale to put the score at 2-1.
And here's how fans in Dubai reacted
Mane scores, tie at 1-1
Goal!
Benzema scores a goal at 51 minutes into the game. Score is 1-0 for Real Madrid.
Second-half starts
Half-time: The score so far
Benzema's goal disallowed
Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema scored a goal which was later disallowed for offside.
Another injury
At 35 minutes into the game, another injury with Cavahal down for Real Madrid. Lots of tears so far, no goals with score at 0-0.
Salah is out
29 minutes into the game, Salah in tears, walking off pitch, injured. He's off the finals after getting injured in a fall following a tackle by Ramos. It's a massive blow for Liverpool with Salah off and Lalana on.
Trent-Arnold comes close for Liverpool at 24 minutes into the game. Liverpool have dominated so far
UAE fans root for Salah
Goalless early game
Ronaldo shoots just over 16 minutes. Van Dijk misses out on a header at back post at 18 minutes into the game. The score is still 0-0
Salah intercepted
Salah comes close! But the ball intercepted by a Real Madrid player.
Kick off!
Ronaldo was trying to psyche out Salah in the tunnel with a glance before the game, formation 4312 real 433 Liverpool, Bale on bench.
Fans crowd old Dubai
Scores of fans have turned up in Egyptian restaurant Al Harafeesh in old Dubai to watch Liverpool versus Read Madrid in the Champions League final. The crowd sits and eagerly waits for the kick off. It's no secret they are here to watch Mo Salah play.
Bale on bench for Real Madrid
Kiev: Gareth Bale starts on the bench for Real Madrid in Saturday's Champions League final against Liverpool in Kiev, with coach Zinedine Zidane preferring Isco to the Welshman.
As a result, the Real starting line-up is the same as that which took to the field in last year's final, when the Spanish giants beat Juventus 4-1 in Cardiff.
Real are looking to win the Champions League for the third year running, and the fourth time in five seasons.
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