LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren is ready for the challenge of stopping Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo in Saturday's Champions League final but says that task will have to be a team effort. Ronaldo scored twice in last season's final, a 4-1 victory over Juventus, and the prolific Portuguese forward is the only player to have scored in three Champions League finals. Lovren believes Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, who has scored 44 goals in all competitions, can be placed in the world's top three players alongside Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. It will be the 28-year-old Croat's first Champions League final. I always dreamed to be in the Champions League final and I dreamed one day to lift the trophy," he said.

Source: The Star May 21, 2018 15:22 UTC