Underdogs then, they are the clear favourites now against opponents appearing in their first final in this competition since it started life as the European Cup in the 1950s. "Personally, the games I've played against them in the Premier League have been the toughest games we've played," said Liverpool's Scottish left-back. In contrast, it is 35 years since Spurs were in any European final. There are so many Liverpool fans here that their city's local newspaper, the Liverpool Echo, was on sale in press kiosks in Madrid on Friday. A sixth European Cup for Liverpool would put them ahead of Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the list of the competition's most successful clubs.

Source: The Nation Bangkok June 01, 2019 00:11 UTC