It was no surprise that he was at the centre of the celebrations of Liverpool’s sixth Champions League victory as the red half of the Wanda Metropolitana stadium finally found its voice. Sissoko’s limb was certainly that high, and the fact the ball hit his chest before his upper arm could be no mitigating factor. Liverpool won their sixth Champions League trophyLiverpool captain Jordan Henderson lifts the Champions League trophyLiverpool won their sixth Champions League trophyOnly one team had scored earlier in the Champions League final and that was Milan in 2005 before the greatest final of all time when Liverpool came back to beat them. This, after all, has been the Champions League for the comeback in this competition, and although it took a while for Spurs too shake off their early setback, they did begin to try to take the game to Liverpool. Tottenham’s passing was marginally better until it came to the final ball – too often that was overhit or simply did not materialise.

Source: Express June 01, 2019 21:05 UTC