Mohamed Salah opened the scoring in the Champions League final from the penalty spot (Picture: Getty)Mohamed Salah’s first half penalty and a late Divock Origi goal helped Liverpool to win the Champions League and their first trophy under Jurgen Klopp. Given how well both sides know each other a tight, cagey opening was anticipated but the contest burst into life inside the opening minute. Salah, whose evening ended in tears a year ago following the shoulder injury inflicted by Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos, opted for power rather than placement and opened the scoring with the fastest goal in a Champions League final since 2005. AdvertisementAdvertisementTottenham, meanwhile, threw on the hero of their semi final win over Ajax, Lucas Moura, at the expense of Harry Winks but struggled to find the penetrative final pass despite engineering several promising positions. The hero against Barcelona doubles Liverpool's lead in Madrid!

Source: Metro June 01, 2019 20:59 UTC