By the end, it was difficult to think any of the Liverpool supporters would care too greatly that the kaleidoscope of nostalgic banners they had brought to Madrid were already looking a little out of date. Liverpool had their sixth star and when we see them again next season we can be sure they will have added “Madrid, 2019” to the red, yellow and white flags that have been fluttering from Spanish balconies, hotel windows and lamp-posts in memory of Istanbul, 2005, as well as Rome, 1977 and 1984, plus Wembley, 1978, and Paris, 1981.
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Written by Daniel Taylor at the Estadio Metropolitano
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/01/tottenham-liverpool-champions-league-final-match-report under the title “Liverpool win Champions League after Salah and Origi sink Tottenham”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
