27, May 2018

Champions League:Bale sinks Liverpool as Real Madrid make it three in a row 0

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale scored a jaw-dropping overhead kick and a long distance strike to give them a 3-1 win over Liverpool in the Champions League final on Saturday, May 26, delivering a remarkable third consecutive title for the Spaniards.

Real Madrid’s Welsh forward Gareth Bale with his winner’s medal and a Welsh flag on the pitch as Real Madrid players celebrate winning the UEFA Champions League final at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine on May 26, 2018. (AFP)

 

Substitute Bale, who also scored in Real’s 2014 final win over Atletico Madrid, had only been on the pitch for three minutes when he rose to meet Marcelo’s cross in the air from outside the box, sending it flying into the net to restore Real’s lead in the 64th minute at the NSC Olympic Stadium.

French forward Karim Benzema had put Madrid ahead in the 51st minute by sticking out a leg as Liverpool’s German keeper Karius attempted to throw the ball to a team mate, sending it trickling over the line, but Sadio Mane levelled from close range in the 55th for Juergen Klopp’s side.

Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo poses with the trophy after his team won the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine on May 26, 2018. (AFP)

 

Bale then sealed Madrid’s record-extending 13th European Cup win and piled more misery on Karius with a long-range strike in the 83rd minute which went straight through the hands of the hapless goalkeeper.

Real become the first side since Bayern Munich in 1976 to win the trophy three years in a row and Zinedine Zidane the is the first coach to win three back-to-back titles.

Real Madrid’s Welsh forward Gareth Bale celebrates with Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo during the UEFA Champions League final at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine on May 26, 2018. (AFP)

 

Liverpool’s talismanic forward Mohamed Salah was forced off in the first half with a suspected dislocated shoulder after tangling with Madrid captain Sergio Ramos, while Real defender Dani Carvajal also left the pitch in tears after getting injured before halftime.

 

Source: Presstv