Liverpool have topped Europe five times, while Real are 12. Not many clubs in the world have the power to make the Reds feel small, but Real can. Champions League champions have a habit of making opponents feel weak, because no team can win the championship with two numbers, and neither team successfully defended the throne in the Champions League era. .
In reverse of their return to the past, Real have been leading the European Championships with five championships (1955/56, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60) thanks to the legendary excellence Alfredo Di Stefano and then Ferenc Puskas. After that time, the rest of the old continent "awakened" to some extent to limit the uniqueness that the White Vulture creates.
Obviously, the real power that Real holds has emerged from the past, and Liverpool need to face the fierce truth that their next opponent is preparing to kick the Champions League final 4 th in 5 year. Everywhere, in all three times before, Real are champions. Of course, Liverpool have their own pride with 5 wins in the Champions League / Champions League. The victories in 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984 and 2005 helped the Kop to become the best English team on the continent.
Manchester United, the most traditional team in England, have won only three European Cups, or Chelsea once again, to experience a win in 2012. They all looked up at Liverpool. The five Champions League crowds like the Champions League / Champions League are not bad numbers. With the exception of Real, Milan have won more times than Liverpool (7). With five times the European crown after three decades, The Kop even shared a tray with two giants Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
However, if Real win in Kiev, it will be their third consecutive Champions League season - a unique feat. Prior to the 2016/17 season, no team was able to successfully defend the Champions League. For the past 24 years, the Champions League has always been the king of every season. Even a club that made the wind like Barcelona is also helpless to break the curse in the continent's most prestigious play.
Before the Champions League was born in 1992/93, the title defense of the championship came to life. Ajax (from 1971 to 1973), Bayern Munich (from 1974 to 1976) or Inter (mid 1960's), Nottingham Forest (late 70's) and Milan (late 80's). It was this change that made UEFA Champions League changes, and they must have felt contented for more than two decades, no club could sustain the throne.
However, Real have smashed that by winning two consecutive titles (2015/16, 2016/17), and teacher Zinedine Zidane is heading for the third successive. At this point, all the hopes of overcoming the White Vulture's dominance are on Liverpool's shoulders, which are enjoying a great season thanks to the rise of the squad, with Mohamed Salah.
Liverpool's mission in Kiev will probably be no different than the magical Istanbul night of 2005 - where they somehow have to figure out how to overthrow the mightiest team in the European arena. In the Champions League era, Liverpool were twice in the final. They won 1, in front of Milan in 2005, and lost to their opponent in the final two years later in Athens, Greece. Meanwhile, Real has contributed to 6 finals in the same period and all the glory.
Notably, in the 15 Champions League / Champions League final rounds attended, Real only lost 3 times. The last time Los Blancos was subdued was in 1981, and it coincided when it was Liverpool. True 37 years later, "Red Brigade" again meets Real in the European Cup final. The responsibility for them now is nothing but stop the white army dominating the continental playground.
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