and now the night everyone in the football world has been longing for
millions will be watching around the world it is of course the biggest final in club football
the uefa champions league final welcome to the commentary box
derek ray here joined by stuart robson it is chelsea taking on liverpool well derek
we've got some of the world's top players out there tonight so this has to be a great game
doesn't it i just hope we see both sides play to their full potential i can't wait for this
lukaku a player who opposing defenders have simply got to keep tabs on stuart you would
expect he'll have something to say for himself here well the game plan of the coach is to get
the ball into the front players as quickly as possible he is the player to do it he's
brilliant with his back to goal we'll link up the play and he's key to the way they play the game
now
and a look at the chelsea starting 11. edward mendy starts in goal
thiago silva plays with antonio rudiger in central defense and golo kante starts
alongside giorgino in the center of midfield and leading the attack today is romelu lukaku
so the starting lineup for liverpool alison begins in goal
trent alexander arnold plays with andrew robertson in the wide defensive areas
mohamed salah plays with sadio mane out wide and leading the attack today is roberto firmino
and they get the ball rolling in the champions league final
we're about to find out who will be crowned club kings of europe
mounts
this attack looks highly promising
lukaku might fancy it you know making sure nothing untoward happened
and then two sets again
oh nice ball over the top to chase well i must say
it did look so promising but the flag is raised offside the verdict stewart
well he's just too eager there it's the right run but he's made it too early
henderson this is salah firmino gator and he takes it on denied by the bar
back in play here a splendid header but a fine save a concession of a corner
here playing it in only failed to get it away properly robertson
has it the chelsea move still flowing advantage to them
chill well
throw-ins given
giorgino
mounts
can he put them in front and foiled by van dijk
mount
this looks promising
to go ahead well that'll be a free kick
oh
this to open the scoring here
well let's look at that again the goalkeeper does
everything right he chooses the right way he goes slightly early
but he can't do anything about it it's right into that bottom corner the perfect penalty
now back underway will that girl have the effect of stinging liverpool into action
well i thought that could be menacing but the keeper able to get a strong fist on the ball
and breaking at pace with menace
and denied by the keeper impressive
trying to deliver it accurately not too fussy in clearing his lines
christensen lukaku
we had a decent reading of that ball in
jordan henderson has lost possession
lukaku lukaku i'll tell you what they're going to be very hard to catch now name of the trophy maybe
well here you can see it again good run great strength and a composed
finish under pressure that's a top class goal
so
superbly done
well here it is again just look at the quality of the cross it's inch perfect
and what a great finish it is struck with power and accuracy certainly no stopping that
blistering first half display and just look at that score
and he got to it fairly easily
and it might be oh yes it's gone in and now a chance for them to revel in the moment
well as you'll see it's not a good pass out from the back it's on the
wrong side of the plane he's trying to pass it to it's intercepted and
it's a good finish yes of course it is but it's not good defending all round
and that will do it for the first half here at the australia metropolitano
45 minutes separating these two sides from glory
the second half of the champions league final begins
a thorough understanding of defending aspirin
options in the center
oh that's top-notch goalkeeping you've got to say cleared away comprehensively
cater
see some progress with the ball at his feet
mane
robertson here's salah and the keeper got there
and there's the delivery it could be up for grabs and it's gone behind for the corner
who's going to get on the end of it just far too close to the goalkeeper
mount nicely timed tackle
there's a slide pass
milner can he get one back really sound goalkeeping
well that had to be a goal didn't it what a stop that is
and they're making a change
well that's how to put in a clean tackle
well as the stats confirmed chelsea have controlled wait a minute
they could well be in oh breezing past him
and that's the hatred tearing apart this defense time and again they simply can't handle him
well just look at this again the speed of counter attack is so impressive
and then through on goal it just goes for power and smashes it past the keeper
there's no stopping that what a great finish
girls and plentiful supply 4-1 currently
arnold here's milner
milner it's with fabinho roberto firmino
alexander arnold
now chelsea did well to regain control of it
it's a weighted pass not a promising looking attack but comes to nothing in the end firmino
filmino and here's milner
and making sure nothing untoward happened following the cross
and winning it back
10 minutes to go
and liverpool come away with it
chance to run at them
cuts in from the flank and given the defenders touch the referee says corner
now they're going for the short one
a liverpool free kick coming up
but he made that interception look routine in truth it wasn't
couldn't keep it it's a good looking ball in behind lukaku might do damage
it's got to be a goal an exceptional performance this forward to the gun now
well here it is again and it's all about the pace in transition
they're so quick to get out from the back and his movement's so clever once he gets
onto it there's only one thought in his head smash it as hard as possible what a good goal
a glut of girls 5-1 it is
well the action is going to continue for a while yet we will have four minutes of stoppage time
oxlade-chamberlain milner now mo salah shielding the ball superbly
chelsea have returned to the high altar of european football champions league winners
well just look at the emotions out there joy and relief on one side despair and heart take
on the other but we've got the right winners here they fully deserved it on the night
for these players well it's the night of their lives
and they're determined to enjoy every millisecond
well they have to make the most of this don't they it's a great feat what an achievement from them
well they don't need to be reminded about what comes next
it's the presentation of the coveted champions league trophy
well there's some tired players out there but what you can be sure of they'll find some
energy when they get their hands on the trophy they'll be going mad in the next few moments
the champions league winners chelsea well this is what they wanted what a moment for these players
they've worked so hard to win this trophy they've been fantastic and you can feel the emotion
it's natural to reflect on this final but so much hard work has gone into the entire campaign memory