Tottenham 0 Liverpool 2: goals, reactions and back page headlines

Merseyside club are the

Merseyside club are the champions of Europe
for a sixth time

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The Anfield side did not play their best against their Premier
League rivals in Madrid but a second-minute penalty by Mohamed
Salah and a late strike by Divock Origi was enough to secure the
win.

It’s the first major trophy for Liverpool since 2015, and
sixth European cup, while for Klopp he finally broke his streak of
losing six finals in a row. Last season the Reds were beaten by
Real Madrid.

Speaking after the match the German manager said: “Did you
ever see a team like this, fighting with no fuel in the tank? I am
so happy for the boys, all these people and my family.

“They suffer for me, they deserve it more than anybody. It
was an intense season with the most beautiful finish I ever could
have imagined.”

He added: “We’ll celebrate together, we’ll have a
sensational night. I feel mostly relief, relief for my family. The
last six times we flew on holiday with only a silver medal it
didn’t feel too cool.

“Tonight was a big challenge for both teams to deal with
the three weeks with no game. The final is about the result and
tonight the boys showed the resilience we needed. I don’t want to
explain why we won it, I only want to enjoy that we won
it.”

Pochettino: it’s a shame

For Tottenham their trophy drought continues but manager
Mauricio Pochettino was proud of his team’s effort in
Madrid.

He said: “We were unlucky. We were fighting, and we played
so well in the second half. To start 1-0 down from the start was
tough; we changed our plans. We can be optimistic. That [penalty]
was the circumstance we cannot manage or prepare for.

“You can never believe you will be 1-0 down after a
minute. Mentally it was very tough – it’s about learning and
experience, like Liverpool were in this position last year [when
they lost to Real Madrid].

“I am so pleased to manage this group of players, but
congratulations to Liverpool. We’re all very disappointed, but I
feel so proud of my players. Finals are about winning, not about
playing well – it’s not tactics.

“The standards are so high, it wasn’t enough today. It’s a
shame.”

Reactions to Liverpool’s victory

Jordan Henderson, Liverpool captain: “Without this manager
[Jurgen Klopp] this is impossible. You go through tough
times in a season, but what he has done since coming in is
unbelievable. There’s such a togetherness, he has created a special
dressing room – all the praise goes to the manager. I’m so proud to
be a part of this football club and to cap it with this is so
special to me.”

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool right-back: “I am just a
normal lad from Liverpool whose dream has just come true. It is
hard to put into words. The season we have had, we deserved it more
than any other team. We have done something special, we dominated
the game. We will not look back and think it was a sluggish game,
we will see we are European champions.”

Mohamed Salah, Liverpool striker and goalscorer: “Everyone
is happy now. I am glad to play the second final in a row and play
90 minutes finally. Everyone did his best today – no great
individual performances today, all the team was unbelievable. I
have sacrificed a lot for my career, to come from a village to go
to Cairo, and to be an Egyptian at this level is unbelievable for
me.”

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