Real Madrid win Champions League as Incredible Bale sinks Liverpool

Real Madrid players celebrating their victory against Liverpool 

It was an epic night time, filled with such a lot of exceptional storylines, and regrettably for Liverpool’s accident-prone goalkeeper, Loris Karius, his part in the story will be remembered simply as long as Gareth Bale’s extraordinary bicycle kick or the sight of Mohamed Salah’s tears.
Bale’s overhead volley, only  minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute, will go straight into the list of finest all-time goals in a Champions League final and put Madrid on their way to emulating the awesome Ajax and Bayern Munich of the 1970s by way of winning this trophy three years in a row.

That, however, tells only part of the narrative from a night time when the cruel truth for Liverpool is that Karius became a hazard to his very own team. His mistake for Karim Benzema to open the scoring was bad enough but the blunders that caused Bale’s second goal was possibly even worse. Karius chose a horrific night to be so prone and Liverpool will constantly marvel what might have been if their goalkeeper had not turned the final into a personal ordeal.

Or, indeed, if Salah had not been forced off after only half an hour with a badly injured left shoulder, an injury that undeniably turned the match in Madrid’s favour.

Bale's wonder goal