Champions League 2018 final preview: How Real Madrid, Liverpool stack up

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The matchup is set for the final of Europe's top soccer competition following the second leg action of May 2 in the UEFA Champions League, officially pitting Spanish titans Real Madrid against Liverpool of the Premier League. Los Blancos will be attempting to win their third consecutive Champions League crown and world-best 13th overall, while Liverpool is attempting to break a six-year English drought, with Chelsea the last winner in 2012.

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Here's everything you need to know ahead of the May 26 clash.

Top facts: Real Madrid vs. Liverpool

  • This is Real Madrid’s 16th appearance in a European Cup/Champions League final, more than any other side in the history of the competition.
  • Indeed, they’ve won it a record 12 times, losing only in 1962 (vs Benfica), 1964 (vs Inter) and 1981 (vs Liverpool).
  • This is Liverpool’s eighth European Cup/Champions League final, three more than any other English side.
  • The Reds have lost just two of their previous seven finals in the competition, vs Juventus in 1985 and their most recent one against Milan in 2007.
  • Real Madrid are the first team since Juventus (1996-1998) to reach three consecutive European Cup/Champions League finals, while they could become the first team to win it three years in a row since Bayern Munich (1974-1976).
  • This will be a repeat of the 1981 European Cup final, which Liverpool won 1-0 thanks to an Alan Kennedy goal. It will be the third final to have been played in the competition as both the European Cup and Champions League, following Ajax vs Juventus and Ajax vs Milan.
  • That 1981 final was the last time Real Madrid lost the showpiece – they’ve won each of their six finals since then, all in the Champions League (1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016 and 2017).
  • Spanish sides have won their last six major European finals against English sides (excluding Super Cups), most recently Sevilla beating Liverpool in the 2016 Europa League. However, Liverpool were the last English side to beat a Spanish side in a final, triumphing 5-4 over Alaves in the 2001 UEFA Cup.
  • This will be the sixth meeting in all competitions between these sides – Liverpool won the first three by an aggregate score of 6-0, while Real Madrid won the last two meetings, both in 2014-15 (3-0 and 1-0).
  • Liverpool are the top scorers in the Champions League this season with 40 goals. Only Barcelona (45 in 1999-00) and Real Madrid (41 in 2013-14) have ever scored more in a single campaign in the competition.
  • The Reds have also kept six clean sheets in the competition this season – no side has kept more (level with Barcelona).
  • Zinedine Zidane has become the first manager to reach three consecutive Champions League finals since Marcello Lippi (1996-1998).
  • Zidane could become the third manager to win the European Cup/Champions League three times (after Bob Paisley and Carlo Ancelotti), while he’d be the first to win it in three consecutive seasons.
  • This is Jurgen Klopp’s second appearance in the Champions League final, having previously lost with Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich in 2013. Three managers have lost their first two Champions League finals – Massimiliano Allegri (2015 and 2017), Diego Simeone (2014 and 2016) and Hector Cuper (2000 and 2001).
  • On fact, Klopp has lost five of his six major finals as manager (2x DFB-Pokal, 1 Champions League, 1 League Cup, 1 Europa League), winning the DFB-Pokal with Borussia Dortmund in 2012.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more Champions League final goals than any other player (4), with the Portuguese scoring in a record three different finals in the competition (since 1992-93 - 2008, 2014 and 2017).
  • Ronaldo could become the first player to score in consecutive finals in the Champions League era, while the last player to do so in the European Cup was Franz Roth (1975 and 1976).
  • No player to have played for Liverpool this season has ever previously appeared in a Champions League final.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (15 goals, 3 assists) and Roberto Firmino (10 goals, 7 assists) are the two players with the most goal involvements in the Champions League this season.
  • Liverpool’s trio of Mohamed Salah (10), Roberto Firmino (10) and Sadio Mane (9) have scored more goals than any other trio at a club in a single Champions League campaign, overtaking Real Madrid’s threesome of Cristiano Ronaldo (17), Gareth Bale (6) and Karim Benzema (5) in 2013-14.
  • James Milner has provided a competition-high eight assists in the Champions League this season, while teammate Roberto Firmino is close behind on seven. No player has ever registered nine in a single campaign since Opta have this data available (2003- 04).

How Real Madrid and Liverpool reached the Champions League final

Real Madrid schedule

Date Opponents (Venue) FT Score Scorers
09/13/17 APOEL Nicosia H 3-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 12, 51 (pen) Ramos 61
09269/17 Borussia Dortmund A 3-1 Bale 18 Cristiano Ronaldo 49, 79
10/17/17 Tottenham Hotspur H 1-1 Cristiano Ronaldo 43 (pen)
11/01/17 Tottenham Hotspur A 1-3 Cristiano Ronaldo 80
11/21/17 APOEL Nicosia A 6-0 Modric 23 Benzema 39, 45 Nacho 41 Cristiano Ronaldo 49, 54
12/06/17 Borussia Dortmund H 3-2 Mayoral 8 Cristiano Ronaldo 12 Vázquez 81
2/14/18 Paris Saint-Germain H 3-1 Cristiano Ronaldo 45 (pen), 83 Marcelo 86
3/6/18 Paris Saint-Germain A 2-1 Cristiano Ronaldo 51 Casemiro 80
4/3/18 Juventus A 3-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 3, 64 Marcelo 72
4/11/18 Juventus H 1-3 Cristiano Ronaldo 90 (pen)
4/25/18 FC Bayern München A 2-1 Marcelo 44 Asensio 57
5/1/18 FC Bayern München H 2-2 Benzema 11, 46
5/26/18 Liverpool N (Final)    
  • Real Madrid have registered just three clean sheets in the competition this season, the joint-lowest of any team to make it to the quarter-final, level with Juventus and Sevilla.
  • The La Liga giants have been awarded four penalties in the Champions League this season, a joint-high tally alongside Napoli, with Cristiano Ronaldo converting all four.

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Liverpool schedule

Date Opponents FT Score Scorers
9/13/17 Sevilla H 2-2 Firmino 21 Salah 37
9/026/17 Spartak Moscow A 1-1 Coutinho 31
10/17/17 Maribor A 7-0 Firmino 4, 54 Coutinho 13 Salah 19, 39 O.Chamberlain 86 Alexander-Arnold 90
11/1/17 Maribor H 3-0 Salah 49 Can 64 Sturridge 90
11/21/17 Sevilla A 3-3 Firmino 2, 30 Mané 22
12/6/17 Spartak Moscow H 7-0 Coutinho 4 (pen), 15, 50 Firmino 18 Mané 47, 76 Salah 86
2/14/18 FC Porto A 5-0 Mané 25, 53, 85 Salah 29 Firmino 69
3/6/18 FC Porto H 0-0
4/4/18 Manchester City H 3-0 Salah 12 O.Chamberlain 20 Mané 31
4/10/18 Manchester City A 2-1 Salah 56 Firmino 77
4/24/18 Roma H 5-2 Salah 35, 45 Mané 56 Firmino 61, 68
5/2/18 Roma A 2-4 Mané 9 Wijnaldum 25
5/026/18 Real Madrid N (Final) -    
  • Liverpool are the top scorers in the Champions League this season with 40 goals. Only Barcelona (45 in 1999-00) and Real Madrid (41 in 2013-14) have ever scored more in a single campaign in the competition.
  • The Reds have also kept six clean sheets in the competition this season – no side has kept more (level with Barcelona).

Head-to-head Champions League results, Real Madrid vs. Liverpool

Games Real Madrid wins Draws Liverpool wins Real Madrid goals Liverpool goals
Overall: 4 2 0 2 4 5
At home: 2 1 0 1 1 1

Average goals score per-game: 2.25

All head-to-heads in competition, Real Madrivs and Liverpool

Date Home Team Away Team Score
2/25/2009 Real Madrid Liverpool 0-1
3/10/2009 Liverpool Real Madrid 4-0
10/22/2014 Liverpool Real Madrid 0-3
11/4/2014 Real Madrid Liverpool 1-0
  • This will be a repeat of the 1981 European Cup final, which Liverpool won 1-0 thanks to an Alan Kennedy goal. It will be the third final to have been played in the competition as both the European Cup and Champions League, following Ajax vs Juventus and Ajax vs Milan.
  • That 1981 final was the last time Real Madrid lost the showpiece – they’ve won each of their six finals since then, all in the Champions League (1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016 and 2017).
  • Spanish sides have won their last six major European finals against English sides (excluding Super Cups), most recently Sevilla beating Liverpool in the 2016 Europa League. However, Liverpool were the last English side to beat a Spanish side in a final, triumphing 5-4 over Alaves in the 2001 UEFA Cup.
  • This will be the sixth meeting in all competitions between these sides – Liverpool won the first three by an aggregate score of 6-0, while Real Madrid won the last two meetings, both in 2014-15 (3-0 and 1-0).

Record in major UEFA finals - Real Madrid

Date Team Opponent Goals-for Goals-Against Venue Result Competition Host Country Season
6/13/1956 Real Madrid Reims 4 3 N W European Cup France 1955/56
5/30/1957 Real Madrid Fiorentina 2 0 N W European Cup Spain 1956/57
5/28/1958 Real Madrid Milan 3 2 N W European Cup Belgium 1957/58
6/3/1959 Real Madrid Reims 2 0 N W European Cup Germany 1958/59
5/18/1960 Real Madrid Eintracht Frankfurt 7 3 N W European Cup Scotland 1959/60
7/3/1960 Real Madrid CA Peñarol 0 0 A D Intercontinental Cup Uruguay 1960
9/4/1960 Real Madrid CA Peñarol 5 1 H W Intercontinental Cup Spain 1960
5/2/1962 Real Madrid Benfica 3 5 N L European Cup Netherlands 1961/62
5/27/1964 Real Madrid Internazionale 1 3 N L European Cup Austria 1963/64
11/5/1966 Real Madrid FK Partizan 2 1 N W European Cup Belgium 1965/66
10/12/1966 Real Madrid CA Peñarol 0 2 A L Intercontinental Cup Uruguay 1966
10/26/1966 Real Madrid CA Peñarol 0 2 H L Intercontinental Cup Spain 1966
5/19/1971 Real Madrid Chelsea 1 1 N D Cup Winner's Cup Greece 1970/71
5/21/1971 Real Madrid Chelsea 1 2 N L Cup Winner's Cup Greece 1970/71
5/27/1981 Real Madrid Liverpool 0 1 N L European Cup France 1980/81
5/11/1983 Real Madrid Aberdeen 1 2 N L Cup Winner's Cup Sweden 1982/83
5/8/1985 Real Madrid Videoton FC 3 0 A W UEFA Cup Hungary 1984/85
5/22/1985 Real Madrid Videoton FC 0 1 H L UEFA Cup Spain 1984/85
4/30/1986 Real Madrid 1. FC Köln 5 1 H W UEFA Cup Spain 1985/86
5/6/1986 Real Madrid 1. FC Köln5 0 2 A L UEFA Cup Germany 1985/86
5/20/1988 Real Madrid Juventus 1 0 N W European Cup - CL Netherland 1997/98
8/28/1998 Real Madrid Chelsea 0 1 N L European Supercup France 1998
12/1998 Real Madrid CR Vasco da Gama 2 1 N W Intercontinental Cup Japan 1998
5/24/2000 Real Madrid Valencia CF 3 0 N W European Cup - CL France 1999/2000
8/25/2000 Real Madrid Galatasaray 1 2 N L European Supercup France 2000
11/28/2000 Real Madrid CA Boca Juniors 1 2 N L Intercontinental Cup Japan 2000
5/15/2002 Real Madrid Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 1 N W European Cup - CL Scotland 2001/02
8/30/2002 Real Madrid Feyenoord 3 1 N W European Supercup France 20002
12/3/2002 Real Madrid Club Ilimpia 2 0 N W Intercontinental Cup Japan 2002
5/24/2014 Real Madrid Atlético de Madrid 4 1 N W European Cup - CL Portugal 2013/14
8/12/2014 Real Madrid Sevila 2 0 N W European Supercup Wales 2014
5/28/2016 Real Madrid Atlético de Madrid 1 1 N D European Cup - CL Italy 2015/16
9/8/2016 Real Madrid Sevilla 3 2 N W European Supercup Norway 2016
6/3/2017 Real Madrid Juventus 4 1 N W European Cup - CL Wals 2016/17
8/8/2017 Real Madrid Manchester United 2 1 N W European Supercup Macedonia 2017
  • This is Real Madrid’s 16th appearance in a European Cup/Champions League final, more than any other side in the of the competition.
  • Indeed, they’ve won it a record 12 times, losing only in 1962 (vs Benfica), 1964 (vs Inter) and 1981 (vs Liverpool).
  • Real Madrid are the first team since Juventus (1996-1998) to reach three consecutive European Cup/Champions League finals, while they could become the first team to win it three years in a row since Bayern Munich (1974-1976).

Record in major UEFA finals - Liverpool

Date Team Opponent Goals-for Goals-against Venue Result Competition Host Country Season
5/5/1966 Liverpool Borussia Dortmund 1 2 N L Cup Winner's Cup Scotland 1965/66
5/10/1973 Liverpool B. Mönchengladbach 3 0 H W UEFA Cup England 1972/73
5/23/1973 Liverpool B. Mönchengladbach 0 2 A L UEFA Cup Germany 1972/73
4/28/1976 Liverpool Club Brugge 3 2 H W UEFA Cup England 1975/76
5/19/1976 Liverpool Club Brugge 1 1 A D UEFA Cup Belgium 1975/76
5/25/1977 Liverpool B. Mönchengladbach 3 1 N N European Cup Italy 1976/77
11/22/1977 Liverpool Hamburger SV 1 1 A D European Supercup Germany 1977
12/6/1977 Liverpool Hamburger SV 6 0 H W European Supercup England 1977
5/10/1978 Liverpool Club Brugge 1 0 N W European Cup England 1977/78
12/4/1978 Liverpool RSC Anderlecht 1 3 A L European Supercup Belgium 1978
12/19/1978 Liverpool RSC Anderlecht 2 1 H W European Supercup England 1978
5/27/1981 Liverpool Real Madrid 1 0 N W European Cup France 1980/81
12/13/1981 Liverpool CR Flamengo 0 3 N L Intercontinental Cup Japan 1981
5/30/1984 Liverpool Roma 1 1 N D European Cup Italy 1983/84
12/9/1984 Liverpool CA Independiente 0 1 N L Intercontiental Cup Japan 1984
1/16/1985 Liverpool Juventus 0 2 A L European Supercup Italy 1984
5/29/1985 Liverpool Juventus 0 1 N L European Cup Belgium 1984/85
5/16/2001 Liverpool Alavés 5 4 N W UEFA Cup Germany 2000/01
8/24/2001 Liverpool FC Bayern München 3 2 N W European Supercup France 2000/01
5/25/05 Liverpool Milan 3 3 N D European Cup - CL Turkey 2004/05
8/26/05 Liverpool CSKA Moscow 3 1 N W European Supercup France 2005
5/23/07 Liverpool Milan 1 2 N L European Cup - CL Greece 2006/07
5/18/2016 Liverpool Sevilla 1 3 N L UEFA Cup - CL Switzerland 2015/16
  • This is Liverpool’s eighth European Cup/Champions League final, three more than any other English side.
  • The Reds have lost just two of their previous seven finals in the competition, vs Juventus in 1985 and their most recent one against Milan in 2007.

Managers records - All-time

All-time Champions League record P W D L GF GA GD PTS Pts
Zinedine Zidane 32 21 7 4 75 36 39 70 2.19
Jürgen Klopp 49 25 10 14 103 61 42 85 1.73

Managers records - All-time vs. opponent

All-time v Opponent Champions League Record

P W D L GF GA GD PTS Pts
Zinedine Zidane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jürgen Klopp 6 3 1 2 10 9 1 10 1.67
  • Zinedine Zidane has become the first manager to reach three consecutive Champions League finals since Marcello Lippi (1996-1998).
  • Zidane could become the third manager to win the European Cup/Champions League three times (after Bob Paisley and Carlo Ancelotti), while he’d be the first to win it in three consecutive seasons.
  • This is Jurgen Klopp’s second appearance in the Champions League final, having previously lost with Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich in 2013.
  • Three managers have lost their first two Champions League finals – Massimiliano Allegri (2015 and 2017), Diego Simeone (2014 and 2016) and Hector Cuper (2000 and 2001).
  • In fact, Klopp has lost five of his six major finals as manager (2x DFB-Pokal, 1 Champions League, 1 League Cup, 1 Europa League), winning the DFB-Pokal with Borussia Dortmund in 2012.

Goals scored - How

How the goals were scored Head Left Foot Right Foot Other Own Goal Total
Real Madrid 3 8 19 0 0 30
Liverpool 5 15 20 0 0 40

Goals conceded - How

How the goals were conceded Head Left Foot Right Foot Other Own Goal Total
Real Madrid 3 2 9 0 1 15
Liverpool 1 1 10 0 1 13

Goals scored - When

When goals were scored 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 Total
Real Madrid 5 2 6 7 3 7 30
Liverpool 7 9 6 7 4 7 40

Goals conceded - When

When goals were conceded 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 Total
Real Madrid 2 3 3 4 3 0 15
Liverpool 3 1 0 3 1 5 13

Goals scored - Where

Where goals were scored Inside Area Outside Area Direct from Free Kick Penalty Total
Real Madrid 22 4 0 4 30
Liverpool 33 6 0 1 40

Goals conceded - Where

Where goals were conceded Inside Area Outside Area Direct from Free Kick Penalty Total
Real Madrid 15 0 0 0 15
Liverpool 8 1 1 3 13

General statistics - Extended

Real Madrid Team Liverpool        
12 Games Played 12        
Ranks   Goal Attempts   Rank Best Worst
2 30 Goals 40 1 LIV 40 BEF 1
3 2.50 Avg goals per-game 3/33 2 PSG 3.38 BEF 1
2 163 Shots (excl blocked shots) 152 3 FCB 17 6 FKQ 26
13 51.5% % Shots on Target 58.6% 1 LIV 58.6% BEF 28.8%
10 18.4% % Gols to Shots 26.3% 2 PSG 26.5% BEF 1.7%
7 3 Headed Goals 5 2 FCB 6 CEL* 0
1 4 Penalties 3 3 RMD* 4 SPM* 0
1 4 Penalty Goals 1 8 RMD 4 BVB* 0
1 51 Big Chances 50 2 RMD 51 FKQ 2
20 43.1% Big Chance Conversion 56.0% 6 BJK 70.0% AND 12/5%
8 0 Direct Free Kick Goals 0 8 PSG* 1 SEV* 0
    PASSING            
2 7102 Total Passes 6458 5 MCI 7597 APO 1827
3 88.6% Overall Pass Completion 81.4% 20 MCI 89/2% APO 74.7%
    Crossing            
2 270 Total Crosses 207 4 FCB 363 FKQ 39
7 27.4% Cross Completion % 23.7% 18 CSK 37.3% FET 11.4%
    Defending            
24 15 Goals Conceded 13 16 ATM 4 RMA 19
10 1.25 Goals Conceded per-game 1.08 6 BCN 0.60 CEL 3/00
4 1176 Duels 1383 1 LIV 1383 NAP 551
3 52.6% Duels Won % 49.5% 18 MUN 54.4$ MAR 44.1%
30 144 Shots Faced 133 28 RBL 60 RMA 165
    Discipline            
29 124 Fouls 139 30 CRL 50 JUV 143
30 21 Yellow Cards 19 25 ATM 5 JUV 25
1 0 Second Yellow 1 21 BAS* 0 RBL* 1
1 0 Straight Reds 0 1 CHE* - FKQ 2

*More than one team has the best/worst value

Real Madrid - Squad Staistics

# Name Matches Starts Sub on Sub off Goals Assists Yellow 2nd Yellows Straight Reds Clean Sheets (GK)
Goalkeepers
1 Keylor Navas 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
12 Kiko Cassila 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
35 Moha Ramos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Daniel Carvajal 7 7 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 -
3 Jesús Vallejo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
4 Sergio Ramo 10 10 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -
5 Raphael Varane 10 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -
6 Nacho 7 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -
12 Marcelo 10 10 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 -
15 Theo Henández 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
19 Achraf Hakimi 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Midfielders
8 Toni Kroos 11 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -
10 Luka Modric 10 10 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 -
14 Casemiro 12 10 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 -
17 Lucas Vásquez 10 5 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 -
18 Marco Asensio 11 3 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 -
22 Isco 10 9 1 8 0 2 1 0 0 -
23 Mateo Kovacic 7 4 3 4 0 1 2 0 0 -
24 Dani Caballos 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Forwards
7 Cristiano Ronaldo 12 12 0 0 15 3 2 0 0 -
9 Karima Benzema 8 7 1 7 4 1 0 0 0 -
11 Gareth Bale 6 3 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 -
21 Borja Mayoral 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 -
  • Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more Champions League final goals than any other player (4), with the Portuguese scoring in a record three different finals in the competition (since 1992-93 - 2008, 2014 and 2017).
  • Ronaldo could become the first player to score in consecutive finals in the Champions League era, while the last player to do so in the European Cup was Franz Roth (1975 and 1976).
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (15 goals, 3 assists) and Roberto Firmino (10 goals, 7 assists) are the two players with the most goal involvements in the Champions League this season.
  • Casemiro has made 45 tackles in the Champions League this season, more than any other player.
  • Sergio Ramos has picked up 34 yellow cards in the Champions League overall, more than any other player in the history of the competition.

Real Madrid - Player Goals

Name Goals Penalties Direct Free Kicks Outside box (open play) Inside box (open play) Head Right foot Left foot
Cristian Ronaldo 15 4 0 1 10 2 10 3
Karim Benzema 4 0 0 0 4 1 3 0
Marcelo 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 3
Lucas Vázquez 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Luka Modric 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Borja Mayoral 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Casemiro 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Gareth Bale 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Marco Asensio 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Nacho 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sergio Ramos 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Liverpool - Squad Staistics

# Name Matches Starts Sub on Sub off Goals Assists Yellow 2nd Yellows Straight Reds Clean Sheets (GK)
Goalkeepers
1 Loris Karius 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Simon Mignolet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Defenders
2 Nathaniel Clyne 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
4 Virgil van Dijk 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -
6 Dejan Lovren 11 11 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 -
7 James Milner 10 8 2 0 0 8 1 0 0 -
12 Joseph Gomez 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
17 Ragner Klavan 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
18 Alberto Moreno 8 7 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 -
26 Andrew Robertson 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -
32 Joel Matip 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
38 Jon Flanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
63 Conor Masterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold 9 8 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 -
Midfielders
5 Georginio Wijnaldum 11 8 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 -
10 Coutinho 5 4 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 -
14 Jordan Henderson 9 8 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 -
16 Marko Grujic 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
19 Sadio Manè 10 10 0 4 9 1 1 0 0 -
20 Adam Lallana 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
21 Alex Olade-Chamberlain 7 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 -
23 Emre Can 7 6 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 -
58 Ben Woodburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Forwards
9 Roberto Firmino 12 12 0 9 10 7 2 0 0 -
11 Mohamed Salah 12 11 1 7 10 4 0 0 0 -
15 Daniel Sturridge 5 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 -
28 Danny Ings 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
29 Dominic Solanke 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -
  • Liverpool’s trio of Mohamed Salah (10), Roberto Firmino (10) and Sadio Mane (9) have scored more goals than any other trio at a club in a single Champions League campaign, overtaking Real Madrid’s threesome of Cristiano Ronaldo (17), Gareth Bale (6) and Karim Benzema (5) in 2013-14.
  • James Milner has provided a competition-high eight assists in the Champions League this season, while teammate Roberto Firmino is close behind on seven. No player has ever registered nine in a single campaign since Opta have this data available (2003-04).
  • No player to have played for Liverpool this season has ever previously appeared in a Champions League final. Salah has scored more goals in his debut season for Liverpool than any other player in their entire history (44).
  • Indeed, only Ian Rush (47 goals in 1983/84) has scored more goals for Liverpool in a single season in all competitions than Salah (44).

Liverpool - Player Goals

Name Goals Penalties Direct Free Kicks Outside box (open play) Inside box (open play) Head Right foot Left foot
Mohamed Salah 10 0 0 2 8 0 1 9
Roberto Firmino 10 0 0 0 10 2 6 2
Sadio Mané 9 0 0 1 8 2 6 1
Couthinho 5 1 0 0 4 0 3 2
Alex Oclade-Chamberlain 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0
Emre Can 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Trent Alexander-Arnold 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Danniel Strurridge 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Georginio Wijnaldum 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

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