WATCH: Liverpool Champions League final preview, Mane vs. Salah and Klopp's greatness with The Anfield Wrap's Neil Atkinson

Joe Wright

WATCH: Liverpool Champions League final preview, Mane vs. Salah and Klopp's greatness with The Anfield Wrap's Neil Atkinson image

Two of the most successful teams in the history of the Champions League will do battle in Paris on Saturday.

Liverpool go in search of a seventh title against Real Madrid, who have been crowned kings of Europe a record 13 times, most recently when they defeated the Reds 3-1 in Kyiv in 2018.

This is a different Liverpool now, though. This season, Jurgen Klopp has led them closer to a quadruple than any English side has managed before and has already steered them to EFL Cup and FA Cup glory in 2022. Confidence among supporters is sky-high.

Ahead of the showdown at the Stade de France, The Sporting News spoke to author and broadcaster Neil Atkinson of the hugely popular Liverpool fan site The Anfield Wrap to get his thoughts on the game, the futures of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, and where Klopp ranks among the greatest Reds managers in history...

Joe Wright

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Joe is a sub-editor for Sporting News UK. He was previously a sub and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform editorial news service. Joe has reported on some of the biggest games in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup final at the end of a month in Russia. Tennis and athletics are his other major sporting passions, and he is a keen runner, even if not an especially fast one. Joe holds a Masters degree in scriptwriting from UEA and a debut novel is due in 2022.