Liverpool vs. Tottenham results: Salah, Origi key Liverpool to Champions League win

Matt Hornick

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Liverpool may not be the champions of England, but a European championship is probably a good enough consolation. The Reds bested Tottenham 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League final at Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid to assert their dominance over European soccer for the sixth time in club history. 

It took no time at all for Liverpool to take the lead as a questionable handball penalty on Moussa Sissoko in the first minute of play set up Mohammed Salah with a free kick from right in front of the goal. The ensuing 80 minutes featured much less action until Divock Origi sealed the game with a goal in the 87th minute.

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Liverpool was able to find the back of the net twice in the match despite only landing just three shots on target for the whole match compared to eight shots on goal for Spurs. Mauricio Pochettino's side clearly won the stat sheet completing 378 of 488 passes (77 percent) while Jurgen Klopp's squad completing a mere 163 of 264 passes (62 percent).

Tottenham had captain Harry Kane in the lineup for the first time since April 9 when he suffered an ankle injury against Manchester City in the Champions League quarterfinal. Unfortunately, he wasn't particularly effective in his 90 minutes and struggled to create many chances. Conversely, Pochettino decided not to start Lucas Moura, who willed Tottenham to this match with his three goals against Ajax in the second leg of the semifinal. Moura did enter the game as a substitution in the 66th minute but was unable to channel any of his miraculous play from the previous round. 

Sporting News tracked scoring updates and highlights from the 2019 UEFA Champions League final.

Liverpool vs. Tottenham: Live updates, highlights from 2019 Champions League final

Liverpool: 2

Tottenham: 0

90' (+5) - Kane gets his best chance of the match, but Alisson was right in the shot's path.

90' (+5) - Alisson saves a shot from Danny Rose.

90' - Substitution for Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Sadio Mane. 

87' - GOAL! Origi all but secures the win for Liverpool.

85' - Eriksen's free kick is saved by a diving Alisson.

83' - Penalty on Milner for a foul on Rose.

81' - Substitution for Tottenham. Fernando Llorente replaces Alli.

81' - Son whiffs on a shot that is saved easily by Alisson.

80' - Alisson Becker saves shots from Son and Moura in succession. 

79' - A cross from Trippier gives Alli a strong chance for a header but goes high.

76' - Son is penalized for a handball very similar to Sissoko's that led to the Liverpool goal.

76' - Corner kick for Tottenham.

74' - Substitution for Tottenham. Eric Dier replaces Moussa Sissoko.

73' - Alli's shot is caught easily by Alisson Becker.

69' - Milner's shot misses just to the right of the goal.

66' - Substitution for Tottenham. Lucas Moura replaces Harry Winks. Moura scored three goals in the second leg of the semifinal to send Tottenham to this match.

65' - Penalty on Kane for a foul on Fabinho.

62' - Substitution for Liverpool. James Milner replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.

61' - Christian Eriksen's shot is blocked.

58' - Substitution for Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Roberto Firmino.

58' - A second corner for Tottenham. Jan Vertonghen's header goes high.

57' - Son Heung-min earns Tottenham a corner.

54' - Dele Alli's shot is blocked by Alexander-Arnold

54' - Salah's shot from the box is blocked by Jan Vertonghen.

53' - Fabinho's shot is blocked by Harry Winks

45' (+2) - Halftime. Liverpool leads 1-0. 

45' (+2) - Christian Eriksen launches a shot well above the goal. 

43' - Tottenham concedes another corner.

42' - Danny Rose deflects the ball out of bounds to give Liverpool a corner.

39' - Jan Vertonghen is attended to for an elbow injury suffered on the corner.

38' - Hugo Lloris saves a laser off the foot of Andrew Robertson. Corner for Liverpool.

34' - Liverpool concedes a corner kick.

30' - Fabinho penalized for a foul on Kane.

29' - Trippier receives a penalty for a foul on Sadio Mane.

27' - Goal kick for Tottenham.

18' - Play is stopped momentarily as a fan ran on the pitch.

17' - Alexander-Arnold's shot goes wide left.

11' - Trent Alexander-Arnold sends a corner kick for Liverpool.

10' - Sissoko sails a shot well over the goal and into the stands.

5' - Corner awarded to Tottenham

2' - GOAL!  Mohammed Salah nets the free kick from straight away. 

1' - Penalty on Moussa Sissoko for a handball gives Liverpool a free kick

0' - Kickoff. Liverpool starts with possession.

3:00 p.m. - A moment of silence for former Arsenal player Jose Antonio Reyes who was killed in a car crash yesterday.

2:43 p.m. - The starting lineups are in and Harry Kane is playing. His first match since suffering the ankle injury. Lucas Moura, Tottenham's hero from the semifinal, is on the bench. 

Matt Hornick