Liverpool's quest for glory ends in tears as Gareth Bale wondergoal breaks hearts

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Posted by Tony Okechukwu.                     

For the 13th time in history and by far most all time, Real Madrid is once again king of the Champions League.                                                 

On Saturday, Los Blancos beat Liverpool 3-1 on an absolutely magical, baffling bicycle kick goal from Gareth Bale to win a third straight Champions League crown.                                                    Two very bad bloopers from Liverpool's goalkeeper also proved to be the difference.

It all happened in the second half, as Real took advantage of momentum in a match that saw Liverpool lose superstar Mohamed Salah to a shoulder injury in the first half.                             

Real Madrid manager and legendary soccer figure, Zinedine Zidane became the first manager to win three consecutive Champions League titles.

Real opened the scoring with Karim Benzema taking advantage of an stunning gaffe from Loris Karius in goal early in the second half, but Sadio Mane equalized moments later to give the Reds some life back. But it was all undone with Bale's knockout kick.


Full time: Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool That’s it! Real retain their trophy with an ultimately comfortable victory in a bizarre final that will be remembered for many things: Mo Salah’s heartbreaking injury, Gareth Bale’s outrageous overhead kick, and most of all two unthinkable howlers from Loris Karius.

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