Real Madrid

In years to come, this Real Madrid team will not remember the details of how it moved from mere greatness to genuine legend, of how it etched its name in history alongside the very best club teams soccer has ever produced. This game will be remembered some very specific moments.

Gareth Bale’s two goals off the bench — one a wonder, the other a blunder — gave Real Madrid a 3-1 victory in the Champions League final on Saturday.

The victory was Madrid’s third in a row in the tournament, a feat unseen in the competition since Bayern Munich won three consecutive European Cups from 1974-76. It gave Madrid 13 titles over all, extending its Champions League record, and four in the past five years.

Zinédine Zizou Zidane – what a coach.

But two questions remains, what would have happened if Mo Salah would have been allowed to play the entire game.

And what if Liverpool had another goal keeper….