Champions League final preview: Tottenham v Liverpool

• Tottenham play Liverpool in second all-English final
• Harry Kane confronting competition to redeem from ankle injury
• Press conferences and training to follow on Friday
• Spurs’ initial final; Reds seeking sixth European Cup
• Visit a dedicated Champions League final section

COUNTDOWN  TO KICK-OFF

UEFA.com reporters’ views

Five classical Champions League finals

Daniel Thacker, Tottenham: While midfield will be a pivotal battleground, a full-back areas could infer usually as pivotal. If Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson uproar brazen as they did during Anfield recently, Liverpool will be good set. If Mauricio Pochettino can digest a approach not usually to stop them, though to do repairs in a far-reaching channels by a inspirational Heung-Min Son and his possess full-backs, afterwards Spurs could reap a rewards. It will be tight, it will be moving and it is too tighten to call.

Matthew Howarth, Liverpool: Tottenham shadowy a midfield conflict in a teams’ many new joining assembly and would have left Anfield with a indicate had it not been for Hugo Lloris’s late error. If Liverpool are to exorcise a demons of Kyiv, a likes of Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum and Fabinho will need fast to benefit control in a center of a park. If they succeed, Jürgen Klopp’s “mentality monsters” have each possibility of lifting their initial square of silverware underneath a charismatic German.

Possible line-ups

Great Champions League final goals

Spurs: Lloris; Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Winks, Sissoko; Eriksen, Alli, Son; Kane
Out: none
Doubtful: Kane (ankle)

Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino, Mané
Out: Keïta (thigh)
Doubtful: Firmino (groin)

Our full outline on all a group news and preference dilemmas is accessible here.

What a coaches say

Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham
Press discussion scheduled for 18:45CET

Imagine Dragons demeanour brazen to their ‘biggest stage’

Jürgen Klopp, Liverpool
Press discussion scheduled for 16:45CET

Form guide

Most new game
12/05: Spurs 2-2 Everton (Dier 3, Eriksen 75; Walcott 69, Cenk Tosun 72)
12/05: Liverpool 2-0 Wolves (Mané 17 81)

Last 10 formula (all competitions, many new first)
Spurs: DWLLLWLLWW
Liverpool: WWWLWWWWWW

Key battles

Sadio Mané v Kieran Trippier? Heung-Min Son v Trent Alexander-Arnold? Moussa Sissoko v Jordan Henderson? UEFA.com has picked out 3 areas where Saturday’s diversion competence be won and lost.

Where to watch

One-nation Champions League finals

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Final facts

• Liverpool would go third on their possess on a all-time European Cup honours’ house should they kick Spurs to lift a prize for a sixth time.

• In total, Tottenham and Liverpool have met 170 times in all competitions, a Reds winning 79 to Spurs’ 48; there have been 43 draws.

• Spurs are a 40th bar to strech a European Cup final, and a initial newcomers given Chelsea in 2008. They could turn a 23rd side to win a European Cup.

• Having got Liverpool’s idea opposite Real Madrid in Kyiv final year, Mané could turn a eighth actor to measure in some-more than one UEFA Champions League final.

• There have been 6 prior UEFA Champions League finals between teams from a same country.

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