A European Cup Final For The Ages

Here is a look at three of the memorable moments from the 2018 Champions League final where Real Madrid took on Liverpool.
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Victory and euphoria for 'Los Blancos', pain and despair for Liverpool.

The 2018 Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool in Kiev in the Ukraine was one of the most pulsating European finales of all time.

From Gareth Bale's 'Un-Bale-vable' overhead kick to Salah's horrific shoulder injury, likely to put him in danger of missing the FIFA World Cup 2018, and a goalkeeping performance to forget by Loris Karius, saw a rollercoaster of emotions.

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The game had everything, as Real Madrid seized their 13th European title while Liverpool fell short in the most heartbreaking of circumstances. Here is a look at three of the memorable moments from the 2018 Champions League final.

Sergio Ramos takes out Mohammed Salah

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Mo Salah, Liverpool's 'Egyptian king', and Africa's best player by a country mile, saw his European ambitions halted as he was forced off the game due to a shoulder injury after he was taken down "WWE' style by Real captain Sergio Ramos.

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Whether it was a plot to neutralize Liverpool by taking out Salah or purely accidental, Liverpool were never the same when Salah left and it was a heartbreaking moment to watch Salah leave the pitch in tears.

Bale's 'Un-Bale-vable' overhead kick goal

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Gareth Bale scored one of the best overhead goals and arguably the best in a final as he singlehandeldy won Madrid the game with his two goals. Though his second goal was a gift courtesy of some poor handling by Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius, his first goal was truly something to behold.

It would turn out to be a man-of-the-match performance by Bale who has since became the most successful British player ever in the Champions League.

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Liverpool goalkeeping nightmare

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In arguably the biggest stage for a footballer, and the biggest game of your career, Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius would of been wanting to dig a hole and bury himself in after the final whistle, as he endured a a goalkeeping nightmare in front of goal as he gifted Real not one, but two easy goals.

The first goal came in comical fashion as a routine catch by Karius saw him trying to distribute the ball by throwing it to his nearest teammate, only for him to throw it to his opposition.

The second one came when he failed to palm away Bale's fierce strike and his butterfingers and tame save saw the ball hit the net for Madrid's third.

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He would eventually break into tears after the match and apologised to the Liverpool supporters for his nightmare performance.

One of European Cup final sponsors, Heineken shared the drama of the Champions League final in Nasrec in which former football legend Didier Drogba was in attendance, former Everton Player Steven Pienaar and Leeds great Lucas Radebe.

HuffPost was at the event on Saturday in which over a thousand fans gathered at Nasrec for the massive screening to witness what was a truly European Cup final for the ages.

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