The 2018-19 Champions League concluded on Saturday as Liverpool beat Tottenham in the final 2-0 behind goals from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi. The title is the sixth for the Reds in their history, as the English club bounced back from the defeat to Real Madrid in the final one year prior. Champions League format Each team plays the other group members twice in the group stage, with the top two on points advancing to the Round of 16 and the teams finishing third place ending up in the Europa League knockout stage. From there, two-leg ties until the final. Champions League bracket Wikipedia screengrab Final June 1 Liverpool 2, Tottenham 0 Semifinals April 30 Ajax 1, Tottenham 0 May 1 Barcelona 3, Liverpool 0 May 7 Liverpool 4, Barcelona 0 (Liverpool advances 4-3 on aggregate) May 8 Tottenham 3, Ajax 2 (3-3 on aggregate; Tottenham advances on away goals) Quarterfinals Apr. 9 Tottenham 1, Manchester City 0 Liverpool 2, Porto 0 Apr. 10 Barcelona 1, Manchester United 0 Juventus 1, Ajax 1 Apr. 16 Ajax 2, Juventus 1 (Ajax advances 3-2 on aggregate) Barcelona 3, Manchester United 0 (Barcelona advances 4-0 on aggregate) Apr. 17 Manchester City 4, Tottenham 3 (4-4 on aggregate; Tottenham advances on away goals) Liverpool 4, Porto 1 (Liverpool advances 6-1 on aggregate) Round of 16 Feb. 12 Roma 2, Porto 1 PSG 2, Manchester United 0 Feb. 13 Tottenham 3, Dortmund 0 Real Madrid 2, Ajax 1 Feb. 19 Lyon 0, Barcelona 0 Liverpool 0, Bayern 0 Feb. 20 Atletico Madrid 2, Juventus 0 Manchester City 3, Schalke 2 March 5 Ajax 4, Real Madrid 1 (Ajax advances 5-3 on aggregate) Tottenham 1, Dortmund 0 (Tottenham advances 4-0 on aggregate) March 6 Porto 3, Roma 1 (Roma advances 4-3 in aggregate) Manchester United 3, PSG 1 (United advances on away goals, 3-3 on aggregate) March 12 Man. City 7, Schalke 0 (City advances 10-2 on aggregate) Juventus 3, Atletico Madrid 0 (Juventus advances 3-2 on aggregate) March 13 Liverpool 3, Bayern Munich 1 (Liverpool advances 3-1 on aggregate) Barcelona 5, Lyon 1 (Barcelona advances 5-1 on aggregate) Group stage results Group A GP W D L GD PTS Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 +8 13 Atletico Madrid 6 4 1 1 3 13 Brugge 6 1 3 2 1 6 Monaco 6 0 1 5 -12 1 Group A schedule: Sept. 18 Borussia Dortmund 1, Club Brugge 1 Atletico Madrid 2, Monaco 1 Oct. 3 Atletico Madrid 3, Club Brugge 1 Borussia Dortmund 3, Monaco 0 Oct. 24 Monaco 1, Brugge 1 Borussia Dortmund 4, Atletico Madrid 0 Nov. 6 Brugge 4, Monaco 0 Atletico Madrid 2, Borussia Dortmund 0 Nov. 28 Atletico Madrid 2 Monaco 0Borussia Dortmund 0, Brugge 0 Dec. 11 Brugge 0, Atletico Madrid 0Dortmund 2, Monaco 0 Group B GP W D L GD PTS Barcelona 6 4 2 0 +9 14 Tottenham 6 2 2 2 -1 8 Inter Milan 6 2 2 2 -1 8 PSV 6 0 2 4 -7 2 Group B schedule: Sept. 18 Barcelona 4, PSV 0 Inter 2, Tottenham 1 Oct. 3 Barcelona 4, Tottenham 2 Inter 2, PSV 1 Oct. 24 PSV 2, Tottenham 2 Barcelona 2, Inter Milan 0 Nov. 6 Tottenham 2, PSV 1 Inter Milan 1, Barcelona 1 Nov. 28 Barcelona 2, PSV 1Tottenham 1, Inter Milan 0 Dec. 11 Barcelona 1, Tottenham 1Inter Milan 1, PSV 1 Group C GP W D L GD PTS Paris Saint-Germain 6 3 2 1 +8 11 Liverpool 6 3 0 3 +2 9 Napoli 6 2 3 1 +2 9 Red Star 6 1 1 4 -12 4 Group C schedule: Sept. 18 Liverpool 3, PSG 2 Red Star 0, Napoli 0 Oct. 3 PSG 6, Red Star 1 Napoli 1, Liverpool 0 Oct. 24 PSG 2, Napoli 2 Liverpool 4, Red Star 0 Nov. 6 Red Star 2, Liverpool 0 Napoli 1, PSG 1 Nov. 28 PSG 2, Liverpool 1Napoli 3, Red Star 1 Dec. 11 Liverpool 1, Napoli 1PSG 4, Red Star 1 Group D GP W D L GD PTS Porto 6 5 1 0 +9 16 Schalke 6 3 2 1 +2 11 Galatasaray 6 1 1 4 -3 4 Lokomotiv Moscow 6 1 0 5 -8 3 Group D schedule: Sept. 18 Galatasaray 3, Lokomotiv 0 Schalke 1, Porto 0 Oct. 3 Schalke 1, Lokomotiv 0 Porto 1, Galatasaray 0 Oct. 24 Porto 3, Lokomotiv Moscow 1 Galatasaray 0, Schalke 0 Nov. 6 Porto 4, Lokomotiv 1 Schalke 2, Galatasaray 0 Nov. 28 Porto 3, Schalke 1Lokomotiv 2, Galatsaray 0 Dec. 11 Porto 3, Galatasay 2Schalke 1, Lokomotiv 0 Group E GP W D L GD PTS Bayern Munich 6 4 2 0 +10 14 Ajax 6 3 3 0 +6 12 Benfica 6 2 1 3 -5 7 AEK 6 0 0 6 -11 0 Group E schedule: Sept. 19 Ajax 3, AEK 0 Bayern Munich 2, Benfica 0 Oct. 2 Bayern Munich 1, Ajax 1 Benfica 3, AEK 2 Oct. 23 Bayern 2, AEK 0 Ajax 1, Benfica 0 Nov. 7 Bayern Munich 2, AEK 0 Benfica 1, Ajax 1 Nov. 27 Ajax 2, AEK 0 Bayern Munich 5, Benfica 1 Dec. 12 Ajax 3, Bayern Munich 3Benfica 1, AEK 0 Group F GP W D L GD PTS Manchester City 6 4 1 1 +10 13 Lyon 6 1 5 0 1 8 Shakhtar 6 1 3 2 -8 6 Hoffenheim 6 0 3 3 -3 3 Group F schedule: Sept. 19 Shakhtar 2, Hoffenheim 2 Lyon 2, Manchester City 1 Oct. 2 Manchester City 2, Hoffenheim 1 Lyon 2, Shakhtar 2 Oct. 23 Hoffenheim 3, Lyon 3 Manchester City 3, Shakhtar 0 Nov. 7 Lyon 2, Hoffenheim 2 Manchester City 6, Shakhtar 0 Nov. 27 Shakhtar 3, Hoffenheim 2 Lyon 2, Manchester City 2 Dec. 12 Shakhtar Donetsk 1, Lyon 1 Manchester City 2, Hoffenheim 1 Group G GP W D L GD PTS Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 +7 12 Roma 6 3 0 3 +3 9 Viktoria Plzen 6 2 1 3 -9 7 CSKA 6 2 1 3 -1 7 Group G schedule: Sept. 19 Real Madrid 3, Roma 0 Viktoria 2, CSKA Moscow 2 Oct. 2 CSKA Moscow 1, Real Madrid 0 Roma 5, Viktoria 0 Oct. 23 Roma 3, CSKA Moscow 0 Real Madrid 2, Viktoria 1 Nov. 7 Roma 2, CSKA Moscow 1 Real Madrid 5, Viktoria 0 Nov. 27 Viktoria 2, CSKA Moscow 1 Real Madrid 2, Roma 0 Dec. 12 CSKA Moscow 3, Real Madrid 0Viktoria 2, Roma 1 Group H GP W D L GD PTS Juventus 6 4 0 2 +5 12 Manchester United 6 3 1 2 +3 10 Valencia 6 2 2 2 -0 8 Young Boys 6 1 1 4 -8 4 Group H schedule: Sept. 19 Manchester United 3, Young Boys 0 Juventus 2, Valencia 0 Oct. 2 Juventus 3, Young Boys 0 Manchester United 0, Valencia 0 Oct. 23 Young Boys 1, Valencia 1 Juventus 1, Manchester United 0 Nov. 7 Valencia 3, Young Boys 1 Manchester United 2, Juventus 1 Nov. 27 Manchester United 1, Young Boys 0 Juventus 1, Valencia 0 Dec. 12 Young Boys 2, Juventus 1Valencia 2, Manchester United 1<doc-sep>Prices of flights from Liverpool to Madrid skyrocket after win over Barcelona Get booking quickly if you haven't already Liverpool's surprise win over Barcelona on Tuesday sent parts of Merseyside into waves of jubilation, and it likely had airline operators absolutely buzzing as well. Advertisement Divock Origi's goals bookended the 4-0 win over the Catalans, which came courtesy of two quick-fire goals from substitute midfielder Gini Wijnaldum as well, to send Liverpool to their second straight Champions League final. The final this year will be held at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano stadium on June 1, and the success of Jurgen Klopp's side in reaching that final now means that one-way tickets to the Spanish capital from Liverpool have now increased to more than £750. There are some cheaper options however, should you not want to chance your luck with a one-way flight, by going for a return which would see you leave Liverpool on May 31 and return the day after the final. Those flights involve some self-transfers along the way, and may also see you leaving Madrid very early the next morning after absolutely zero seconds sleep, but if you can get the return flights for the same price as one way then you may as well give it a go. Alternatively you could always drive, which will be much longer but way fucking cheaper. Advertisement<doc-sep>Liverpool’s astonishing victory over Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur’s equally implausible defeat of Ajax in the Champions League semi-finals has caused a surge in fares to Madrid, where the two English teams will meet in the final on Saturday 1 June. Fans of the Merseyside team had a 24-hour window of opportunity, taking advantage of the fact that the other finalist was not known until late on Wednesday evening. The meeting of two English teams in the final has not happened since Moscow in 2008, when Manchester United beat Chelsea. Madrid is a lot easier to reach than the Russian capital, but fares have surged as limited supply meets intense demand. Non-stop flights on easyJet’s flight from Liverpool to Madrid on Friday 31 May, returning on Sunday 2 June, have already sold out. Many of the seats were snapped up weeks or months ago by fans who had faith in their team reaching Europe’s most prestigious club football event. They paid much less for what will be a far better experience than supporters who waited until the final whistle at Anfield. Here is how to get to the final. 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It involves travelling out from Liverpool John Lennon airport on easyJet to Geneva, then transferring to Swiss, taking just over six hours. The return journey is scheduled to last nearly eight hours – involving an early start on Sunday morning onboard Iberia to Venice, and connecting to easyJet for the final leg. However, these options involve “self-connecting” – taking the risk that, if the first flight is late, the traveller could miss the second with no entitlement to further care. Nearby Manchester airport has a much wider range of flights, but again all the non-stop options have already been bought up. The nearest airport with a non-stop option at least on the crucial outbound sector, is Birmingham – from where Iberia Express flies to Madrid in 2 hours 25 minutes. The fare is €643 (£552) one way. Returning from the Spanish capital to Merseyside is proving extremely problematic. At 8am on Wednesday the Ethiopian Airlines flight from Madrid to Dublin was priced at £134 one-way. It has now increased to over £500. Recommended How to book cheap flights when the sales are over From the Irish capital, Ryanair has a range of departures to Liverpool for around £100. The smarter option is to aim for Barcelona, many of whose fans assumed they would be heading for Madrid on 1 June. The Catalan capital has a vast number of flights, and fares have so far not been too badly hit by “the Liverpool effect”. From Manchester to Barcelona on 31 May, returning on 2 June, the total fare is £402 – outbound on Vueling, back on Ryanair. How to fly there from the London area There are far more flights from the capital to Madrid and elsewhere in Spain, but many seats have already been snapped up by Liverpool supporters. Between London and the Spanish capital, the main airlines are British Airways and its sister carrier Iberia. The standard return fare being charged from Heathrow to Madrid on Friday 31 May and the first part of Saturday 1 June is £1,300. 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Thanks to Liverpool's heroics as they came back from the dead against Barcelona in Anfield on Tuesday evening, many fans in Ireland are dreaming about Madrid. The Wanda Metropolitano Stadium plays host to this year's Champions League final on June 1, and now Liverpool willk have a second chance for glory after losing last year's decider. Here's everything you need to know if you're planning on travelling to the game. : (Image: Getty Images) Madrid - The capital of Spain is filled with gorgeous parks, European art and more museums than you can count. - It is just one hour ahead of Dublin but the weather is far better. On average, June sees temperatures of between 16-28C. - It has a population of roughly 3.3million people in the city with surrounding suburbs pushing that number up to a massive 6.5million. - It’s the third largest city in the EU (behind Berlin and London) and sprawls across 233.3 square miles. - Around 10% of the population are immigrants, with Ecuadorians, Romanians and Bolibians being the most common. Facts - Madrid gets more than 70% of its water from dams and reservoirs on the Lozoya River. - It has been the capital of Spain since the 16th Century and it is split into 21 districts. - Felipe IV is the current king - but the royals reside in a smaller palace outside the city and not in the Palacio Real. - It is the capital at the highest altitude in Europe at 667 metres. - The Retiro Park has the only statue dedicated to the devil, Lucifer. - Madrid is home to the world’s oldest restaurant, the Sobrino de Botin. It was founded in 1725 and is still open for business today. Flights If you’re looking for the best flights to Madrid, you better be prepared to drop a few quid. Option A You can depart Dublin at 5:45pm with Ethiopian Airways on May 31, arriving in the Spanish capital for 9:30pm. Your return flight with the African airline leaves at 8:45am on Sunday, but it only goes as far as the Portugese capital of Lisbon where you then have to connect to Dublin with British Airways. This option will set you back €455 per person and probably isn’t ideal if you go out to celebrate after the match. However, if you opt to soak up the sun for a few more days and turn your trip into a break, the going is a little better. Option B Opt for a five night trip, flying back on June 5 at 10:30am with Aer Lingus with the same outbound flight and it’ll cost you just €233. This gives you the option to explore the city of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree. Accommodation Option A Hotel Continental in the centre of the city will cost you €350 per night, based on two people sharing, working out at €700 for two nights. If you go with Air B&B, prices are not much cheaper with hosts cashing in on the flood of football fans travelling for the match. A room in the centre of the city will cost you upwards of €400 per night - more expensive than a hotel room. But if you’re willing to travel a little bit, accommodation can be found outside the city for less than €100 per night, but you’ll have to act quick because these rooms won’t last long! Option B A longer trip will cost you more when it comes to spending money, but it works out at better value. A room in the centre of the city from May 31- June 5 will cost you around €1225 on Air B&B, with a number of options in that price range dotted around the city. Getting Around Lots of Madrid can be seen on foot but they also boast one of the least expensive and efficient public transport services in Europe. For a short jaunt, a two day travel card will set you back €18.40 per person. If you’re staying longer, a five day card will cost you €26.80. This will give you access to bus, trains and subways in the city as much or as little as you want. Tickets (Image: Getty Images) If you’re looking to get your mitts on one of 83,600 golden tickets, you’ll be forking out. Tickets for the final were distributed in April via a lottery system, ranging from €70 all the way up to €600 for a ticket.