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>While Liverpool and Tottenham fans have been rejoicing at their teams' remarkable progress to the Champions League final, spare a thought for England manager Gareth Southgate. Hoping to lead England to their first major tournament win since 1966, Southgate will have to adjust his preparation plans for next month's Nations League finals, with up to 10 players now set for a delayed arrival to the squad. The Three Lions play their semi-final against Holland on Thursday June 6, just five days after Liverpool and Tottenham go head-to-head in Madrid for the Champions League final on Saturday June 1. On Tuesday Liverpool's emotional Anfield victory over Barcelona ensured Southgate could expect delayed arrivals from the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Jordan Henderson and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. That was the compounded 24 hours later as Tottenham, a squad packed full of English players, pulled off another remarkable comeback against Ajax. Danny Rose, Kieran Tripper, Eric Dier, Dele Alli and Harry Winks will all be hoping to feature in the Spanish capital as Spurs bid for Champions League glory.<doc-sep>Last updated on .From the section European Football The Estadio Metropolitano is the home of Atletico Madrid Liverpool and Tottenham have each been allocated 16,613 tickets for the Champions League final in Madrid. Liverpool have announced pricing details for their fans with the cheapest tickets costing £60, but only accounting for 20% of the Reds' allocation. In addition 54% of tickets are priced at £154, 21% at £385 and 5% at £513. Tottenham, who beat Ajax to reach the final, have not announced pricing details for their tickets. Uefa has already sold 4,000 tickets to "fans worldwide" for seats at the 68,000-capacity Estadio Metropolitano stadium. The rest will go to the local organising committee, Uefa and national associations, commercial partners, broadcasters and corporate hospitality. In addition to the 16,613 tickets, Liverpool have been given 100 adult/junior combined tickets priced at £120 per pair, but there will be no other concessionary tickets available. They also received 300 tickets for club staff and players' families and friends. Jurgen Klopp's side beat Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield on Tuesday to complete a remarkable comeback, winning 4-3 on aggregate to reach the final. It is the second successive season the Reds have made the final. Last year they lost 3-1 to Real Madrid in Kiev. Tickets then ranged from £61 to £394.<doc-sep>
When all hope appeared to be gone, when the race appeared to be run, when the bodies seemed drained and spent, when they were 3-0 down in a Champions League semi-final with less than 45 minutes to go, then do not worry about a thing. Just as the Ajax crowd finished its traditional half-time rendition of Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds”, just as they began to believe that their dream of seeing their team reach the final against Liverpool, they were silenced. Spurs scored. Spurs found a way. They had the will. A hat-trick by Lucas Moura did it as they fought their way back with courage and bravery and undying belief to go through on away goals – the same method by which they eliminated Manchester City in the quarter-finals. And this was just as dramatic with Moura’s final goal coming deep in injury-time, just around the same time as the one ruled out by City’s Raheem Sterling. It meant that over this epic tie Spurs led for just the final two minutes of added time and they are through, through to the first European Cup final in their history, through to face Liverpool in what will be only the third final in European competitions to be contested by two English teams. What a worthy final it will be. Two excellent, courageous sides led by two charismatic, remarkable managers. Mauricio Pochettino and Jurgen Klopp are kindred spirits in the way they connect with their players, with the fans and the energy and soul they bring. They manage two sides who are Monsters of Mentality.