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>Liverpool will face Tottenham Hotspur in the 2019 Champions League final at Estadio Metropolitano on Saturday June 1. The Reds booked their place in a second successive European Cup decider with an unforgettable 4-0 victory over FC Barcelona at Anfield. And Spurs joined Jürgen Klopp’s side in the final with a stunning 3-2 comeback win against Ajax in Amsterdam on Wednesday night to seal progress on away goals. The final will be played in Madrid on June 1, with kick-off at 8pm BST.<doc-sep>Liverpool produced one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history to beat Barcelona 4-0 on Tuesday, overturning a three-goal first-leg deficit and advancing to the final with a 4-3 aggregate victory. Liverpool will play the winner of Wednesday’s other semi-final between Ajax Amsterdam and Tottenham Hotspur with the Dutch side leading 1-0 from the first-leg in London. Liverpool, without injured strikers Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, took a seventh-minute lead when a poor headed clearance from Jordi Alba fell at the feet of Jordan Henderson, who burst goalwards. His low shot was parried out by Barca keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen but straight to Divock Origi who slotted home. The game took a remarkable turn following the introduction of Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum at the break. The Dutchman drove home a low cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold, which Barca keeper Ter Stegen should have saved, to make it 2-0. Minutes later Wijnaldum rose to meet a Xherdan Shaqiri cross with a powerful header to make it 3-3 on aggregate. Liverpool then grabbed an extraordinary fourth goal with a quickly-taken corner from Alexander-Arnold, catching the Barca defence asleep with a low ball that was turned in at the near post by Origi. For Citizen TV updates Join @citizentvke Telegram channel Video Of The Day: | SUCCESS AND AFTER | Tracking the progress made by students who topped KCSE in past years<doc-sep>
It has been a truly incredible week in the Champions League, with both Liverpool and Tottenham producing memorable and thrilling comebacks. The Merseyside giants were first to pull off an epic result after defeating Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield on Tuesday night to overturn a three-goal deficit from the first leg. SEE MORE: Liverpool to open contract talks with bit-part player who’s impressed Jurgen Klopp However, Tottenham were keen to stage a comeback of their own as after falling 3-0 down on aggregate to Ajax, they came storming back in the second half to advance on away goals. That in turn now sets up an all-English Champions League final at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid on June 1, with both sides producing inspirational performances to take a deserved place in the season finale. As seen in the tweet below, Liverpool sent a message to their domestic rivals after the game in Amsterdam, and it was simply put that they will see them in Madrid for what promises to be a mouth-watering encounter between two top sides. Both will go into that showdown believing that this is their year given the nature of their results to get to this stage, but only one will emerge victorious. With the likes of Mohamed Salah and Harry Kane missing from their second-leg outings this week, it will be hoped from a neutral standpoint that both Liverpool and Spurs have a fully fit squad available for the clash, as ultimately it will make the occasion just that little bit more special to see them at full strength. Nevertheless, both will enjoy their achievements firstly, as they have undoubtedly produced some of the most memorable nights in Champions League history this week, and based on the message below, Liverpool are itching to go toe-to-toe with Tottenham in what should be a thrilling Final.