Champions League final repeat of 1981 shows tables have turned at Madrid, Liverpool

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Champions League final repeat of 1981 shows tables have turned at Madrid, Liverpool

ESPN FC's Dan Thomas and Stewart Robson head to Hydropark in Kiev to put their innovative way of predicting the Champions League winner to the test. ESPN FC's Dan Thomas and Mark Ogden build up to the UCL final and discuss the latest issues plaguing Liverpool supporters in Kiev. ESPN FC's Gab Marcotti and Stewart Robson discuss this weekend's Champions League final, specifically what Real Madrid must do to stop Mohamed Salah. The build up to the 1981 European Cup final, between this year's Champions League finalists Real Madrid and Liverpool, sounds quite familiar. One team went into the decider having won two of the previous three European Cups and arrived at the Parc des Princes as big favourites. They were a side full of big game experience and winners' medals. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.playbuzz.com/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); Facing them was a club with lots of European Cup pedigree, but very far from the elite. Humbling second round exits to Grasshoppers of Zurich (1978-79) and...

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