Real Madrid give up the European Champions League after 1099 days

World football

Real Madrid lose their Champions League title on Saturday evening, 1099 days after taking over the European crown.

Liverpool face Tottenham Hotspur at 9 pm on Saturday in the final of the Champions League, where the old continent will see a new hero tonight after the dominance of the Royal in the last 3 years, and the Spaniards in general the last 5 years, where the last title of the non-Spanish team to 2013 when Bayern Munich won the championship.

MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid's dominance of Europe began on May 28, 2016 in Milan after beating Atletico on penalties and will end on Saturday when Liverpool or Tottenham Hotspur lift their Champions League trophy this evening at the Wanda Mediterraneo stadium, the Mundo Deportivo newspaper reported.

Real Madrid have won the Champions League in the last 3 years, winning 3 successive titles in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

The start of the 2016 championship, which was won by Real Madrid at the expense of Atletico Madrid (5-3) by penalty shootout.

In 2017, Real Madrid were crowned with a 4-1 win over Juventus.

In 2018 the club continued to dominate the championship for three consecutive years at the expense of Liverpool, one of the two sides of the final this year (3-1).

After 1099 days from May 28, 2016 to June 1, 2019, Liverpool captain Jordaan Henderson or captain Hugo Lauris will raise the title of the Champions League after Real have left the tournament this season by Ajax.

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