Kane bundles his way between two Liverpool defenders before going for a strike at goal. However, he hammers his shot straight at Alisson.
90' +2
Kane charges into the left inside channel and gets barged off the ball fairly by Matip. The referee is not interested in his appeal for a penalty.
90'
J. Gomez enters the game and replaces S. Mané.
Mane makes way for the closing stages to be replaced by Gomez.
87'
D. Origi has scored a goal for Liverpool! Assist by J. Matip.
Matip works the ball to Origi after Vertonghen fails to clear his lines, allowing the Belgian to finish.
GOALLLLLLLLLLL!!!! ORIGI MAKES IT TWO!!!! 2-0 LIVERPOOL!!! The Reds are surely on their way to their sixth European crown. Tottenham fail to clear their lines from the corner as Vertonghen miscues his header. Matip is able to work the ball into the path of Origi in the left inside channel. The Belgian takes a strike on his left foot, expertly placing his effort past Lloris into the bottom corner. The Liverpool fans erupt in the stands.
86'
Rose has to head behind under pressure from a deep cross from Robertson, guiding the ball away from Salah.
83'
Milner catches Rose right on the edge of the box and the referee awards Tottenham a free-kick in a dangerous position. Eriksen lines up the set-piece on the left corner of the area.
82'
Fernando Llorente enters the game and replaces D. Alli.
Pochettino makes his final change of normal time, replacing Alli with Llorente.
Tottenham are running out of time to find an equaliser. They've got to force the issue now.
78'
Alli rises to head at goal from a cross from Trippier, but he heads his attempt over the bar. It would not have counted anyway as the midfielder was adjudged to have fouled Matip.
76'
Liverpool have to repel two crosses from the left flank and another low strike from Kane before they are able to their clear their lines.
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CHALLENGE! Van Dijk makes a vital challenge at the back to stop Son's surge through the middle. The winger runs through the Liverpool defence and was just about to pull the trigger, only to be denied by the boot of the Dutchman touching the ball behind for a corner.
74'
E. Dier enters the game and replaces M. Sissoko.
Dier replaces the ailing Sissoko, who appeared to be struggling after making his saving challenge.
73'
Spurs open up Liverpool through the middle of the pitch as Kane combines with Son. The South Korean offloads on the edge of the box to Alli, who curls for the curler, but his effort lacks power and is saved with ease by Alisson.
71'
Salah surges into space down the right flank and he cuts the ball back into the middle. Mane charges to make contact, but Sissoko makes a vital intervention to stop the strike.
70'
Trippier is played into acres of space down the right flank by Eriksen. Kane makes the run to the near post, but the ball goes to the back, missing the forward. Rose collects and sees his cross evade his team-mates. Trippier tries again on the right, but on this occasion Alisson claims the ball.
67'
Alexander-Arnold threatens down the right flank and searches for the early ball to Origi, but Alderweireld reacts to head behind.
66'
Lucas Moura enters the game and replaces H. Winks.
Pochettino withdraws Winks from the action, although he has been Spurs' best player this evening. Tottenham need to be more direct in front of goal and Lucas provides the threat.
64'
Klopp has made his changes and it will be interesting to see how long it takes Pochettino to respond. His team have been better since the restart, but remain a goal down without registering an effort at goal.
62'
J. Milner enters the game and replaces G. Wijnaldum.
Wijnaldum has not been in the game this evening and he makes way for Milner.
61'
Eriksen searches for Alli in the final third. The England man goes for the quick touch around the corner, but he gets too much power on it and sends it out for a goal-kick.
60'
Tottenham are starting to up the ante as Eriksen sees a low strike from the edge of the box blocked by Van Dijk. Liverpool are struggling to bring their key players into the contest.
58'
D. Origi enters the game and replaces Roberto Firmino.
Origi replaces Firmino for the Reds, who was never able to get into the pace of the game.
OVER! Trippier lifts a corner deep to the back post for Vertonghen to head at goal. He makes contact with his header, only to place it over the bar.
57'
Son is the latest Liverpool player to run at the Liverpool defence. He wins a corner off the legs of Robertson. Spurs are asking questions, but the Reds have the answers at the back for now.
55'
Alli twists and turns in the Liverpool box and he manages to swivel to shoot on the turn, only to be denied by a fine block from Alexander-Arnold.
54'
Salah breaks forward down the right flank, but sees his strike blocked by Vertonghen. Liverpool recycle possession before Robertson curls low ball towards the middle, but Lloris races off his line to gather ahead of Mane.
53'
Liverpool respond as Alexander-Arnold raids down the right flank and whips a dangerous ball into the middle. It just evades the runs of both Salah and Firmino by inches before Spurs are able to clear their lines.
52'
Eriksen is played into space and he has time to offload to Winks on the charge down the right. However, Robertson defends well under pressure to quell the opening.
50'
Kane wins a free-kick from a challenge by Wijnaldum. Eriksen tries to catch out the Liverpool defence with a pass to Son, but the South Korean is caught offside before Vertonghen sees his strike blocked.
48'
Kane drives at the Liverpool defence with a probing run. He breaks into the left inside channel and cuts the ball back into the middle, but it evades Eriksen and Son before travelling to safety.
47'
Trippier lifts a ball to the back post for Alli to attack. The midfielder attempts to cushion it across the face of goal, but he fails to connect, allowing the Reds to clear the danger.
46'
We're back underway at the Wanda Metropolitano.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: TOTTENHAM 0-1 LIVERPOOL
45' +1
OVER! Son works his way into space with a good run and he offloads to Eriksen. The Dane has room to fire at goal, but he slice his left-footed attempt over the bar.
45'
There will be two minutes of added time.
44'
Alli collects on the left flank and has Kane and Son in support. However, his offload is poor, rolling the ball straight into the arms of Alisson.
42'
Liverpool win the ball high up the pitch and space opens up for Firmino. He dwells on the ball too long and the shooting opportunity is shut by the Spurs defence.
39'
The corner comes in from Alexander-Arnold and Spurs clear their lines before Salah goes for a strike on his right foot on the volley, only to send the ball over the bar.
36'
It has not been a classic contest between the teams. They've both struggled for rhythm in possession, lacking their usual cutting edge in the final third.
34'
Alli gets the better of Robertson and surges into the right inside channel. He tries to work the ball through the legs of Matip towards Son, but the defender diverts it out for a corner.
33'
Sissoko gathers a loose ball in the middle of the park and drives at the Liverpool defence. He tries to work an offload through to Son, but Matip sticks out a leg to make the intervention.
32'
Rose beats Henderson down the left flank and surges forward, but his pass out to Son on the goes behind his team-mate and out for a throw-in.
30'
Kane does well to win a free-kick from Fabinho in the middle of the park. The England captain has had a quiet start to the match.
28'
Son breaks in behind the Liverpool backline, latching on to a ball over the top from Alderweireld. However, the flag goes up very late against the winger as he knocks the ball back to Eriksen.
25'
The corner is cleared by Spurs, but Robertson concedes a free-kick for catching Trippier with a loose arm in his pursuit of the ball.
24'
Robertson collects on the left flank from Mane and he whips a dangerous cross towards Salah at the back post, but Rose is there to head behind under pressure.
22'
Salah twists and turns down the right flank to try to escape the attention of Vertonghen. He does get half-a-yard on the defender before firing at goal on his left foot, only to blaze his attempt over the bar.
21'
Spurs are neat in possession on the edge of the box, but Eriksen's offload towards Son is diverted away from the winger by Van Dijk. Pochettino's men are playing good football and have responded well since the goal.
Salah lines up a strike from the edge of the box that is deflected behind by Alderweireld. The resulting corner from Alexander-Arnold is on the money, but Lloris does well to come off his line to punch it away from danger.
20'
Son is played through the middle of the Liverpool defence and only has to get the better of Alexander-Arnold, but the full-back makes a vital challenge to stop the attack.
19'
Robertson tries to take on Sissoko down the left flank, but the midfielder fends off the charge and guides the ball out for a goal-kick.
15'
Tottenham have settled into a rhythm more than the Reds, but the early goal has handed Klopp and his team the ability to sit back and absorb the pressure.
13'
Eriksen moves the ball quickly towards Son from the free-kick, but the winger is stopped in his tracks in the box from a challenge by Alexander-Arnold.
12'
Matip brings down Kane with a late lunge, but manages to avoid a booking for the challenge. The first test for Kane after his injury and his appears to be fine.
10'
OVER! Son tries to weave his way through the Liverpool defence, but he gets crowded out before he can shoot. The loose ball falls to Sissoko 25 yards from goal and he lines up a drive, only to smash his attempt over the bar.
A long ball over the top from Van Dijk almost falls for Mane in the box, but Trippier is there to divert it behind for a corner. The Spurs full-back is not happy with Lloris, who did not come out to ease the pressure on his team-mate.
8'
Alexander-Arnold puts Alisson under pressure at the back with a quick offload, but the keeper does enough to clear his lines.
6'
Trippier lifts the ball into the box for Vertonghen to attack at the back post, but Matip is there to make the clearing header.
5'
Alli wins the ball from Alexander-Arnold in the final third before offloading towards Son on the charge. Henderson gets back to make the challenge, conceding a corner in the process.
4'
Tottenham have a major test of their character now after falling behind in the second minute. It was clumsy from Sissoko to have his arm outstretched, although a tad unforunate at the same time.
2'
Penalty goal scored by Mohamed Salah for Liverpool!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! SALAH PUTS LIVERPOOL AHEAD!!! 1-0!!! Salah steps up from 12 yards and he hammers the ball down the middle of the net. Lloris dives early to his left and the ball is already past the Frenchman before he can react. Liverpool make the perfect start to the Champions League final.
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We're underway in the Champions League final.
Tottenham are playing in the Champions League final for the first time in their history. Mauricio Pochettino's men produced an incredible second-half comeback against Ajax in the second leg of their semi-final clash to earn their spot. Spurs have beaten Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City and Ajax, but will have to put in a brilliant performance this evening to overcome Liverpool to win the European crown for the first time.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Champions League final between Tottenham and Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Liverpool return to the Champions League final for the second year in a row. Last season their dreams of a sixth European title were ended by Real Madrid, although it came after Mohamed Salah was forced to withdraw in the first half and two goalkeeping errors from Loris Karius between the sticks. Jurgen Klopp's men staged an outstanding comeback of their own to beat Barcelona 4-0 in the second leg of their semi-final. The Reds were denied the Premier League crown, despite an excellent term. They will not want to miss out on another trophy opportunity this evening.
TOTTENHAM (4-2-3-1): Hugo Lloris; Kieran Trippier, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Danny Rose; Moussa Sissoko, Harry Winks; Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen, Son Heung-min; Harry Kane.
TOTTENHAM SUBS: Davinson Sanchez, Erik Lamela, Victor Wanyama, Michel Vorm, Eric Dier, Kyle Walker-Peters, Fernando Llorente, Juan Foyth, Paulo Gazzaniga, Serge Aurier, Lucas Moura, Ben Davies.
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson; Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Georginio Wijnaldum; Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane.
LIVERPOOL SUBS: Dejan Lovren, James Milner, Joe Gomez, Daniel Sturridge, Alberto Moreno, Adam Lallana, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Simon Mignolet, Xherdan Shaqiri, Rhian Brewster, Divock Origi, Caoimhin Kelleher.
The Reds triumphed in the first match between the sides this term at Wembley as goals from Wijnaldum and Firmino handed them the victory in September. Lamela scored a consolation goal for Tottenham, but it was an afternoon to forget for Pochettino's men, failing to rise to the occasion.
At Anfield, the two sides played out an entertaining contest. Firmino put Liverpool ahead in the first half, but Lucas brought Spurs back into the game. It was all to play for in the remaining 20 minutes, but the result was decided when Salah's strike was deflected off Alderweireld by Lloris, allowing the ball to roll over the line.
Liverpool would seemingly have the psychological edge over Tottenham given their performances against them this season along with their experience reaching the final last season. However, strange things can happen at major events and even the best players can lose their composure. It will be a test of the quality and character of both teams to decide the European crown.
There have been suggestions that Tottenham have played better football without the presence of Kane in their line-up. Pochettino has dismissed this notion by bringing his striker back into the fold immediately. It was a harsh decision on Lucas, but given the quality of the three players behind Kane there was no place for him in the side. The battle between Kane and Van Dijk could well decide the match - with two of the best players in the world facing off against each other.
Liverpool's pace and ability to keep the pressure on their opponents has been the driving force of their success under Klopp. No team relishes a match against the Reds and it will be through the pace and skill of Mane and Salah where they will look to exploit Spurs this evening. Firmino has scored two goals in two games in his games against Tottenham this season therefore they cannot afford to take their eyes off him either. It will take a special effort to hold Liverpool in check.
The players are making their way out on to the pitch, so the Champions League final should be underway shortly.
There will be a minute of applause before kick-off in memory of Jose Antonio Reyes, who was killed in a car accident in Spain earlier today.
Mauricio Pochettino will be tempted to go to his bench at the break. Harry Kane has been off the pace on his return from injury, although he has not been given a great deal of support. Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli have both been below par, while Son Heung-min has been the most active, although it has not been his night so far. Liverpool may also be thinking about Roberto Firmino, who has done next to nothing in the game thus far. One change could make the difference in this tight contest.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
The Champions League final caps the end of the 2018-19 season for both teams. The two sides will return to the competition next term, where Liverpool will look to reach the final for the third year on the bounce. Tottenham have to try to take a page out of the Reds' book after losing in the final by returning to win the European crown next year.
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