Champions League final 2022: Liverpool 0-1 Real Madrid – in pictures

Liverpool fans laud their manager, Jürgen Klopp, before kick off. Klopp guided the Reds to their sixth European crown against Tottenham in 2019. Could he bring their seventh?

Real Madrid fans in fine voice. They arrived in Paris with 13 European Cup titles to their name.

Kenny Dalglish lays a bouquet of flowers in front of the Liverpool fans to mark the anniversary of the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985.

Police spray tear gas at Liverpool fans outside the stadium.

Liverpool supporters look through the closed gates of the Stade de France, some feeling the effects of the tear gas.

A 30-minute delay is announced before kick off due to security issues outside the stadium.

Dancers before the opening ceremony.

Camila Cabello performs during the ceremony.

Fireworks go off around the stadium as the sun sets.

As the match gets under way, Liverpool are dominant from the off. Here, Luis Díaz causes problems down the wing for Daniel Carvajal.

Sadio Mané has a shot saved by Thibaut Courtois, who turns the ball onto the post.

Mané rues the missed chance.

Liverpool’s Thiago Alcântara flicks the ball over his head.

Just before the break, Ibrahima Konaté and Fabinho challenges Federico Valverde. The ball bounces away from all of them …

… and falls to the feet of Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, who sweeps it home.

The Frenchman, however, has an agonising wait before his strike is ruled offside by VAR.

Vinícius Junior scores the opening goal as he arrives unmarked at the back stick.

Vinícius celebrates with Benzema, left, and Valverde.

Real Madrid’s fans let off a flare.

Courtois saves from Mohamed Salah as Liverpool hunt for an equaliser in the second half.

Trent Alexander-Arnold challenges Vinícius for the ball.

With time running out for Liverpool, Salah’s has a fierce strike on goal.

But Real Madrid’s goalkeeper Courtois is there, once again, to divert it wide with his bicep.

Salah reacts with dismay after his shot is saved.

Ecstasy for Real Madrid at the final whistle.

Their players sink to the turf.

And there’s delirium on the sidelines too.

Liverpool’s Mané looks dejected after the match.

Real Madrid players celebrate in front of their fans.

Salah trudges past the trophy.

Courtois, the man of the match, kisses the trophy.

Real Madrid lift the trophy for the 14th time in their history and the fifth time in the past nine seasons.

Real Madrid’s Nacho celebrates with a matador cape.

Luka Modric hoists the trophy aloft.