Real Madrid and Liverpool Fight it Out for Supremacy in Biggest Match of the Month

Real made the finals after finishing second in group H, before eliminating PSG in the round of 16 and edging out Juventus in the quarter finals. They went on to kick out Germany's Bayern Munich on a 4-3 aggregate in the semi finals.

Can Real Madrid win The Champions League Final?

The Reds on their part led group E and then humbled Porto through a 5-0 aggregate in the round of 16. In the quarter finals they beat Premier League champions Manchester City on a 5-1 aggregate, and then went to beat Roma on a 7-6 aggregate (5-2; 2-4) in the penultimate round.

Can Liverpool win The Champions League Final?

This is the sixth time the two sides are meeting in the Champions League, with Liverpool having won five and Madrid two of their previous five encounters. The two sides last met in the European Cup final in 1981, when Alan Kennedy scored just eight minutes to time to give his side a victory over the Spanish.  In total, Liverpool have won the title five times.

Bet on Liverpool to score the first goal of the second half

But Real, who have won the title 12 times before, are in better form and will become the first team to win three titles in a row, should they emerge triumphant over Liverpool. As far as team composition is concerned, Liverpool have a fairly young squad with none of the players on Jurgen Klopp's side having featured in a Champions League final.

Bet on Real Madrid to score more than one goal

However, Klopp has the most reliable strikers of the tournament with his players leading the scoresheet after netting a total of 40 goals. Twenty nine of the goals were scored by three players, Mohamed Salah (10), Roberto Firmino (10) and Sadio Mane (9). Still, Real have the best striker of the competition, Cristiano Ronaldo, who has sored a total of 15 goals this season.

Real Madrid will score more than one goal, odds 21/10 at Bet-at-home

Cristiano Ronaldo will score at any time

In the match, set for play at the at 68,000-seater Kiev Olympic Stadium, and refereed by  Serbia's Milorad Mazic, Klopp is expected to go for an attack-minded squad comprising, among others, Salah, Firmino, Mane, James Philip Milner, Jordan Henderson, and Georginio Wijnaldum. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is out for the season following an injury, and is the only player unavailable for the Mersseyside club.

Mohammed Salah to score at any time, odds 19/20 at Bwin

Zinedine Zidane has all his players available for selection, and in addition to Ronaldo, the other players that are almost guaranteed a slot in the match are Daniel Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Lucas Vasquez and Karim Benzema.