Thousands of soccer fans are descending on Paris to see Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final.
Real Madrid fans cheer in front of the Eiffel Tower Paris, Friday, May 27, 2022. Liverpool and Real Madrid will face each other in the Champions League final soccer match on Saturday. – Thousands of soccer fans were descending on Paris to see Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final later Saturday.Carlo Ancelotti is looking to become the first coach to win European club football's top prize four times, adding to his 2014 success during his first spell in charge of Madrid.
“We are very close to achieving something huge this season, and we will give our all to achieve it,” Ancelotti said. “We are very calm in the camp. This team is very good handling the pressure of this matches.” It was facing elimination in the round of 16 before two of Karim Benzema’s 15 European goals this season turned around the game against Paris Saint-Germain. It took an equalizer with 10 minutes to go against Chelsea to stay in the quarterfinals before ousting the defending champions in extra time. Madrid entered the 90th minute against Manchester City heading out in the semifinals until Rodrygo was the savior again with two goals capping another incredible comeback.
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