Liverpool and Real Madrid face each other in a repeat of the 1980/81 European Cup Final when the pair meets in Kiev on 26 May in the final of the Champions League.

The last team to defeat Real Madrid in the final of the Champions League/European Cup was Liverpool.

1980/81.

Back then, Liverpool was the Daddy, marauding through Europe seeking out titles with the same ferocity that Thanos seeks out Infinity Stones. Today, they’re a half decent Premier League side, nothing more, nothing less. They trail the champions, Man City, by 21 points. Real Madrid is suffering a similar ill-fated domestic season, trailing Barcelona by 15 points.