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Kyiv have won three European trophies in their history, including two Cup Winners Cups and one UEFA Super Cup. PSV, meanwhile, won the European Cup in 1988 and the UEFA Cup a decade earlier.

Things simply didn’t fall for the Reds yesterday evening, which can happen in one-off finals when the margins are very fine. It could be argued that they didn’t create enough clear-cut chances on the night, despite dominating the shot count, but a lot of that was down to how Real played. They sat deep and played on the counter-attack, getting their rewards with Vinicius Jnr’s winner.

There had been complaints that the new 36-team league format would lead to fixture congestion but the number of matches in the round-robin phase has been reduced after a compromise was reached. It means that, from 2024, there will be an extra 64 games, rather than the 100 that were proposed in the original reforms.

In Karim Benzema, Real have a player who can score a goal pretty much out of nothing, while the threat of Vinicius Jnr rampaging down the left-wing will also be difficult to deal with.

Multiple supporters and journalists claimed to have been tear-gassed by riot police, with videos shared on social media appearing to back up their accusations, and UEFA cited “late fans” as the reason for the delays on the big screen.

Ancelotti AC Milan to two European Cups during his time in charge of the Serie A giants, securing the trophy in 2002-03 and 2006-07.

Manchester United are said to be one of the sides most interested in a potential move for the Uruguayan in the coming weeks, as well as Champions League finalists Liverpool and Real.

At the moment, the proposals will allow two of the 36 clubs to be selected purely based on coefficient rankings rather than where they finished in their domestic leagues. European Leagues president Claus Thomsen has raised concerns about sporting integrity:

Thiago did not emerge for the second half and was replaced by James Milner as Liverpool won 3-1, but it was not enough to see them pip Manchester City to the title.

However, the prolific Harry Kane and Son Heung-min were kept very quiet as the home side struggled to create any clear-cut chances.