Tottenham and Liverpool’s 2019 Champions League final match was held on June 2^nd at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain. It was interesting because each team belongs to the English Premier League and Liverpool was far ahead in the matches between the two teams. So, whether Tottenham would witness a miracle or Liverpool would win without difficulty became the key of the match. In Korea, the match started at 04:00 A.M., but there were many people who stay up to cheer them on. Although Liverpool was victorious, if you look at the two teams’ rankings so far, it wouldn’t matter whether they won or lost.

Actually, Tottenham and Liverpool already received many surprises before they advanced to the final match. All matches except the final match in the Champions League are played twice, one on each team’s home turf, to avoid home-team advantage playing an unfair role in the results. Tottenham faced Manchester City in the quarterfinals and won the first game with a score of 1-0 and lost the second game with a score of 3-4. They eventually advanced to the semifinals. Also, they made it to the final match, dramatically, with Moura’s hat-trick in their second game with Ajax in the semifinals. Liverpool also witnessed a miracle in their game with Barcelona in the semifinals. In their first match, Barcelona won easily over Liverpool, 3-0. However, in their second match, Liverpool won against Barcelona, 4-1, with tremendous abilities. At the end of the second half, Liverpool’s concentration was great as the Barcelona defenders took a confusing break and scored on Arnold’s sensible and quick pass.

For these reasons, the final match of the Champions League got a lot of attention. But Tottenham showed a disappointing game and lost because of many poor plays. First, Sissoko committed a handball foul only two minutes from the start of the game. It was thought to be an act to signal his peers at Mane’s fly-pass scene, but it was really a big mistake that gave Salah a penalty goal. Tottenham tried to make many shots with good movement to increase their rate of the ball possession, but they gave Origi an extra point, so they were frustrated. Everyone played hard, but the victory was Liverpool’s.

Liverpool had won four Champions League titles before the game. Liverpool was leading between the two teams. Everyone thought Liverpool had an advantage for these reasons, but people were interested in the game until the end because Tottenham’s ‘DESK’ line was in good condition. However, Dele Alli, Eriksen, Son Heung-min and Kane, who make up the ‘DESK’ line didn’t perform well in the game. Now, both teams have become the main teams of EPL. In the upcoming league transfer market, attention is being paid to how the two teams will bid for players.