The Champions League final promised to be a captivating encounter, and we didn’t have to wait too long at all before we got our first key moment in the game.
After just 30 seconds Liverpool were awarded a penalty for a handball against Moussa Sissoko, with Tottenham barely having a touch of the ball beforehand.
Mohamed Salah, the man who was forced off early in last year’s Champions League final due to injury, stepped up and slotted beyond Hugo Lloris to give the Reds a very early lead and got his side off to the perfect possible start.
The Liverpool fans in attendance would’ve been dreaming of a goal within the first two minutes to help settle their nerves the night before, but I don’t think even they would’ve expected their side to strike so early on.
The goal sent the fans into mayhem, and even those who were on their phones or behind their computer screens took to Twitter to express their delight at the lightning-quick start from Jurgen Klopp’s men.
When you scored so quickly that you were unable to get your celebration sorted, brain saying one thing hands doing something else!
– Fastest #UCLfinal goal since Maldini vs Liverpool in 2005
– The first time Liverpool have led in a Champions League final since 1984!#LIVTOT pic.twitter.com/2v1YlkTlFS
— 90min (@90min_Football) June 1, 2019
*Tottenham serial bottlers, never win anything and always manage to shoot themselves in the foot
Fans when they bottle it: pic.twitter.com/1rFnDSIj2o
— Temz (@Temzinoo1) June 1, 2019
I love you Liverpool. How can tottenham do this in 20 seconds lmaooo
— Triple A theories (@AbdiasisAden88) June 1, 2019
Is like this game want to end like the europa… Woaaa… Too early
— Muhammed Abiodun (@Trainetokill) June 1, 2019
OMD LIVERPOOL SKNDBFJSJSB CREASING DKDJDJJDNS
— fat (@fatu4lyf) June 1, 2019
It’s almost as if Liverpool are paying the refs 樂
— Sam (@SamBreasley) June 1, 2019
The Tottenham fans would’ve been dreading conceding an early goal against this free-scoring Liverpool side, and they’ll certainly have a mountain to climb if they are to secure their first ever European cup.
We knew it was going to be a tense game for both sets of fans to watch, although Tottenham fans will certainly be the more concerned set of fans after making the worst possible start to the biggest game in the club’s history. They’ve overcome deficits much bigger than 1-0 so far in the competition, although doing it in the final would certainly be some achievement.
Let’