Liverpool team news: Jurgen Klopp makes selection for Champions League final

The Reds are in Kiev searching for a sixth European title but they won't have it all their own way with 12-time winners Real Madrid standing between them and glory

Jurgen Klopp has picked his Liverpool starting eleven for the Champions League final.

The Reds are in Kiev searching for a sixth European title but they won't have it all their own way with 12-time winners Real Madrid standing between them and glory.

With Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain no longer available Klopp's selection was a relatively straighforward one with Loris Karius preferred over Simon Mignolet in goal and Dejan Lovren partnering Virgil van Dijk in the heart of defence.

Trent Alexander-Arnold's outstanding late-season form has seen him nail down the starting right-back position with Andrew Robertson equally impressive on the other flank.

Jordan Henderson skippers the side from the middle of the park with Giorginio Wijnaldum and James Milner either side of him.

Top scorer Mohamed Salah joins free scoring running mates Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane in attack.

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The Reds are gunning for a sixth European Cup (Liverpool FC)

Zinedine Zidane only had one real selection headache and has opted to leave Gareth Bale in reserve with Isco preferred on the right hand side behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.

Team news

Real Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Kroos, Casemiro, Modric; Isco; C.Ronaldo, Benzema

Subs: Casilla, Nacho, Bale, Theo, Vasquez, Asensio, Kovavic

Liverpool: Karius; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Milner, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane

Subs: Mignolet, Clyne, Klavan, Moreno, Lallana, Can, Solanke