The 2022 UEFA Champions League final pits two of Europe’s most storied clubs against one another as Liverpool and Real Madrid meet for 90 minutes or more to crown the continent’s best club.
Considered the biggest annual football match in the world, UEFA’s Crown Jewels event is staged annually to celebrate the best club team on the European landscape. League champions from all national associations are admitted to the competition, other clubs qualify based on their position in their national league.
This year, 80 teams competed in the different stages of the competition and only two are left.
Consistently the most-watched football event in every single season, the 2022 final is the final of the 30th edition of the competition, sporting current Champions League branding, and the 67th edition of the competition overall since its inception in 1955 as the European Champion Clubs’ Cup .
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Free live stream of Champions League in USA
- Date: Saturday May 28th
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
- TV channel: CBS
- Spanish Language TV: University, TUDN
- Stream: fuboTV, Paramount+, ViX
Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final will be broadcast in English (CBS) and Spanish (Univision, TUDN) and all three channels are available to stream via fuboTV as part of a free trial for new users.
It will be streamed in English on CBS’ exclusive streaming service Paramount+ for subscribers.
The game can also be watched for free in Spanish in the Deportes section of ViX, Univision’s free streaming platform. ViX is available for free on Apple iOS and tvOS, Android Mobile and Android TV OS devices, Amazon Fire TV, Roku devices, Samsung Smart TVs and web at vix.com.
Champions League Final Teams: Liverpool vs. Real Madrid
Of the 80 teams that took part in the 67th edition of the Champions League, only two remain.
Liverpool and Real Madrid are above the rest and ready to challenge for the 2022 title.
Liverpool vs. Real Madrid head-to-head history
| date | contest | location | result |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2022 | Champions League final |
Stade de France Saint Denis, France |
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| April 14, 2021 | Champions League Quarterfinals, 2nd stage |
Anfield Liverpool, UK |
Liverpool 0-0 Real Madrid |
| April 6, 2021 | Champions League Quarterfinals, first leg |
Santiago Bernabeu Madrid, Spain |
Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool |
| May 26, 2018 | Champions League final |
NSC Olympic Stadium Kyiv, Ukraine |
Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool |
| November 4, 2014 | Champions League Group B |
Santiago Bernabeu Madrid, Spain |
Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool |
| October 22, 2014 | Champions League Group B |
Anfield Liverpool, UK |
Liverpool 0-3 Real Madrid |
| March 10, 2009 | Champions League Rnd. of 16, 2nd leg |
Anfield Liverpool, UK |
Liverpool 4-0 Real Madrid |
| February 25, 2009 | Champions League Round of 16, first leg |
Santiago Bernabeu Madrid, Spain |
Real Madrid 0-1 Liverpool |
| May 27, 1981 | European Cup final |
Prince Park Paris, France |
Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid |
Liverpool’s road to the 2022 Champions League final
| date | Round | location | result |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2022 | final | Stade de France Saint Denis, France |
??? |
| May 3, 2022 | semifinals 2nd leg |
Estadio de la Ceramica Villarreal, Spain |
Villarreal 2-3 Liverpool |
| April 27, 2022 | semifinals 1st leg |
Anfield Liverpool, UK |
Liverpool 2-0 Villarreal |
| April 13, 2022 | Quarterfinals 2nd leg |
Anfield Liverpool, UK |
Liverpool 3-3 Benfica |
| April 5, 2022 | Quarterfinals 1st leg |
Estadio da Luz Lisbon, Portugal |
Benfica Lisbon 1:3 |
| March 8, 2022 | Round of 16 2nd leg |
Anfield Liverpool, UK |
Liverpool 0-1 Inter |
| February 16, 2022 | Round of 16 1st leg |
San Siro Milan, Italy |
Inter 0-2 Liverpool |
| December 7, 2021 | Group B | San Siro Milan, Italy |
AC Milan 1-2 Liverpool |
| November 24, 2021 | Group B | Anfield Liverpool, UK |
Liverpool 2-0 Porto |
| November 3, 2021 | Group B | Anfield Liverpool, UK |
Liverpool 2-0 Atlético Madrid |
| October 19, 2021 | Group B | Wanda Metropolitano Madrid, Spain |
Atletico Madrid 2-3 Liverpool |
| September 28, 2021 | Group B | Estadio do Dragao Porto, Portugal |
Porto 1-5 Liverpool |
| September 15, 2021 | Group B | Anfield Liverpool, UK |
Liverpool 3-2 AC Milan |
Real Madrid’s road to the 2022 Champions League final
| date | Round | location | result |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2022 | final | Stade de France Saint Denis, France |
??? |
| May 4, 2022 | semifinals 2nd leg |
Santiago Bernabeu Madrid, Spain |
Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City (at) |
| April 26, 2022 | semifinals 1st leg |
Etihad Stadium Manchester, England |
Manchester City 4-3 Real Madrid |
| April 12, 2022 | Quarterfinals 2nd leg |
Santiago Bernabeu Madrid, Spain |
Real Madrid 2-3 Chelsea (at) |
| April 6, 2022 | Quarterfinals 1st leg |
stamford bridge London, United Kingdom |
Chelsea 1-3 Real Madrid |
| March 9, 2022 | Round of 16 2nd leg |
Santiago Bernabeu Madrid, Spain |
Real Madrid 3-1 PSG |
| February 15, 2022 | Round of 16 1st leg |
Prince Park Paris, France |
PSG 1-0 Real Madrid |
| December 7, 2021 | Group D | Santiago Bernabeu Madrid, Spain |
Real Madrid 2-0 Inter |
| November 24, 2021 | Group D | Sheriff’s Sports Complex Tiraspol, Moldova |
FC Sheriff 0-3 Real Madrid |
| November 3, 2021 | Group D | Santiago Bernabeu Madrid, Spain |
Real Madrid 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk |
| October 19, 2021 | Group D | NSK Olympic Stadium Kyiv, Ukraine |
Shakhtar Donetsk 0-5 Real Madrid |
| September 28, 2021 | Group D | Santiago Bernabeu Madrid, Spain |
Real Madrid 1-2 FC Sheriff |
| September 15, 2021 | Group D | San Siro Milan, Italy |
Inter 0-1 Real Madrid |
Where is the Champions League final?
The 2022 UEFA Champions League final will be played at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France. The stadium is just a few minutes north of downtown Paris.
This year’s original venue was the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. However, in 2020, UEFA announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all final venues would be postponed by one year, meaning Istanbul was moved from 2022 to 2023 and Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia, as the venue of the 2022 final was selected.
Then, in February 2022, UEFA announced that Saint Petersburg would no longer host the Champions League final due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Instead, the final was moved to Saint-Denis.
This year’s game is the first Champions League final to be played in France since 2006, when Barcelona beat Arsenal 2-1 in comeback style.
The Stade de France hosted the Champions League final in 2000, in which Real Madrid beat fellow Spanish side Valencia 3-0 behind goals from Fernando Morientes, Steve McManaman and Raul.
The stadium was also the venue for the 1998 FIFA World Cup final where the French national team defeated Brazil 3-0 to win the title. The stadium was inaugurated in 1998 when Zinedine Zidane scored the only goal in France’s 1-0 win over Spain.
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What happens if the Champions League final ends in a draw?
If the Champions League final ends in a draw after 90 minutes plus injury time, the game goes into overtime. The teams play two 15-minute halves in overtime.
If the goal line is still level after the extra 30 minutes, the teams would go to a penalty shootout.
Each team would execute at least five penalties each, and if the penalty shootout score is even, they advance to sudden death penalties until a winner is determined.
The last Champions League final to reach a penalty shoot-out was at the San Siro in 2016 when Real Madrid beat bitter rivals Atletico Madrid 5-3 after a 1-1 draw. Juanfran missed his team’s fourth penalty and Cristiano Ronaldo stepped forward to score Real’s winner.
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