As it happened: Real Madrid beat Liverpool in Champions League final

11.10pm – Owen added: “I still think they (Liverpool) are the best team in Europe. On other occasions Liverpool would be having their name etched on the trophy this time, but it wasn’t to be. The season they have had, I still think they are the team to beat. Yes, Real Madrid have got past them today, but it is a one-off game. I still think they (Liverpool) are the most fearsome team in Europe and they have not got any of the big two trophies this season to show for it, and that will be the biggest pill to swallow.”

10.46pm – Former Liverpool captain Gerrard, who lifted the trophy in 2005, said on BT Sport: “They have put an absolute defensive masterclass on today. Yes the keeper got man of the match, but if you look at the detail of the defending to a man all over the pitch, their distances, their shape and the calmness under pressure. Yes they got outplayed for 40 minutes, but over the 90 minutes… yes their keeper bailed them out at times, but to a man across the pitch they defended ever so well.”

10.37pm – Real have had to do it the hard way, beating Chelsea, PSG, Manchester City and now Liverpool. Former Everton boss Ancelotti makes history as he becomes the first coach to win a fourth European Cup. Liverpool will have to settle for the two domestic cups after having a chance of the quadruple a week ago.

10.30pm – Substitute Eduardo Camavinga curls over from the edge of the area for Madrid.

10.27pm – Five minutes added time. Can Liverpool get one?

10.25pm – UEFA also releases a statement. It reads: “In the lead-up to the game, the turnstiles at the Liverpool end became blocked by thousands of fans who had purchased fake tickets which did not work in the turnstiles. This created a build-up of fans trying to get in. As a result, the kick-off was delayed by 35 minutes to allow as many fans as possible with genuine tickets to gain access. As numbers outside the stadium continued to build up after kick-off, the police dispersed them with tear gas and forced them away from the stadium. UEFA is sympathetic to those affected by these events and will further review these matters urgently together with the French police and authorities, and with the French Football Federation.”

10.19pm – Courtois parries wide after Jota diverts Salah’s shot goalwards. Keita then fires horribly wide from the edge of the box.

10.16pm – Casemiro gets behind the Liverpool defence from a free-kick into the box but opts to pull the ball back to a team-mate rather than go for goal himself and the chance goes begging. That would have sunk Liverpool.

10.13pm – Liverpool release a statement on the issues before kick-off. It reads: “We are hugely disappointed at the stadium entry issues and breakdown of the security perimeter that Liverpool fans faced this evening at Stade de France. This is the greatest match in European football and supporters should not have to experience the scenes we have witnessed tonight. We have officially requested a formal investigation into the causes of these unacceptable issues.”

10.06pm – Henderson’s floated cross is headed back across goal by Jota and Salah is denied at the back post by Courtois. Twenty minutes to go.

10.01pm – Salah curls a shot at goal which Courtois parries to safety. Diogo Jota replaces Diaz as Liverpool search for an equaliser.

9.53pm – Liverpool are still trying to find a way through a stubborn Real Madrid defence. Courtois parries away an Alexander-Arnold cross.

9.43pm – No changes from either side at half-time.

9.23pm – Benzema thinks he has put Madrid ahead on the stroke of half-time, but his effort is ruled out for offside after some shambolic defending from Liverpool. VAR takes a long look and decides the officials are correct.

9.18pm – Andy Robertson receives the ball on the left side of the box and plays in Mane whose shot is deflected behind for a corner. Henderson then blasts just wide from distance.

9.05pm – Madrid are enjoying a bit of possession after those chances for Liverpool. Alisson Becker catches a cross that is heading for Benzema.

8.42pm – Not a lot has happened in the early exchanges. Liverpool are pressing.

8.34pm – Former Liverpool forward Ian Rush and ex-Real striker Raul bring the Champions League trophy out onto the pitch. The players then emerge from the tunnel and the Champions League anthem starts. We are minutes away from kick-off.

8.30pm – The pre-match show is over and now it is time for action.

8.26pm – There are stars from all different sports in the crowd tonight. The likes of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Zinedine Zidane and Rafael Nadal are watching on. And now we have Camila Cabello belting out the tunes on the pitch.

8.16pm – UEFA said the delay was due to “security reasons” but the Stade de France screens claimed it was “due to the late arrival of fans”.

8.05pm – The queues are still big outside the Stade de France. A Liverpool fan told BT Sport that local police were using tear gas outside the stadium. Could kick-off be delayed even further?

7.46pm – BREAKING NEWS – Kick-off is delayed 15 minutes due to the queues still outside the ground.

7.30pm – There are still big queues outside the ground with just 30 minutes until kick-off. Hopefully the fans gets inside in time.

7.20pm – A massive roar from the Liverpool fans as their side run out onto the pitch to warm up.

6.55pm – Liverpool’s team is out. Thiago is passed fit while Klopp has chosen Ibrahima Konate ahead of the experienced Joel Matip as Virgil Van Dijk’s central defensive partner. Defender Trent Alexander-Arnold becomes the youngest player in Champions League history to start three finals, surpassing Bayern Munich’s Thomas Muller.

Starting line-up: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago, Diaz, Salah, Mane.

Substitutes: Kelleher, Milner, Keita, Firmino, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Minamino, Jota, Tsimikas, Matip, Elliott.

6.30pm – The atmosphere is building. Ninety minutes until kick-off. Liverpool team news is not far away.

6.04pm – That is an early team announcement from the Spanish side, reportedly to avoid it getting leaked.

5.51pm – Real Madrid have announced their team already. Karim Benzema is named captain, while Wales international Gareth Bale, who is out of contract in the summer, is among the substitutes.

Starting line-up: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Kroos, Benzema, Modric, Casemiro, Valverde, Vini Jr, Mendy.

Substitutes: Lunin, Nacho, Hazard, Asensio, Marcelo, Vasquez, Bale, Ceballos, Rodrygo, Isco, Mariano, Camavinga.

5.45pm – The pundits are out in force tonight. Former Liverpool players Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, Steve McManaman and Peter Crouch are in the BT Sport studio, alongside ex-Manchester United duo Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves.

4.50pm – A warning for Liverpool fans around the ground tonight. Merseyside Police’s Liverpool matchday policing Twitter account posted: “Just been made aware of an attempted theft up at the stadium. What appears to be local youths snatching off people and running off. Look after your belongings. Look out for each other. Stay safe.”

4.20pm – Real Madrid will be looking to spoil Jurgen Klopp’s party. The Spanish giants, LaLiga champions this campaign, have produced a fair amount of drama en route to the showpiece following sensational comebacks to defeat heavyweights Chelsea, Paris St Germain and Manchester City. They also know what it takes to win the European Cup having done so on 13 occasions.

4.06pm – Thousands of Liverpool fans are in the French capital for the club’s third European final in five seasons. Having seen their quadruple attempts end last week as Manchester City won the Premier League, the Reds are looking to wrap up a treble after wins in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup this term.