Real Madrid wins the Champions League, defeats Liverpool 1-0 amid chaos in Paris

Real Mrid have won 2022 UEFA Champions League, with Vinicius Jr's goal sealing a 1-0 win over Liverpool in final at Ste de France. start of match h to be delayed by 36 minutes owing to a security issue outside stium, seemingly caused due to crowd and handling at Ste de France, 81,000 seater stium at Saint-Denis outside Paris where France won World Cup in 1998.

Unlike that year, a Brazilian h last laugh, as Vinicius Jr's sliding finish was eugh to win as Liverpool kcked and kcked but could get past Thibaut Courtois who twice me sensational saves to deny side from Merseyside. Carlo Ancelloti, Real Mrid's Italian manr has w won his fourth Champions League crown.

Before even opening performance by Camila Cabello could begin, match was delayed by 36 minutes. As per Associated Press, Police h deployed tear gas on supporters waiting in long lines to get into stium and security struggled with fans desperate to see Champions League final.

Angry Liverpool fans held in lines were seen hanging onto railings and heard shouting: “Let us in. We’ve got tickets.” re were many instances of fans breaking through security and attempting to get into stium. Associated Press saw two fans - one was wearing Liverpool attire - wrestled to ground by stewards and bundled out of gates.

Three more fans were seen eving stewards and sprinting through concourse and into bottom level of stium. Ors climbed fences inste.

Once action began, Liverpool h more of ball and even a few gilt-edged chances thwarted by Mrid's keeper. Spanish side did come close to opening scoring though, with Karim Benzema's low finish after a penalty box jumble being overturned by VAR for being offside. With win, Real Mrid have w been champions of Europe a record 14 times, twice ir closest continental rivals AC Milan whom Liverpool would have equalled h y won tonight's encounter.

Im: UEFA Champions League