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Real Madrid wins 3rd straight Champions League title with 3-1 victory over Liverpool

Saturday, May 26, 2018
Real Madrid has beaten Liverpool 3-1 to win its third straight Champions League final and record-extending 13th European title overall.

Gareth Bale's stunning overhead kick to give Madrid a 2-1 lead in the 64th minute will go down in European soccer history.
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So will Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius' two blunders to gift Madrid its other goals, scored by Karim Benzema and substitute Bale.

A goalless first half saw Liverpool star forward Mohamed Salah exit in tears with a shoulder injury in the 30th.
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Benzema put Madrid ahead in the 51st when he intercepted an unwise attempt by Karius to roll the ball out to a defender.

Sadio Mane leveled in the 55th from close range after a corner. Bale got the decisive goal, then added his second in the 83rd when Karius fumbled a long-range shot into the net.
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