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Vinicius Jr just stole in totally unmarked there. Trent Alexander-Arnold simply didn't get near him. A few Liverpool players wanted a VAR check when it was replayed on the big screeen but nothing doing.

Liverpool have had the better of that first half but Real Madrid always have an ominous air about them and they delivered a couple of warnings late in that first half.

Real may look like they are being outplayed but you cannot take your eyes off them for a moment.

Real Madrid going through their tried and trusted Champions League routine here. Playing the game of patience and waiting to strike. They still have Thibaut Courtois to thank for being level.

Liverpool dominating possession and applying all the pressure. Real Madrid slow to start but Liverpool will not be fooled by that given their previous Champions League form.

Very encouraging start for Jurgen Klopp's team.

It is no surprise the Champions League final kick-off has been delayed. Thousands of fans were in a bottleneck just beyond an underpass when I tried to get near the stadium a couple of hours before and there was huge build up at the gates well before the scheduled start of 21:00 local time.

The atmosphere was already thick with tension even then because the queue was not moving. Those queues were certainly building up at the entrance I initially tried to get into well in advance of the kick-off.

Thiago Alcantara was a major doubt for this Champions League final with an achilles injury. He has been named in the team but has been in deep discussion with manager Jurgen Klopp during the warm up and working away from the main team.

Liverpool fans will hope these are just checks to make sure all is well.