How to watch Liverpool vs Real Madrid in the 2021-22 Champions League final from India?

Liverpool and Real Madrid are set to lock horns in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) final at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday.

Jurgen Klopp and co. will be looking to lift the seventh title in the elite European competition while Los Blancos can extend their record to 14 in their 17th UCL final appearance.

Liverpool crumbled Inter, Benfica and Villarreal on the way to the final while Carlo Ancelotti's men got here at the cost of Chelsea, PSG and Manchester City.

Here's how to watch Liverpool vs Real Madrid in the 2021-22 Champions League final from India.

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How to watch Liverpool vs Real Madrid on TV & live stream in India

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The Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN) has the rights to show UEFA Champions League matches in India.

Matches will also be available to stream via SonyLIV app and website, besides JioTV mobile app, allowing supporters to watch multiple games simultaneously and catch the replay of matches.

Commentary will also be available in vernacular languages across India.

Liverpool vs Real Madrid: Team news & key stats

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For Liverpool, Fabinho and Joe Gomez have bounced back from their injuries. Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah were also available in the 3-1 win over Wolves last weekend following the knocks they picked up in the FA Cup final.

However, 2019 final hero Divock Origi is not available after pulling a muscle in training.

Real Madrid

For Real Madrid, David Alaba returned to training after an adducor issue, with Marcelo is also deemed fit. He is, however, not expected to start ahead of Ferland Mendy.

Vinicius and Rodrygo are expected to start, while Benzema will be eyeing a hat-trick that will help him break former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo's record of 17 goals in a Champions League season.

Key Stats:

• Liverpool are looking to win the European Cup/UEFA Champions League for the seventh time in their history – a victory in Paris would take them level with AC Milan (7), and leave them only behind opponents Real Madrid (13) for the most overall victories across the two competitions.
• Real Madrid are aiming to win the European Cup/UEFA Champions League for the 14th time, which would then be twice as many as any other team (7, AC Milan). Los Blancos have lifted the trophy on each of the last seven occasions when they have appeared in the final, with their last defeat in the showpiece coming against Liverpool back in 1981 – a game that was also played in Paris thanks to an Alan Kennedy winner.
• Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has faced Real Madrid more times than any other opponent in the UEFA Champions League (9), winning just three of those matches (D2 L4). Among teams he has faced at least three times in the competition, against no other opponent does Klopp have a lower win percentage (33%).
• Carlo Ancelotti is looking to win the UEFA Champions League for the fourth time; the most by any manager in the competition’s history (after 2002-03 & 2006-07 with AC Milan, and 2013-14 with current club Real Madrid). Ancelotti has lifted the trophy in three of his previous four UEFA Champions League finals, only failing to do so against Liverpool in 2004-05 with AC Milan (lost 2-3 on penalties).
• Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Mohamed Salah has scored 33 goals and made 11 assists for Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League – only Robert Lewandowski (55) and Kylian Mbappé (47) have been directly involved in more goals. In this period, Salah is one of only two players with 30+ goals and 10+ assists in the competition, along with Lionel Messi.
• Karim Benzema has scored 15 goals for Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League this season, just two behind the all-time record in a single European Cup/UEFA Champions League campaign (17, Cristiano Ronaldo in 2013-14). If he scores in this game, Benzema would also become the outright third top scorer in the history of the two competitions (currently level with Robert Lewandowski on 86), behind Cristiano Ronaldo (140) and Lionel Messi (125).

(Stats: Opta)

Further reading:

• How Benfica helped Liverpool win the 2019 UCL?
• 'Hala f*cking Madrid' - Everton icons troll Liverpool
• Courtois ready to take Champions League final penalty