Liverpool and Real Madrid will go head-to-head at the Stade de Francein Paris today, May 28, 2022, to see who will be crownedthe newUEFA Champions Leaguechampions. If the English side wins, they will have three trophies under Jurgen Kloppthis season, after the FA Cup and Carabao Cup victories.
To counterbalance their La Liga championship triumph, Los Blancoswill be looking for a record-extending 14th Champions League victory and a second trophy of the season after finishing 13 points ahead of El Clasico rivals Barcelona.
The13-timeUCL winners, who overcame their today’s opponent in the 2018 Final, have had a fantastic season, coming from behind to overcome Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, and Manchester City in theKnockoutStage.
WhyLiverpool and Real Madrid will play in old home jerseys
This season’s Liverpoolhome shirtappears with Real Madrid’s currenthome kit in UEFA’s official jersey shoot for the UEFA Champions League Final from May 6. Baring sudden change, neither side will not be sporting their new home uniforms during the nail-biting decider for the latest European club conquerer.
As a result, the 2021-2022 jerseys of will be worn by the two finalists in the UEFA Champions League Final on May 28th, 2022,as verified by UEFA’s pictures. The reason the old kitsappear there is that while Liverpool’s next home kit hadalready been revealed, the Whites’22-23 home kit gotreleasedin mid-May.
They don’t show any extra inscriptions on the shirts for the final, but it’s quite likely that the shirts used in this year’s Champions League final will include a message that hasn’t beenvisible on the photos.
Last season, in the finalPremier League encounter of the season, the Redswore their new jersey. However, for thelast Premier League game of the 2021-22 season on May 23, they didn’t don the newhome uniform, but instead opted for the already familiar one.
Bayern, the UCL 2019-20winner, was the last club to compete in the Finals in the next season’s uniform. They wear the new season’s shirt in every match once it has been unveiled to the public.
