Peaks even before the whistle: Real with four players who recorded over 100 appearances

Alaba, Cross, Modric and Benzema set a precedent in the Champions League final, the Frenchman also equaled a national record.

The youngest Alexander-Arnold to develop in three finals, Henderson with an English history

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28/05/2022

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Liverpool fans celebrate in the streets of Paris before the Champions League final (Twitter, Liverpool FC)

* Karim Benzema equaled Patrice Evra with his fifth Champions League final - the most for a French player.

* Real is the first team to appear in the final with four players with 100 appearances in the factory: Karim Benzema, Luca Modric, Tony Cross and David Alaba.

* Tony Cross appears in his fifth Champions League final.

Only Cristiano Ronaldo and Paolo Maldini (six finals each) are ahead of him.

* Carlo Ancelotti is the first coach ever to reach five Champions League finals.

If Real win, he will part ways with Bob Paisley and Zinedine Zidane and be the only one with four wins.

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Third final before the age of 24. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Photo: GettyImages, Marco Luzzani)

Trent Alexander-Arnold is the youngest player to develop in three Champions League finals, aged 23 and 233 days.

* Jordan Henderson has also made history with a third appearance as captain in the Champions League final - more than any other English player in the history of the factory.

* This is the third final between Real Madrid and Liverpool - there have never been two other teams that have met three times in this class.

In 1981 the English won 0: 1 (in Paris), in 2018 the Spaniards won 1: 3, and this time?

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