Liverpool will face Tottenham in 2019 Champions League
final in Madrid. Both clubs are from England and this will be only 2nd English
final. First one was between Chelsea and Manchester United in 2008. United won
the match 6-5 on PKs after 1-1 draw. Both, Liverpool and Tottenham, made their
way to the final after great comebacks in semi-final matches against Barcelona
and Ajax.
Liverpool had already won 5 Champions League titles and
finished as runner-up in 3 more occasions. Reds had also won 3 UEFA Cup titles
and same as that UEFA Supercup titles. This will be first CL final for
Tottenham. Until now their best result was semi-final from 1961/62 where they
lost from a Benfica, that season champions. They also made it to the last 8 in
2010/11 campaign. Tottenham will have chance to win their 4th European title in
a match against Liverpool. They had won previously one UEFA Cup Winner's Cup
and two UEFA Cup titles. Tottenham will be 8th English club to play in CL
final.
These teams played only once in European competitions. It
was in 1972/73 UEFA Cup semi-final. Alec Lindsay gave Liverpool lead after 90th
minutes of the first match. Tottenham won the second leg 2-1 but Liverpool went
into final and won UEFA Cup title.
Ray Clemence is one of the players who played almost all career in those two clubs. He played in Liverpool for 14 years then moved to Tottenham and stayed there for seven years, until his retirement. He won 3 European Cup titles with Liverpool and lot of other trophies. There were also some other players who represented both clubs. Some have left a great impact while some didn't. Complete list below.
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