UEFA Champions League final: Who will score the winning goal?

Defending champions Real Madrid will meet Liverpool at NSC Olimpiyskiy stadium in Kyiv Ukraine for the finals of UEFA Champions League on Sunday, 12:15 IST.

Sergio Ramos-led Real Madrid is riding high on confidence following three victories in the last four years.

Also, Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane can create history and become the first coach to win the competition in three successive seasons.

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What the coaches say:

Zinedine Zidane: "We're not favourites, nor are they. It's 50-50 as finals always are. We're happy to be here and play another final. We'll never live this again. We'll live other moments but we'll never have today and tomorrow again. We need to take advantage. If there's pressure, well, that's life. It makes it better."

Jurgen Klopp: "The boys are responsible for when we win. So they have nothing to lose. Experience is very important and I'm pretty sure a second before the game Madrid will be more confident than us. But it doesn't matter because the game doesn't stop there, it only starts."

Recent form:

Recently, Real Madrid's domestic form has been inconsistent but they have picked up the pace in the Champions League and managed to reach the finals.

On the other hand, Liverpool have won the European Cup five times and edge-past AS Roma in the semi-finals to reach the finals of Champions League.

If we talk about the recent performances, Madrid have been consistent but Liverpool winning two games in their last six games does not read too well for the Merseyside club.

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Team news:

Ronaldo leads the Champions League goalscorers charts for the sixth consecutive season with 15 but will come up against the world's most expensive defender in £75 million ($100 million) Dutchman Virgil van Dijk.

Salah has been the star turn of Liverpool's season, scoring 44 goals in his debut season at Anfield.

Overshadowed by Salah's sensational season, Firmino also has 10 Champions League goals to his name this season and is the key starting point for Jurgen Klopp's pressing game.

Madrid captain Ramos embodies this Real side as he tends to save his best for the big occasion. Also he said that Kyiv will always have a place in his heart as In 2012, at Olympic Stadium, Sergio Ramos won the Euro 2012 final with Spain against Italy.

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Predicted line-up:

Gareth Bale has regained his momentum but so far in the season has only started three Champions League games but he scored five goals in his last four starts which is a positive sigm for Real Madrid as can be lined-up ahead of Isco or Lucas Vazquez.

Also, Cristiano Ronaldo has recovered from the ankle injury.

Real Madrid (4-3-3) line-up (TBC): Navas Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo Kroos, Modric, Casemiro Bale, Ronaldo, Benzema

For Liverpool, both Emre Can and James Milner are fit to play in Kiev and also 44-goal sensation, Mohamed Salah is currently in a massive form.

Liverpool (4-3-3) line-up (TBC): Karius Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson Milner, Henderson, Wijnaldum Salah, Firmino, Mane

Prediction:

The winning probability is difficult to judge but still, the percentage is greater in favour of Liverpool with a predicted score 2-1.