Players' World

Salah and Origi make the difference Liverpool ended an amazing season by winning the biggest continental title with a 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in an all-English Champions League final on Saturday, making up for its loss of the English Premier League title. Mohamed Salah scored the second fastest goal in the Champions League final after converting a penalty kick in the second minute, while Divock Origi sealed the win in the 87th minute after Liverpool withstood tremendous pressure from Tottenham. Tottenham, which played its first European Cup final, remained resilient after a painful start and the team improved after introducing Lucas Moura, who scored three goals in the second leg of the semi-final, as a substitute, but with Harry Kane lacking effectiveness, another European comeback was out of reach. Liverpool, which lost the Premier League title by one point to Manchester City, did not provide its amazing level in attack, but Salah's controversial penalty kick and Origi's goal secured the team's sixth title in the European Cup. Salah said, amid Liverpool fans’ joy at the victory: “Everyone is happy now. I am happy to play in the second final in a row and complete the match to the end,” adding: “Everyone gave their best today. "We didn't do a great job individually, but the whole team was amazing." Exciting match Right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold said: “I'm really at a loss for words. After the season we had, we deserve the title more than any other team.” The victory was a wonderful compensation for Salah and Klopp in particular, who lost the last six final matches in major tournaments, including the Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund in 2013 and Liverpool last year. The German coach said: “I am happy for the players, the fans and my family. They suffered for me and they deserve the title more than anyone else.” He added: “Have you ever seen a team like this fight while exhausted? And we have a goalkeeper who makes difficult things look easy. This is the best night in our professional career.” His counterpart, Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino, praised his team's efforts to try to get back in the match. Pochettino said: “We were fighting and played very well in the second half. I am very proud and unlucky. Starting 1-0 down was difficult. We changed our plans, but we are proud of the players and the fans. We feel optimistic.” An exceptional season for Liverpool Liverpool's victory was a reward after an amazing season that saw them obtain 97 points, a record for the club in the league, which they finished behind City under the leadership of Pep Guardiola, extending the absence of the title from their coffers to 29 years. But the sixth European Cup title means moving away from Bayern Munich and Barcelona in the list of title winners and occupying third place behind Milan, the winner of seven titles, and Real Madrid, the winner of thirteen titles, which will alleviate the disappointment. This is Liverpool's first title since it won it in 2005 after its amazing comeback against Milan, but the victory lacked the great excitement witnessed at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Pochettino took a bold adventure, but it did not achieve what was required by involving Kane, who returned to full training about a week ago after two months away due to a serious ankle injury and struggled to leave his mark. The England striker was not the only one far from his level in a match