# European Cup Final 2018. Real Madrid v Liverpool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 26, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final-2018-real-madrid-v-liverpool/814861 "2018-05-26T18:49:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final-2018-real-madrid-v-liverpool/814861/21 "2018-05-26T20:28:45Z")
Goodbye Karius and probably goodbye Mignolet. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final-2018-real-madrid-v-liverpool/814861/22 "2018-05-26T20:30:14Z")
Unbelievable. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final-2018-real-madrid-v-liverpool/814861/23 "2018-05-26T20:31:24Z")
Ramos’s ripping off Salah’s arm worked like a charm! ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final-2018-real-madrid-v-liverpool/814861/24 "2018-05-26T20:36:55Z")
The Benzema goal was straightforward bad sportsmanship. Bales goals were spectacular. I think Karius was unlucky. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final-2018-real-madrid-v-liverpool/814861/25 "2018-05-26T20:46:55Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > The Benzema goal was straightforward bad sportsmanship. Bales goals were spectacular. I think Karius was unlucky. I don’t agree about Benzema. Benzema stays back as long as possible for the purpose of preventing Liverpool from starting its break. It’s precisely the risk of what happened that forces goalkeepers to slow down before distributing the initial ball. Karius knew this, but took the chance that Benzema wouldn’t kick his leg out. Not very smart and probably led to his second screw up. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final-2018-real-madrid-v-liverpool/814861/26 "2018-05-26T20:59:32Z")
Think Ramos tackle on Salah was intentional? They had no idea how to stop him before that. Their backline was creaky and porous. I would have seen 2-3 goals conceded. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final-2018-real-madrid-v-liverpool/814861/27 "2018-05-26T21:33:48Z")
Salah expected to miss the World Cup. > **[Salah to miss World Cup as Klopp confirms "really serious" injury](https://www.thisisanfield.com/2018/05/mohamed-salah-expected-to-miss-world-cup-after-injury-in-champions-league-final/?utm_source=webpush&utm_medium=Campaign&utm_campaign=webpush)** > > The Liverpool winger was forced off in Kyiv. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final-2018-real-madrid-v-liverpool/814861/28 "2018-05-26T22:36:28Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Think Ramos tackle on Salah was intentional? > They had no idea how to stop him before that. Their backline was creaky and porous. I would have seen 2-3 goals conceded. I texted my friend that it should have been a red card when I saw the replay. Looked like an MMA move to me. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final-2018-real-madrid-v-liverpool/814861/29 "2018-05-26T22:37:44Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Salah expected to miss the World Cup. > [https://www.thisisanfield.com/2018/05/mohamed-salah-expected-to-miss-world-cup-after-injury-in-champions-league-final/?utm\_source=webpush&utm\_medium=Campaign&utm\_campaign=webpush](https://www.thisisanfield.com/2018/05/mohamed-salah-expected-to-miss-world-cup-after-injury-in-champions-league-final/?utm_source=webpush&utm_medium=Campaign&utm_campaign=webpush) Sad. Egypt soccer fans must be devastated. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final-2018-real-madrid-v-liverpool/814861/30 "2018-05-26T23:09:15Z")
Now they are saying that Ramos elbowed Karius in the head before the keeper became Mr Butterfingers. > **[Watch: Footage Shows Sergio Ramos Elbowing Karius In Head Before Costly...](https://www.balls.ie/football/watch-footage-shows-sergio-ramos-elbowing-karius-head-costly-mistakes-389813)** > > Loris Karius was left in tears tonight as two of Real Madrid's three goals tonight came about as a result of his own individual errors. The end result was a 3-1... ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final-2018-real-madrid-v-liverpool/814861/31 "2018-05-27T01:05:28Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Think Ramos tackle on Salah was intentional? > They had no idea how to stop him before that. Their backline was creaky and porous. I would have seen 2-3 goals conceded. 100% intentional to drag him down by his arm. Did he intend to injure him? I dunno, Ramos is a scumbag thug so it wouldn’t surprise me, but I think Ramos was just trying to stop him in the moment. Real shame for the final, both for injury and two of the goals. Although it would be interesting to have both the best final goal and the worst final goal in the same game. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final-2018-real-madrid-v-liverpool/814861/32 "2018-06-04T19:00:20Z")
Karius had suffered a concussion. He should have been subbed off, as awful as it would have been needing to sub off Salah and Karius. > **[Karius' concussion doctors confirm head scan results](https://www.thisisanfield.com/2018/06/loris-karius-concussion-doctors-release-statement-on-scan-results/?utm_source=webpush&utm_medium=Campaign&utm_campaign=webpush)** > > The goalkeeper underwent tests on May 31. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final-2018-real-madrid-v-liverpool/814861.md?page=1)