Kiev — Gareth Bale came off the bench to score twice including one of the great goals in a Champions League final, as Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev on Saturday to take the title for the third year running. Bale’s jaw-dropping overhead kick in the 64th minute put Real 2-1 up moments after his introduction, following a dramatic start to the second half in which Karim Benzema gave Real the lead as a result of a Loris Karius howler. Sadio Mane had briefly restored parity, but Bale put Real in front again and sealed the triumph later with a long-range strike that Karius could only punch into the net. Jurgen Klopp’s and Liverpool’s own evening was marred by the loss of a distraught Mohamed Salah to injury in the first half, the Egyptian coming off half-an-hour in having damaged his shoulder. This was not to be Salah’s night, with Real allowing Zinedine Zidane to become the first coach to win the Champions League three years in a row. "With a team like this we can go far, but to w...
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