5 sets of players who could decide the Champions League final

#1 Liverpool's front three

Liverpool 's front three are sure to cause trouble to Tottenham's backline

Liverpool's attacking trio of Salah, Firmino, and Mane is probably the best in world football since Barcelona's famed MSN. What makes them so special is that they work with such cohesion that it virtually makes it impossible to stop them.

Last season, Firmino and Mane both took the back seat while Mo Salah was given the license to go on an all-out attack. But the 2-time Premier League Golden Boot winner started getting marked heavily and had a drop in his goal-scoring exploits this season.

As a result, Mane took on the responsibility of sharing the goal scoring burden this season while Firmino played as a false-nine. This meant that whenever Salah got the ball he would run at the defence and with two or more defenders attracted to the Egyptian, this would open up space on the opposite flank for Mane to attack into.

The Senegalese generally starts out on the left-hand side and then makes diagonal runs inside (his chip goal against Bayern in the Champions League is the prime example) while Firmino's link-up play means its really hard to get the ball off him. This fluid nature of their attacks makes it virtually impossible for the opposition to stop Liverpool once the front-three get on the ball.

Hence, it would be an interesting battle as Tottenham's defensive midfielder will have to try to cut off the supply to Liverpool's front three and then start attacks of their own. Also, if Tottenham decides to go with a 4-4-1-1 formation it could strangle the Liverpool fullbacks to supply the crosses. So the match will totally be decided on the basis of which team controls their emotions better and not on individual players quality.