Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool: 5 Talking Points from the Champions League Final

#5 Real Madrid are simply unstoppable in big games

Zinedine Zidane has won three European titles in a row

Back-to-back wins in the Champions League era had never been achieved. Real accomplished it last year. A three-peat in the Champions League era had never been achieved. Zinedine Zidane's squad has done it again.

This was no fluke. Although they have had some luck going their way, Real now look like a side that make their own luck.

To defeat three league champions - PSG, Juventus, and Bayern Munich - before reaching the final and winning despite Liverpool's early domination suggests Real can step it up when it really matters.

Bob Paisley (Liverpool) and Carlo Ancelotti (AC Milan and Real Madrid) were the only two managers to win the European trophy three times as managers until tonight. Zidane has now won it every season and he has only been the manager for just two-and-a-half years.

Sadly, the same cannot be said of Jurgen Klopp. The German boss is one of the unluckiest managers in finals - especially European finals.

6 - Jurgen Klopp has now lost six of his seven major finals as manager (2 x DFB-Pokal, 2 x Champions League, 1 x League Cup, 1 x UEFA Europa League), only winning the DFB-Pokal with Borussia Dortmund in 2012. Glum. #UCLfinal #RMALFC pic.twitter.com/i1jBzfzxx1

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 26, 2018

Four European titles in five years. 13 Champions League titles in all. There is no doubt that Real are made for this tournament and they always step up when it counts the most.