Champions League Final 2019: Plan, pace, passion

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Reds captain Jordan Henderson (front, centre), Trent Alexander-Arnold (front, right) and teammates greet thousands of fans during the bus-top victory parade around Liverpool yesterday.
Reds captain Jordan Henderson (front, centre), Trent Alexander-Arnold (front, right) and teammates greet thousands of fans during the bus-top victory parade around Liverpool yesterday. PHOTO: REUTERS
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Around half an hour after Liverpool had become champions of Europe on Saturday, their players stood, arm in arm, facing their fans in the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, singing You'll Never Walk Alone.

So, to one side, did their owners.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 03, 2019, with the headline Champions League Final 2019: Plan, pace, passion. Subscribe