Liverpool players set off for Paris on Friday afternoon as they prepared for the Champions League final against Real Madrid.
Jurgen Klopp's team are being seen as slight favourites for Saturday's match, with the Premier League side hoping to avenge their 2018 final defeat to Real and also cap a remarkable season in which they won the League Cup and FA Cup, and came closing to clinching the Premier League title - losing out to Manchester City by one point.
Saturday's final at the Stade de France will give Liverpool, and especially Mohamed Salah, a chance to avenge their loss four years ago.
In Kiev, Salah made a tearful exit in the first-half after suffering a shoulder injury following a rough challenge by Real defender Sergio Ramos. Madrid went on to win 3-1 and Salah has promised to make amends.
"That was the worst moment in my career," Salah said this week. "I was really, really down in that time.
"I was like: 'We cannot lose this way.' I never felt that feeling before in football, especially the first Champions League [final] for all of us."
"I think it is revenge time," Salah added.
Liverpool are expected to get ample support from thousands of supporters who have already landed in Paris.
Around 7,000 police will be on duty to marshal fans during the final where as many as 40,000 ticketless Liverpool supporters are expected, authorities said on Thursday.
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Liverpool fans at the Place de l'Hotel de Ville in Paris ahead of Saturday's Champions League final. PA -
Mel Singh and Leo from Birmingham outside The Louvre Museum in Paris ahead of Saturday's Champions League final at the Stade de France. PA -
A Liverpool fan poses next to the Champions League trophy at the Place de l'Hotel de Ville in Paris ahead of Saturday's final. PA -
A view of the badges and detail on Liverpool fan Mel Singh's car in Paris ahead of Saturday's Champions League final. PA -
Liverpool fans in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris ahead of Saturday's Champions League final against Real Madrid at the Stade de France. PA -
Liverpool fans pose in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. PA -
Liverpool fans at Gare du Nord ahead of Saturday's Champions League final. PA -
Liverpool fans in Paris ahead of Saturday's Champions League final. PA -
Artists from MurWalls work on a piece celebrating the defining moments of the Champions League season outside the Stade de France on Thursday, May 26, 2022. AP -
Liverpool supporters heading for the Champions League final in Paris wait among freight and holiday traffic queues at the Port of Dover in Kent. PA -
Real Madrid's midfielder Luka Modric, centre, arrives at the team's hotel in Chantilly ahead of the Champions League final against Liverpool. AFP -
Real Madrid's midfielder Toni Kross at the team hotel in Chantilly on Thursday. AFP -
Real Madrid's Brazilian defender Marcelo at the team hotel in Chantilly. AFP -
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema arrive at the team hotel. AFP -
Ferland Mendy, left, and Gareth Bale arrive at the team hotel. AFP -
Real Madrid's Eder Militao, right, and Vinicius Junior at the team hotel in Chantilly. AFP -
Eder Militao, right, and Vinicius Junior at the team hotel in Chantilly on Thursday. AFP -
Real Madrid's coach Carlo Ancelotti at the team hotel. AFP -
Real Madrid's striker Karim Benzema greets the fans as he arrives at the club's hotel in Chantilly. EPA
