Real class and Karius calamity conspire against Klopp and Pool

Real Madrid 3 Liverpool 1

A 3-1 defeat, masterminded by Real’s two-goal substitute Gareth Bale, is a wound which won’t heal easily given that supporters arrived with so much enthusiasm and belief after the way their team beat Manchester City and Juventus on route to the final.

There will be nagging frustration, too, that Liverpool’s Achilles heel, their goalkeeper, yet again cost them so dearly when that particular problem could have been resolved so long ago.