- UEFA have crowned Liverpool Champions League winners on their website
- They were down as champions weeks before they take on Real Madrid in Kiev
- Jurgen Klopp’s side reached the showpiece final on May 26 by overcoming Roma
- They will take on the La Liga giants, who are aiming for a third consecutive title
UEFA suffered an embarrassing blunder when their official website crowned Liverpool Champions League winners weeks before they take on Real Madrid in the competition’s final.
Jurgen Klopp’s side reached the showpiece match in Kiev on May 26 with a 7-6 aggregate win over Roma in the semi-finals.
Standing in their way will be a Real Madrid side looking for their third consecutive Champions League crown but UEFA appear to have already backed the Reds for success.
UEFA suffered an embarrassing blunder by crowning Liverpool Champions League winners
A banner at the top of the ‘history’ section on the UEFA site reads ‘Season 2017/18 Winner Liverpool’ alongside a background of images featuring Cristiano Ronaldo, Toni Kroos, Sergio Ramos, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Roberto Firmino.
People have been quick to point out the error on social media with one fan joking ‘football is scripted like WWE’ while others, perhaps slightly excessively, questioned UEFA’s integrity.
It is not the first time UEFA have been accused of rigging the competition though after questions were also raised over the semi-final draw.
They were down as champions weeks before they take on Real Madrid in the final in Kiev
Fans claimed proceedings were rigged after Roma allegedly advertised tickets for a match with Liverpool before the teams were paired together.
A screenshot of an email sent to Roma season ticket holders on April 12 appeared to show a link to buy tickets for a match on May 2 between Roma and Liverpool.
In the draw on April 13, the Italian side were duly paired with the Premier League club, and because Roma were drawn out second, they played the second leg at home on May 2.
The email was said to have been sent out because of a ‘technical problem of Roma’s ticketing portal partner’ when the club was making ‘ticketing tests’.
Jurgen Klopp’s side reached the final with a 7-6 aggregate win over Roma in the last four
Real Madrid will be looking for their third straight Champions League crown in Ukraine
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