Liverpool are getting on top here. Luis Diaz controls a long ball down the left and cuts into the box but no shooting opportunity emerges.

Now Andy Robertson hooks a cross into the box but Ferland Mendy lays it off to his keeper.

Alan Shearer
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

It does look like we are thankfully at more of a capacity crowd. There are hardly any empty seats now in that Liverpool end.

Sadio Mane is still out there and running round so that knock must not be a big deal. Could this be his final game for the club?

Sadio Mane runs onto a ball down the right and hooks it across the box. It bobbles to Mohamed Salah, who shoots over. But the officials notice that the ball had gone out of play before Mane's cross so it wouldn't have counted.

A tense enough start I'd say. No chances for either side yet.

Sadio Mane looks in a bit of pain. We'll let you know if it's anything serious or if he runs it off.

Liverpool fans think they should have a free-kick as Casemiro tackles Sadio Mane. Referee says no and Real break but their cross is cut out.

Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

Liverpool quite like it when teams come onto them. That is when they are at their most dangerous.

Centre-back Ibrahima Konate is unbeaten in all 28 appearances as a Liverpool player (W20 D8).

And three of those eight draws ended in a penalty shootout victory.

Alan Shearer
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

Already Real Madrid have mixed it up trying to pass out from the back and by going long.

Jordan Henderson boots a long ball forward towards the box but Real keeper Thibaut Courtois races to the edge of his box to get there before Mohamed Salah.

Scare for Real as Thibaut Courtois is quicky closed down by Jordan Hendeson but the Belgian boots it to safety.

He is trying to become the first Belgian to start a Champions League final and win it. In a total of eight finals, 14 Belgians have been in the starting line-up without winning.

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Trent Alexander-Arnold swings this free-kick onto the head of Karim Benzema, who clears. A follow-up ball into the mixer is caught by Thibaut Courtois.

Good pressure by Sadio Mane to win the ball off Dani Carvajal and Liverpool have a free-kick as Thiago is fouled.

John Murray
BBC commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

I'm afraid whoever is organising these events simply cannot get it right.

Finally we have some football.

The Champions League final is under way.

BBC journalist Nick Parrott is still outside the ground in a personal capacity speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "I can see a lot of riot police. They came out and chased us. I got chased from Gate seven to Gate Y. There are fewer fans here but I think they have gone round to other sides of the ground.

"I have seen two fans being treated on the ground for the effects of tear gas."

Thiago is out on the pitch and will start after that major doubt in the warm-up. Has the delay helped him to make this kick-off?