Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text coverage of the 2018/19 all-English Champions League final between Tottenham and Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid.

As expected, Firmino starts for Liverpool in a frightening attacking trio alongside Mo Salah and Sadio Mane. James Milner misses out in midfield.

Starting XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Winks, Sissoko, Eriksen, Son, Alli, Kane.

Subs: Gazzaniga, Vorm, Sanchez, Foyth, Davies, Aurier, Dier, Walkers-Peters, Wanyama, Lucas, Lamela, Llorente.

Starting XI: Allison, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Salah, Mane, Firmino.

Subs: Mignolet, Lovren, Milner, Gomez, Sturridge, Moreno, Lallana, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Shaqiri, Brewster, Origi, Kelleher.

Spurs are in the building.

It's been quite the journey for Liverpool to the final. It's easy to forget that the Reds lost THREE games in Group C and only a victory over Napoli on matchday six sealed their place in the quarter-final. If you thought that was dramatic, what about the epic comeback in the last four against Barcelona? Trailing by three, Divock Origi inspired Liverpool to a 4-0 second-leg victory in a game that will go down as one of the most famous at Anfield.

A good omen for Spurs?

There are reports that Harry Kane will START for Tottenham, with Lucas Moura losing his place in the line-up. All will be confirmed in 20 minutes or so...

The team buses are arriving at the Wanda Metropolitano. Exciting times in Madrid. With around 80 minutes until kick-off, it's time to get your predictions...

It should be no surprise that Liverpool are the favourites to claim their sixth European trophy. Having lost 3-1 to Real Madrid in the final last season, the Reds will be desperate not to feel that pain again. The players and manager will have learnt so much from that fateful night in Kiev and their experience could prove vital tonight.

This poor guy!

Klopp's side have deservedly received the plaudits in a truly memorable and excellent campaign. The Reds finished 26 points ahead of Spurs in the race for the title, but agonisingly lost out on glory to Manchester City by a single point. For all the stylish football, Klopp has still not got his hands on a trophy since his move to Merseyside four years ago. In fact, he has lost the last six finals he has contested - with both Dortmund and the Reds - and could match Marcello Lippi's unwanted record of losing three successive finals in the European Cup/Champions League. Surely tonight is the night he delivers?

Jurgen Klopp has his own dilemma. Does he start Roberto Firmino? The Brazilian has recovered from a groin injury and while Klopp wasn't willing to put us out of our agony completely when asked in his pre-match press conference, he did hint Firmino would start. "If nothing happens from the moment he left the plane to now because I didn't see him since then, then he should be fine."

The big pre-match debate centres around Harry Kane and whether the Englishman should start for Tottenham. He has missed two months with ligament damage, last appearing in action on April 9, but Spurs hardly missed him most in Europe. He could only watch on as Spurs edged past Man City and Ajax to reach the showpiece final. Fernando Llorente played a huge part in the adventure while Lucas Moura has been a revelation in Kane's absence. Whether Pochettino is willing to take a risk on Kane will be hugely interesting, and if he is, who drops out?

Up to 100,000 fans have descended in Madrid this afternoon where they are enjoying blue skies and hot weather. The beer tastes good as well, I bet. As the clubs have been allocated just over 16,000 tickets each, the majority of folk are simply there to soak in the atmosphere. The scenes captured by video and posted on social media in Spain's capital have given me the goosebumps. Now it's almost time for the players to take centre stage.

The countdown is on!

This is it. The final of the Champions League to mark the conclusion of what has been an extraordinary season. It's fitting that the showpiece of the biggest club competition in world football is being contested by two high-intensity teams with a knack for drama and excitement. There are so many sub-plots to this tie so let's just get into the nitty-gritty.

Some things are just more important than football and we are all very saddened to learn that former Sevilla and Arsenal forward Jose Antonio Reyes tragically lost his life in a car crash at the age of just 35.