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Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti insisted his side knew how to beat Liverpool following the Spanish side’s Champions League success.

The La Liga giants edged past their Premier League opponents at the Stade de France on Saturday evening as Brazilian starlet Vinicius Junior netted the winning goal. The victory made Ancelotti the most successful coach in the history of the Champions League having claimed his fourth title whilst leading Real to their 14th in all.

It is highly unlikely that any run to the trophy would have been more difficult in recent times with Los Blancos having found a way past Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City en-route to the final before coming up against Jurgen Klopp ’s Liverpool.

It was actually the Merseysiders that dominated large swaths of the game on the night, having created the better of the chances. However, they came unstuck after Vinicius netted from what was Real’s first shot on target of the clash, whilst Thibaut Courtois was in stunning form in the Spaniard’s goal.

Ancelotti has now claimed that preparing to come up against the Reds was ‘easier’ compared to some of his side’s prior opponents this season.

Speaking in his post-match press conference, the Italian schemer said: “Looking back, people said oh PSG were unlucky, Chelsea were