Thread by @MartinRafelt

I'll start my goal analyses with the deciding goal from Real Madrid in the CL finals against Liverpool. Great attack from them, especially by Modric and Carvajal who got an advantage back after losing it.

Starting point was a throw-in. Good solution from Real to switch to the far side. Perhaps Liverpool could have stopped it here already with perfect defending. Position from Diaz questionable, could have had access to the square pass without taking a risk.

Also there is noone to press the thrower, but difficult to say if that's worth it when the throw-in isn't close to your own goal.

Henderson not able to disturb the back-pass with body contact, but that's because Kroos created some space for himself with a neat double movement.

Amazing action from Militao then, solving pressure against two pressing players as the deepest player. (Note: Typical situation where coaches would tell their player not to attempt that.)

Diaz reacting a little too early on the possible backpass to the keeper, which is..

..punished by Militao. The fact that he's also pressed by Mane means that this action also creates the space for Casemiro in the next moment.

Bad pressing decision to take that risk from Diaz because of that and also because the keeper would not have had a good option.

Next moment has Thiago pressing out on Carvajal very well, while cutting the lane to Modric who had opened up to the side in his typical overloading attempt. Carvajal reacts with a good dribbling inside so that Real has taken out 3 opponents and created a good advantage.

Sadly, Casemiro basically stops the attack here by occupying Carvajals dribbling-space.

The textbook solution here should be him moving higher to pin Fabinho, Carvajal continuing the dribbling into the space of the 6, dragging out Henderson with that and then switch into 3v2.

Note how amazing Liverpool's defense is here: Real had to solve three difficult pressure situation (with some risk involved), they have still just a rather small advantage and they immediately close the opened space again. One small mistake from Real and the advantage is gone.

Also an amazing reaction from Robertson which stops that attack, forcing Modric to go backwards. Typical Klopp idea: Pressure on the ball has higher priority than covering players, even in the back-line. Otherwise, that'd be still a very dangerous situation with Modric dribbling.

Modric though just demonstrating his genius by regaining the advantage he just had to give away. Dribbles backwards, waits for players reacting to him, then finds a very difficult pass through the gap.

Small mistake by Liverpool in not pushing up during the backwards dribbling.

A follow-up mistake in the most crucial moment of the attack: Fabinho is not attacking Carvajal as he should, making Thiago (good) and Robertson (bad) react, while nobody has close enough contact. As a result, Carvajal can pass to Casemiro inside, he has an easy pass..

..to Valverde to set up a 3-v-3-attack.

Note how that was created by Carvajal taking the ball to the outside in a bad body position and ignoring a possible lay-off-pass, but therefore dragging three opponents on him.

Every pass is better after a dribbling.

The final box-situation is quite simple then. Real has the option to play towards the touch line with Carvajal helping to create 2-v-1 there and Benzema having the option to do the same.

Playing Benzema into feet is also a decent possibility. Interesting that he does not stay behind the center-back to ask for the cross. I guess he feels it's easier to play on the ball side, because Liverpool already "lost" the full-back over there.

By moving in front of Konate, he actually makes the decision for Alexander-Arnold quite easy, because he now can be sure that he does not have to take care of a pass to Benzema and should focus on Vinicius. Which is what he should do anyway, because Vinicius..

..can finish with one touch which is the reason for defending in close 1-v-1 in the box instead of sticking to positional/spatial behaviour (as Alexander-Arnold does here) in most situations.

Valverde senses this mistake, easy goal for Vinicius, title for Real.

Overall: Mostly great defending from Liverpool but three small mistakes adding up, with the final box defending being more than just a small one.

Awesome display especially from Modric and Carvajal to break through that pressing twice and setting up a dangerous 3-v-3-attack.