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With their 3-0 clean sweep of West Indies in December 2021, Pakistan created a record for most T20 internationals victories in a calendar year. With 20 T201 wins in 2021, Pakistan broke their own record of 17 from 2018.

Pakistan's skipper Babar Azam and wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan have been central to Pakistan's success in 2021. In 25 innings when they opened the batting for Pakistan in 2021, they scored 1,380 runs at an average of 57.50 and a run rate of 8.10. They had six stands of 100 or more and now hold the record for most century partnerships by any pair in T20Is. Four out of these were 150-plus stands, including the unbeaten 152 against India in Dubai during their victorious run-chase that helped them seal their maiden World Cup victory against their arch-rivals.

While the Azam-Rizwan partnership has been central to Pakistan's success, others have also contributed handsomely. The likes of Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali and seniors Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik have pitched in whenever necessary with their bats. The bowling department has also been a well-rounded unit. While Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf have led the wicket-takers chart for Pakistan in 2021 with 25 scalps apiece, Shaheen Shah Afridi has picked 23 wickets and shadab Khan has claimed 20 in 2021.

Mohammad Rizwan was at his belligerent best in 2021, setting two new batting milestones in T20s in the process. With 1,326 runs in T20 internationals and 2,036 T20 runs in 2021, Rizwan not only became the first player to go past the 1,000-run mark in a calendar year in T20Is, but also the first batter with 2,000-plus T20 runs in a calendar year.

Pakistan's captain Babar Azam d occupied the second place in both these lists that were headed by Rizwan. Azam had 939 T201 runs and finished with 1,779 runs in T20s in 2021.

Pakistan were the only unbeaten side in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup played in 2021, winning all five games they played. Pakistan, however, lost to eventual champions Australia in the semi-finals.

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Following victories in Euro 2008 and the FIFA World Cup 2010, Spain made it three global competitions in a row when they won the Euro title again in 2012.

Spain were in Group C along with Italy, Croatia and Republic of Ireland in Euro 2012, which was held in Poland and Ukraine. Following a 1-1 draw against Italy in their opener, they produced two wins, defeating Republic of Ireland and Croatia 4-0 and 1-0 respectively. With seven points from their three games, Spain topped their group ahead of Italy, who had five points.

In the quarter-final against France, Spain won 2-0 to progress to the semi-final against Portugal. That game ended as a goalless draw even after extra time and had to be settled by penalties. Spain went through to the final on the back of a 4-2 win in the penalties. The final between Spain and Italy was played in Kiev and turned out to be totally one-sided. Spain were runaway winners as they scored four goals and conceded none. The 4-0 victory allowed them to defend their Euro title and lift the trophy once again.

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Spain's Fernando Torres won the Golden Boot in Euro 2012. He was tied with five others on three goals. Among those five, he was tied with Germany's Mario Gomez on assists as well. But since Torres had played fewer minutes than Gomez in the tournament, he won the Golden Boot.

By scoring in their 4-0 win in the final against Italy, Torres became the first person to score in two finals, having also scored the only goal in their 1-0 Euro 2008 final win against Germany.

Spain also produced the best player of the tournament as Andres Iniesta was awarded the UEFA Player of the Tournament award.

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Bangladesh created history during their recent tour of New Zealand. In the first of the two Tests between the sides that was played from January 1-5, 2022 at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand, Bangladesh won by eight wickets - their maiden victory against New Zealand in Test cricket.

Despite their dismal record in the longest format of the game. Bangladesh remain one of the best supported teams, not just in their home grounds, but also away from home. Their fans had plenty to cheer in the first Test between New Zealand and Bangladesh as they emerged unexpected winners. The flag-waving fans couldn't hide their delight as their smiling faces revealed the whole story.

Bangladesh's victory was a truly collective effort. After winning the toss and electing to bowl first. Bangladesh bowled out New Zealand for 328 with four different bowlers chipping in with wickets. Bangladesh then batted a phenomenal 176.2 overs for their 458, a lead of 130. Four different batsmen scored fifties, with captain Mominul Haque top-scoring with his 88 and Liton Das making 86. After Ebadot Hossain and Taskin Ahmed ran through the Kiwis in the second innings, the visitors reached the target for the fall of just their openers. While veteran Mushfiqur Rahim scored the winning runs to take them to 42 for two, their skipper Mominul was at the non-strikers end.

Ebadot Hossain and Taskin Ahmed's bowling performance in the second innings was instrumental in Bangladesh winning the match.

Ebadot finished with figures of six for 46 in New Zealand's second innings, while Taskin chipped in with three for 36 as the two bowlers combined for nine of the ten wickets to fall while restricting the hosts to just 169 in their second essay.

Ebadot's six for 46, in fact, are the second-best bowling figures for a Bangladeshi pacer in Test cricket, behind only Shahadat Hossain's six for 27 against South Africa in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2008.

Ebadot's six-for in the second innings, along with his one wicket in the first, earned him the player of the match award.

A number of firsts and the end of streaks

Bangladesh's win at Mount Maunganu in the first Test was their first-ever victory in Test cricket against New Zealand. It came in the 17th scheduled Test between the two sides. While one of these Tests was cancelled without a ball being bowled. New Zealand had won on 12 occasions, with the three remaining matches ending as draws

This victory, in fact was Bangladesh's first-ever win in any format against New Zealand in New Zealand New Zealand had won each of the previous 32 matches across formats at home against Bangladesh, the longest such streak for any team at home against a single opponent

The loss also brought an end to New Zealand's longest unbeaten streak in Tests at home. Their unbeaten run had started after their defeat against South Africa in 2017 and spanned 17 consecutive home Tests New Zealand's run of eight Test series wins at home also ended with this defeat.

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Virat Kohli scored his 24th century while chasing as India chased 299 to level the three-match series in Adelaide.

Kohli's mastery in chasing was again at display as he paced his innings to perfection in the do-or-die fixture, thus, helping India win the match by 6 wickets and level the series at the Adelaide Oval.

Coming in to bat in the 8th over of the match after Shikhar Dhawan's wicket, who gave India a blazing start before falling for 32 off 28 balls to Jason Behrendorff.

Kohli started off slowly as Rohit Sharma accelerated from the other end the two put on a stand of 54 runs for the second wicket to stead the ship for the visitors. However, Rohit tried to up the ante and fell to Marcus Stoinis in the 18th over of the innings for 43.

Once Rohit got out, it was on Kohli to take the mantle on his hands and lead the chase and that is exactly he did. Kohli kept rotating the strike with Ambati Rayudu and put the bad balls away.

The 30-year-old then bought up his 49th ODI fifty in the 31st over of the innings with a double of Glenn Maxwell. But, his joy didn't last long as Rayudu fell later in the over while trying to hit Maxwell over mid-wicket but only to hand a simple catch to Stoinis.

Rayudu's wicket brough Mahendra Singh Dhoni into the crease and that's when the Indian captain decided to take on the bowlers as Dhoni tooj is time to settele in. Kohli cut, pull and hit a magnificent six over Nathan Lyon's head to signal his intent and race into the 80s.

With India neededing less than 100 in 14.3 overs, Kohli then switched to rotating the strike -- something that he could with ease with Dhoni.

The Indian captain then kept pushing for singles and twos and brought up his century in the 43rd over of the Indian innings with a double off Peter Siddle to hit his second century in this tour Down Under -- the first came in the second Test at the Perth Stadium.
This was also Kohli's fourth century in Adelaide with three comning in Tests and first in ODIs.

This was Kohli's 24th hundred while chasing in ODIs and 39th overall in 50-over cricket. Kohli currently also holds the record for most centuries -- 21 hundreds -- in successful chases. 

This was also Kohli's 11th hundred in Australia across all formats -- the most by any overseas batsman Down Under.

Kohli also overtook Sri Lankan pair of Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara to become the player with second most centuries in ODIs overseas. Kohli now has 22 -- behind Sachin Tendulkar, who has 29 to his name.

The Delhi dasher is also the 11th highest run-getter in ODI cricket now. He has 10339 runs from 218 games for India in ODIs.

Kohi however, failed to take his team all the way as he fell for 104 off 112 balls in the 44th over of the innings while trying to flick one for a six over mid-wicket off Jhye Richardson.

He smashed five fours and two sixes in his 112-ball stay at the crease.

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Did you know that India's first bilateral ODI series win against Australia in Australia happened only in 2019? It was a three match series that India won 2-1, after losing the first ODI.

India headed into the series in a confident mood after the three-match T20 series finished 1-1 and India had won the four Test series 2-1.

India, however, lost the opening game as Australia won the match played at the Sydney Cricket Ground by 34 runs.

In the second match at the Adelaide Oval, India chased down 299 with four balls remaining as captain Virat Kohli struck a brilliant 104 off 112 deliveries.

With the ODI series tied, it went to the decider at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Yuzvendra Chahal worked his magic, picking up six wickets while giving away just 42 runs in his 10 overs. His spell of six for 42 helped India restrict Australia to 230.

MS Dhoni, who had scored an unbeaten 55 in the second ODI, followed it up with another fifty. He top-scored with an unbeaten 87 and was ably supported by Kedar Jadhav, who was 61 not out, as they reached the target with four balls to spare.

The come-from-behind series victory handed India their first bilateral ODI series win in Australia.

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On December 14, 2021, Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry beat Ray Allen's all-time three-pointer scoring record in the NBA.

Ray Allen's mark of 2,973 three-pointers has been the all-time record in the NBA for years now. Present in the arena when Stephen Curry broke his record, Allen gave Curry a warm hug to mark the occasion.

While Allen required 1.300 appearances to notch up 2.973 three-pointers, Curry got there in just his 789th career game. At the rate at which Curry is going, the NBA three-point scoring record might well be off-limits for many.

When did it happen?

With Curry having been racing towards Allen's all-time three-point scoring record, the anticipation had been huge this season. The moment finally came in the Warriors game against New York Knicks on December 14 as he matched Allen's record with the first 3-pointer of the night and broke it with his second. Curry finished with five 3-pointers in the game as the Warriors won 105-96 on an emotional night.

There was another important hug that Stephen Curry received on the night he went past Ray Allen's record. Dell Curry, a former NBA player and Stephen's father, was also at the venue on the night Stephen made this incredible record his own.

This moment was captured after Stephen scored a three-point basket during the first half of his NBA game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York. This was Curry's 2,974th career 3-pointer.

Stephen Curry has no intentions of slowing down as he followed up his record-breaking night with a 30-point performance in Golden State Warriors 111-107 victory against the Boston Celtics, Allen's former team.

After 790 games, Stephen Curry had 2,982 three-pointers. Having attempted 6.917 three-pointers in his NBA career to get there, that corresponds to a healthy 0.431 3-point field goal percentage.

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Rafael Nadal has already clinched year-end No. 1 in the ATP Rankings, but he wants more at the Nitto ATP Finals. The Spaniard prevailed in a 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-5 marathon on Friday against Stefanos Tsitsipas in Group Andre Agassi.

Nadal needed to defeat Tsitsipas in order to maintain his chance at advancing out of round-robin action at The O2 in London. Daniil Medvedev must now beat Alexander Zverev in the night session in order for the Spaniard to secure his place in the semi-finals. If Medvedev prevails, Nadal will finish first in the group and face Roger Federer for a place in the title match.

Nadal leads his FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry with Federer 24-16, but the Swiss has won four of their five meetings at the season-ending championships. The last time the legends clashed at the season finale was in 2013 — also in the semi-finals — when the Spaniard earned his first victory against Federer at this event to reach his second final at the year-end championships.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas came from a set down to beat Dominic Thiem 6-7 (6), 6-2, 7-6 (4) to win the 2019 ATP World Tour Finals in London on Sunday.  

There was little to choose between the two players in a high-quality first set. Neither player managed a break of serve, but it was Thiem who emerged the stronger in the tiebreak and sealed the first set with an ace.

Tsitsipas produced an emphatic response to losing the opening set, breaking Thiem twice to convincingly take the second 6-2 and force the final into a decider.

The two players traded breaks at the start of the decider, but neither could find another as a tight and fiercely contested final was decided by another tiebreak. 

This time it was Tsitsipas who managed to hold his nerve when it mattered most to take a thrilling victory and seal the biggest title of his career so far.

Tsitsipas showed few signs of nerves in the early exchanges, holding to love in the opening game of the match and earning the final's first break point in Thiem's second service game.

Yet the Austrian was quick to close the opportunity down, producing some powerful groundstrokes and clinical serving to hold for 2-2.

Thiem was having to work harder than his opponent to hold serve but managed to gain his first break points at 3-3. Some sloppy play and poor forehands gifted Thiem two break points, but Tsitsipas responded with a brilliant serve and volley off a second serve and then clinched the hold with a big forehand.

Thiem survived more break points with some brave serving in the next game, and it was little surprise to see the first set go all the way to the tiebreak.

A missed forehand from Tsitsipas gave Thiem the early advantage and saw him move 3-0 up. The Greek star did manage to pull it back to 5-5, but a wild backhand followed by a precise serve from Thiem down the middle sealed the opener for the Austrian in one hour and five minutes.

Tsitsipas roared straight back in the second set, earning three break points in the opening game. Thiem saved the first but sent a forehand wide to hand his opponent the early advantage.

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The 2019 ATP Finals was won by Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas, after he defeated Austria's Dominic Thiem in the final.

Tsitsipas, who was seeded sixth in the event, was placed in Group Andre Agassi along with Rafael Nadal (1), Daniil Medvedev (4) and Alexander Zverev (7). Group Bjorn Borg comprised of Novak Djokovic (2), Roger Federer (3), Dominic Thiem (5) and Matteo Berrettini (8).

Tsitsipas lost to Nadal in three sets, but defeated both Medvedev and Zverev in straight sets. This meant that he finished on top of Group Andre Agassi, with Zverev, Nadal and Medvedev coming second, third and fourth respectively.

With the top two progressing to the semi-finals, Tsitsipas was joined by Zverev in the last four. In the Bjorn Borg group, Thiem finished on top, followed by Federer, Djokovic and Berrettini respectively.

This implied that Tsitsipas faced Federer in the semis with Zverev taking on Thiem in the other final four contest.

Tsitsipas dimissed Federer 6-3, 6-4, progressing to a final against Thiem, who also won in straight sets. Tsitsipas lost the first set of the final against Thiem in a tie-breaker, but bounced back to win the match 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4).

The ATP Finals champion was decided by a tie-breaker for just the fourth time in history and the first time since 2005.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas, who won the tournament, was making his debut at the event.

Along with Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev and Matteo Berrettini were also making their debut in the 2019 ATP Finals. As Novak Djokovic was knocked out in the group round robin stage, Rafael Nadal finished the year as the No. 1 ranked player for the fifth time in his career.

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The 2017 season of the Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 10 and branded as Vivo IPL 2017, was the tenth edition of the IPL, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the BCCI in 2007. The tournament featured the eight teams that played in the previous season. The 2017 season started on 5 April 2017 and finished on 21 May 2017, with Hyderabad hosting the opening match and the final. Mumbai Indians won by 1 run against Rising Pune Supergiant in the final, winning their third title making them the first team to achieve the milestone. The tagline was waah re waah(10 years of IPL).

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner won the Orange Cap for the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 641 runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, also of Sunrisers Hyderabad, was awarded the Purple Cap for finishing as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 26 wickets. Rising Pune Supergiant's Ben Stokes was named the Most Valuable Player, while Basil Thampi of Gujarat Lions was named the Emerging Player of the Tournament.

Eight teams were contesting the season. The schedule for the tournament was published on 15 February 2017. The league stage, consisting of 56 matches, took place between 5 April and 14 May 2017. The top four teams qualified for the play-offs, with the final held in Hyderabad on 21 May.

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As Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiant drew curtains on the tenth edition of the IPL, it was the Rohit Sharma-led side which prevailed in the thrilling ‘Maharashtra Derby’ at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad and thereby became the first team to lift the IPL title thrice. Courtesy of a clinical bowling performance and some decisive batting Mumbai Indians won the match by just 1 run.

After winning the toss Rohit Sharma chose to bat first on a slow Hyderabad wicket. His decision proved right as the pitch became slower as the match progressed and batting became difficult. Chasing 130 to win, RPS were in the hunt until the last over when Mitchell Johnson bowled tightly and defended 11 of the last over.

MI have been in incredible form this season and they continued to show that in the finals. While the batting has been their strong point, it was the bowlers who put up a spirited performance to guide MI to a victory. Mitchell Johnson was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/26. He was ably supported by Jasprit Bumrah.

Meanwhile, the shot selection from some of the Pune batsman left a lot to be desired. Only Steve Smith stood out with a gritty 51 from 50 balls which featured two fours and two sixes.  None of the other batsmen gave him company in the middle and frequent wickets only increased the pressure on his side. While Pune did not lose wickets at regular intervals, what they failed to do was take the attack to the opposition. None of the batsmen took the attack to the bowlers and the average strike of the batters hovered around 100.

Earlier, the final came alight thanks to some fireworks from the RPS bowlers. Unadkat again started off on a dream note as he scalped Parthiv and Simmons in the same over leaving Mumbai at 8/2. While Washington Sundar slipped in two overs of off-spin for just six runs. At one stage Mumbai were 79/7 when Krunal Pandya and Mitchell Johnson got together and added 50 for the eighth wicket. However, a surge at the end saw Mumbai hit 48 runs in the last 5 overs. At the end, Mumbai’s scorecard read 129/8.

At the half stage, it did seem like RPS had the upper hand but MI scripted a dramatic turnaround to win their third IPL title.

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Mumbai Indians (MI) won the third of the five Indian Premier League (IPL) titles they have won so far in 2017. The final was a nail-biter, with MI emerging victorious by a single run.

MI topped the eight-team table at the end of the 56-match group phase. They won 10 of their 14 league encounters, topping the table with 20 points.

Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) finished second, third and fourth in the table with 18, 17 and 16 points respectively.

In the play-offs, RPS won the Qualier 1 against MI by 20 runs, progressing to the finals in the process. KKR won the rain-affected Eliminator against SRH, making their way to Qualifier 2 against MI.

MI bowled out KKR for just 107 runs in that match and chased down the target with 33 balls and 6 wickets remaining. This earned them a rematch against RPS in the final and a chance to win the title.

The final too was a low-scoring affair. MI put on just 129 for eight batting first. Despite defending a below-par target, MI came out on top by a single run as RPS ended their 20 overs at 128 for six. Having already won the title in 2013 and 2015 as well, MI lifted the IPL trophy for a third time.

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Ben Stokes, who played for losing finalists Rising Pune Supergiant, was declared as the player of the series. Stokes scored 316 runs and picked up 12 wickets in the tournament.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) David Wamer, who topped the run scorers chart in the season with 641 runs, won the Orange Cap. SRH also had the Purple Cap winner as Bhuvneshwar

Kumar topped the wickets chart, picking up 26 wickets in the season.

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By dominating lan Nepomniachtchi in the World Chess Championship 2021, Norway's Magnus Carlsen became a five-time World Chess Champion

Magnus Carlsen was at his dominant best in the latest instalment of the World Chess Championship that was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in November-December 2021. After the first five contests against Russia's lan Nepomniachtchi in the best-of-14 event ended in draws, Carlsen won the sixth, eighth, ninth and 11th games to take an unassailable 7.5-3.5 lead. This meant that the remaining three contests were deemed redundant and the title was awarded to Carlsen after the 11th game.

The only occasion when Carlsen appeared as the challenger in a World Chess Championship was in 2013 when he took on reigning champion Viswanathan Anand at his home-ground in Chennai in November 2013. Even though Carlsen was less experienced, he handled the pressure well. After the first four games of the best-of-12 contest ended in draws, Carlsen won the fifth, sixth and ninth games. When the 10th game ended as a draw, Carlsen became the World Chess Champion for the first time with a 6.5-3.5 victory. Anand came through as the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2014 held in Sochi, Russia in November 2014. Even though Anand managed a win this time around, Carlsen had three victories to defend his title 6.5-4.5 after 11 games in the best-of-12 contest.

Carlsen trailed for the first time in a World Chess Championship when he lost the eighth game of the 2016 event held in New York City to Russia's Sergey Karjakin. He bounced back with victory in the 10th game and the best-of-12 contest finished 6-6 at the end of the 12 classical games. This necessitated rapid games, which were played on Carlsen's birthday. While the first two of the four scheduled rapid games ended as draws, Carlsen won the next two games to clinch the title with a 3-1 win in the tiebreaker.

The World Chess Championship 2018 was played between Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana of the U.S. in London in November 2018. After all 12 of the classical games in the best-of-12 contest ended as draws, it went to tie-breakers once again. Carlsen won the first three games in the best-of-four rapid games contest to retain the title (6-6, 3-0).

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The first of the two Tests between India and New Zealand that was played late in November turned out to be a thrilling draw. India's stand-out performer in that game was a debutant, Shreyas lyer. With knocks of 105 in the first innings and 65 in the second, lyer made crucial contributions in both innings.

Along the way, he also broke a number of records.

Fifty-plus in both innings on debut

With scores of 105 and 65 on his Test debut, Shreyas lyer ensured that he had scores of 50-plus in both the innings.

In fact, he became just the third male Indian player to achieve the feat, following the likes of Dilawar Hussain and Sunil Gavaskar.

Hussain, who made his debut against England in a draw at Kolkata in January 1934, scored 59 in the first innings and 57 in the second.

Gavaskar, who made his debut against West Indies at Port of Spain in March 1971, scored 65 in the first innings and followed it up with an unbeaten 67 during a victorious chase in the second innings.

Top scorer in both innings on debut

Shreyas lyer became the first male Indian player to hit a century and fifty on Test debut. His 105 in the first innings came from 171 balls and included 13 fours and two sixes.

His 65 in the second innings, meanwhile, helped India recover, with the side having been in trouble at 51 for five. His 125-ball knock comprised eight fours and a six.

lyer's phenomenal debut also made him just the third Indian player to top score for the side in both innings on Test debut. While Hussain was the second player to achieve the feat in 1934, Lala Amarnath was the first player to do so in December 1933.

Amarnath top-scored with 38 in the first innings and an impressive 118 in the second innings, but it wasn't enough to stop India from losing to England.

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The final was the 171st competitive meeting between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, with a record of 79 Liverpool wins, 48 Tottenham wins and 43 draws. The sides met twice during the 2018–19 Premier League season, with Liverpool winning 2–1 on both occasions. They had faced each other once before in a European tie, meeting in the semi-final of the 1972–73 UEFA Cup; Liverpool won the first leg 1–0 at home and Tottenham won the second meeting 2–1, though Liverpool advanced to the final on away goals, before beating Borussia Monchengladbach in the final. Domestically, the sides had met once in a cup final, with Liverpool winning 3–1 after extra time in the 1982 Football League Cup Final. Both managers were seeking their first major title with their respective clubs.

The match was the first final since 2013 not to feature a Spanish team, with Real Madrid (2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018) and Barcelona (2015) having won the previous five seasons of the competition. It was also the first final to be won by an English team since Chelsea in 2012, as well as the second all-English final, after Manchester United and Chelsea in 2008. Overall, the match was the seventh final to feature two teams from the same association, previously achieved on three occasions by Spanish teams (2000, 2014 and 2016), and once by Italian (2003) and German (2013) teams, in addition to England in 2008.

As Chelsea and Arsenal also reached the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final, this was the first season to have multiple finals of major European club competitions featuring teams from a single nation.

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