Liverpool off to Paris for Champions League final against Real Madrid - in pictures

Jurgen Klopp's team take on Spanish giants at Stade de France on Saturday

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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah walks to the plane at the John Lennon Airport on Friday. AFP

Liverpool's Egyptian star Mohamed Salah boards the plane at John Lennon Airport on Friday before leaving for the Champions League final. AFP

Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk at the John Lennon Airport before their departure to Paris on Friday. AFP

Mohamed Salah walks to the plane at John Lennon Airport. AFP

Joe Gomez, left, and Virgil van Dijk leave for Paris. AFP

Liverpool's Roberto Firmino and goalkeeper Alisson board the plane before flying out of John Lennon Airport, ahead of the Champions League final in Paris on Saturday. PA

Liverpool's Roberto Firmino and goalkeeper Alisson board the plane at John Lennon Airport. PA

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp at the John Lennon Airport on Friday. AFP

Jurgen Klopp boards the plane at John Lennon Airport. AFP

Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk boards the plane before flying out of John Lennon Airport. PA

Liverpool's Jordan Henderson at the John Lennon Airport. PA

Liverpool's goalkeeper Alisson Becker and midfielder Roberto Firmino. AFP

Liverpool players set off for Paris on Friday afternoon as they prepared for the Champions League final against Real Madrid.

Jurgen Klopp's team are being seen as slight favourites for Saturday's match, with the Premier League side hoping to avenge their 2018 final defeat to Real and also cap a remarkable season in which they won the League Cup and FA Cup, and came closing to clinching the Premier League title - losing out to Manchester City by one point.

Saturday's final at the Stade de France will give Liverpool, and especially Mohamed Salah, a chance to avenge their loss four years ago.

In Kiev, Salah made a tearful exit in the first-half after suffering a shoulder injury following a rough challenge by Real defender Sergio Ramos. Madrid went on to win 3-1 and Salah has promised to make amends.

"That was the worst moment in my career," Salah said this week. "I was really, really down in that time.

"I was like: 'We cannot lose this way.' I never felt that feeling before in football, especially the first Champions League [final] for all of us."

"I think it is revenge time," Salah added.

Liverpool are expected to get ample support from thousands of supporters who have already landed in Paris.

Around 7,000 police will be on duty to marshal fans during the final where as many as 40,000 ticketless Liverpool supporters are expected, authorities said on Thursday.