Zidane Leaves Bale Out Of Starters As Real Chase Champions League Glory • Channels Television

Gareth Bale starts on the bench for Real Madrid in Saturday’s Champions League final against Liverpool in Kiev, with coach Zinedine Zidane preferring Isco to the Welshman.

As a result, the Real starting line-up is the same as that which took to the field in last year’s final, when the Spanish giants beat Juventus 4-1 in Cardiff.

Cristiano Ronaldo leads the attack as Real look to win the Champions League for the third season running, something no team has achieved since Bayern Munich in 1976.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp goes, as expected, with the same team that started the second leg of their semi-final against Roma.

Mohamed Salah, who has 44 goals in all competitions this season, has inspired the Anfield club on their run to a first Champions League final since 2007, when they lost to…