The UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid drew 1.9 million viewers on Fox in the United States.

An additional 1.2 million viewers watched the match, won by Real by a final of 4-1 in extra time, on Fox Deportes.

Liverpool is confident in Brendan Rodgers to lead the direction of the club.

“I think the big lure will be Champions League, that’s what I’ve found in my conversations with agents and people," said Rodgers. “The best players want to play in the big competition. There was one player who we offered more money to than he took from the club that he went to just to play Champions League football [last summer]. That’s the fight and I certainly found that last summer but we’ve put Liverpool back on the map now.

“Everyone sees that we’re going to be a threat; that we’re going to go into Europe next year and we’ll have no fear. We need to pay attention in terms of the teams we’ll be playing against but we’ll have no fear.”

Carlo Ancelotti told his Real Madrid players to continue to trust their potent attack during his halftime speech after falling behind 1-0 to Atlético Madrid.

Sergio Ramos scored the equalizer on a set piece header three minutes into stoppage time and Real scored three goals in extra time.

"At halftime I said we had to play quicker and trust more in our offensive capabilities," Ancelotti said. "I told the players the same after 90 minutes, to keep attacking, because we really created problems for them.

"What was most difficult was to get the equaliser. We didn't have any space, Atletico defended very well, but we tried every way possible, right to the end -- we managed to do it and then the game changed completely. The goal we scored gave us a lot of strength and after that perhaps we wanted the victory more."

Diego Costa and Cristiano Ronaldo increased their workout activity on Thursday with both returning to training with their teams ahead of Saturday's Champions League Final.

Costa remains a major doubt for the game having been diagnosed with a grade 1 hamstring tear last Monday, but having undergone a "miracle" horse-placenta treatment in Belgrade this week.

Ronaldo is expected to start no matter what as he comes back from a thigh muscle injury.

Diego Costa has reportedly travelled to Serbia to visit a "medical miracle worker" specializing in horse placenta treatments.

Costa is seeking a quick recovering from a hamstring injury in order to play in Atlético Madrid's all-important Champions League Final against Real Madrid.

Diego Simeone said earlier this week that it was "too soon" to rule the Spain star out of the final, and AS and Marca report that Costa headed to Belgrade to visit Marijana Kovacevic in a bid to expedite his recovery.

Kovacevic is said to use electric shocks as well as ointment made of horse placenta. Robin van Persie has received treatments from him in 2009.

Costa is also a key member of Spain's roster for the World Cup.

Vicente Del Bosque warned that Costa would be taking a risk if he played in the Champions League final.

"It is normal that a player wants to be there, because it is not just another game but the European Cup final," he said. "But he cannot go against his own health. His team, Atlético, and the player himself are those who have to weigh up the situation and the consequences."

Costa will go to Chelsea in the summer on a transfer.

Diego Costa has a grade 1 hamstring tear and will be out for the Champions League Final on Saturday for Atlético Madrid against Real Madrid.

Costa has been the best goal scorer this season for Atleti.

Costa aggravated the injury in the first half of Saturday's match at Barcelona.

Costa should still be available to play for Spain in the World Cup.

Liverpool will be in pot 3 for the Champions League group stage draw.

CSKA Moscow and Zenit St Petersburg qualified for the Champions League at the expense of Lokomotiv Moscow, which extinguished Liverpool's faint hopes of being elevated into the second pot for the draw on Aug. 29.

Manchester City recorded their highest UEFA coefficient score last season in reaching the Round of 16 in the Champions League before exiting to Barcelona. City will be in pot 2.

Liverpool and City will definitely be drawn against one of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Atletico Madrid or FC Porto, so will likely hope their opponents are Portuguese.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW POTS
* Team in playoffs. Should this team fail to qualify for the group stage the others below would move up a position. 

Pot 1
Real Madrid
Barcelona
Bayern Munich
Chelsea
Benfica
Atletico Madrid
Arsenal *
FC Porto *

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Pot 2
Schalke
Borussia Dortmund
Juventus
Paris Saint-Germain
Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Basel
Zenit St Petersburg *
Man City

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Pot 3
Bayer Leverkusen *
Olympiakos
CSKA Moscow
Ajax
Napoli *
Liverpool
Sporting Lisbon
Galatasaray

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Pot 4 (outline)
Athletic Bilbao *
Anderlecht
Salzburg *
Lille *
FC Copenhagen *
AS Roma
AS Monaco

Paris St Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi believes UEFA's Financial Fair Play ruling won't have an impact on how the club operates.

After several summers of huge spending at the Parc des Princes, Al-Khelaifi claims the penalties will do nothing to stop him signing the players he wants for the club.

"The players that I want, I will have,'' he said in comments reported by L'Equipe. "This changes nothing of the project, the motivation of the club and the players. We respect and accept this decision. But nothing and no one will stop us, we always dream bigger.

"We had a plan over five years when we bought the club and that will not change. We have already invested a lot in the last three years and we will continue.''

Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to play in Real Madrid's match on Saturday due to a hamstring injury.

Ronaldo suffered the hamstring injury on May 7.

Ronaldo is still hopeful of playing in the Champions League Final.

Diego Costa left Atlético Madrid's La Liga match at Barcelona in the first 15 minutes with a recurrence of his hamstring injury.

Atleti has confirmed that he won't play in the Champions League Final against Real Madrid next Saturday.

Costa also is expected to be on Spain's World Cup roster.

Arda Turan also will miss the match for Atleti.