Real Madrid have won their third straight Champions League and fourth in five seasons after beating Liverpool 3-1 in the final.

Karime Benzema scored in the 51st minute, converting a mistake by Loris Karius.

But Liverpool equalized in the 55th minute with a goal by Sadio Mane off a corner.

Gareth Bale scored a bicycle kick in the 64th minute to put Real Madrid back up 2-1. Bale scored the insurance goal in the 83rd minute on another error by Karius.

Mohamed Salah went off in the first half on a challenge from Sergio Ramos in which he injured his shoulder.

Atletico Madrid defeated Marseille 3-0 in Lyon, France on Wednesday to win the 17-18 Europa League Final.

Antoine Griezmann scored in the 21st and 49th minutes while Gabi scored in the 89th minute.

Atleti previously won the Europa League in 2010 and 2012.

Lionel Messi conceded that no club can win matches when they play poorly the way Real Madrid can. Madrid is in their third straight Champions League final. Barcelona last was in the Champions League Final in 2015.

"Position by position, Madrid have the best players in the world," Messi told TyC Sports. "[Barca] do as well, but Madrid have something that only they have. When they play badly, they still get results. We have to be the far superior side to win.

"The Champions League [loss was a mistake]. Given the [4-1] advantage we had before the second leg, we [should have reached] the semifinal. It was a huge disappointment.

"[But] it motivates me to see Madrid in the Champions League final again; to see them winning leagues. I want to win the Champions League every year. I want to be a league champion every year -- it's what we all want."

Arsene Wenger believes a European super league will take over weekend matches in the future, which will force domestic leagues to often play midweek.

“The next evolution? Maybe I will see you in a few years and you will certainly have a European league over the weekends,” Wenger said. “A domestic league will certainly play Tuesday/Wednesday. I think that is the next step we will see.”

The Champions League and Europa League exclusively play on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays except for the Champions League Final, which is played on a Saturday.

Tottenham Hotspur has secured their spot in the Champions League next season by defeating Newcastle.

Spurs moved past Liverpool into third place and are four points clear of Chelsea.

Spurs will be in the Champions League for the third straight season.

Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to play in the Champions League Final despite picking up a sprained ankle in Sunday's Clasico.

Ronaldo sprained his ankle 15 minutes into the 2-2 draw. Ronaldo stayed in the match until halftime when he was replaced by Marco Asensio. 

Both Marca and AS reported that Ronaldo will not play in Madrid's game at Sevilla on Wednesday or against Celta Vigo on Saturday as he prepares to be fully fit to face Liverpool on May 26 in Kiev, Ukraine.

What happened in two snapshots in the second legs of the 2018 Champions League Semifinals.