Karim Benzema's attempts to rattle Liverpool's cage long before kick-off in the Champions League final appears to have fallen on deaf ears if Sadio Mane's assessment is anything to go by.
The Reds face off with Real Madrid in Paris for club football's biggest prize and therefore the stakes are at their absolute highest - meaning any advantage for either side going into the tie could prove crucial. Benzema has tried to get under the skin of his upcoming opponents by suggesting Liverpool haven't changed much in recent seasons.
The two teams met in the final of the 2018 edition of the competition in a game that saw two huge goalkeeping blunders from Loris Karius wedged either side of a spectacular Gareth Bale overhead kick to hand Real Madrid the victory.
