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| Champions League: Crowds gather for Liverpool victory parade | Champions League: Crowds gather for Liverpool victory parade |
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| Thousands of Liverpool fans have been celebrating the club's historic Champions League win at a parade through the city. | |
| Jurgen Klopp's team became champions of Europe for a sixth time when they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Madrid. | |
| They arrived at Liverpool Airport ahead of the open-top bus parade. | |
| It began at Allerton Maze and ended near the waterfront after moving slowly through a sea of red. Police estimated more than 750,000 fans turned out. | |
| The Reds won the all-Premier League final at Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano 2-0 thanks to an early Mohamed Salah penalty and a late Divock Origi strike. | The Reds won the all-Premier League final at Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano 2-0 thanks to an early Mohamed Salah penalty and a late Divock Origi strike. |
| Liverpool fan Dave Williams, who was among those on the route, said: "They've fought so hard all the way and deserve a heroes' welcome. | |
| "The hairs on the back of my neck are standing on end at the thought of seeing the cup back in the city where it belongs." | "The hairs on the back of my neck are standing on end at the thought of seeing the cup back in the city where it belongs." |
| Flares trailing red smoke and sporadic outbreaks of the club's European anthem "Allez, Allez, Allez" added to an electric atmosphere on the route. | |
| The Sewells family travelled from their Nottingham home to make the trip to Liverpool. | |
| Dad Richard, 42, said: "We just had to be here and I'm pleased we made the trip because the atmosphere is electric." | Dad Richard, 42, said: "We just had to be here and I'm pleased we made the trip because the atmosphere is electric." |
| Relive the parade's highlights here. | Relive the parade's highlights here. |