Tottenham vs Liverpool: Georginio Wijnaldum reveals lasting friendship with Champions League final opponent Moussa Sissoko

Tottenham vs Liverpool: Georginio Wijnaldum reveals lasting friendship with Champions League final opponent Moussa Sissoko
If you said Georginio Wijnaldum and Moussa Sissoko would meet in a Champions League final back in 2016, you mightve got some strange looks.The pair were relegated together with Newcastle, but three years on, theyre going head to head for the most coveted prize in club football.Wijnaldum tells talkSPORT that the two midfielders became thick as thieves during their time on Tyneside, before they went their separate ways.GETTY3

Wijnaldum and Sissoko were the shining lights in a poor Newcastle side

Wijnaldum joined Liverpool and Sissoko moved to Spurs and they have both played significant roles in their clubs journey to Madrid.But two best friends will become fierce enemies for one night only when Liverpool and Tottenham battle it out on the biggest stage of all.He [Sissoko] is a really great friend, Wijnaldum told Ian Abrahams. He was the first person who took me to go for dinner [when I arrived at Newcastle], and he paid for it!Since then, weve had a really good relationship.Whenever my family cooked I always asked him to come to my house and we sat there until late in the evening.Getty3

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Since then weve keep in contact with each other and its been great.Wijnaldum will be hoping to right the wrongs of last years Champions League final when Liverpool were beaten 3-1 by Real Madrid in Kiev.And the Dutchman admits that while he never dreamed of such nights when he was a kid, hes beginning to get a taste for the big occasion.Getty3

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I didnt have dreams of playing in finals because my interest was more in gymnastics, the 28-year-old added.Now Im part of it for the second year in a row and you see how beautiful it is so you want to do this every year.

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Tottenham and Liverpool will battle it out for domestic football's most coveted prize when they meet in the Champions League final on Saturday. After the two clubs staged dramatic semi-final comebacks to get to Madrid, both will feel like their name is on the trophy.
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Tottenham vs Liverpool: Georginio Wijnaldum reveals lasting friendship with Champions League final opponent Moussa Sissoko The pair were relegated together at Newcastle - but now they face off
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Tottenham vs Liverpool: Georginio Wijnaldum reveals lasting friendship with Champions League final opponent Moussa Sissoko Written by: fpnews Posted on: May 31, 2019 If you said Georginio Wijnaldum and Moussa Sissoko would meet in a Champions League final back in 2016, you might've got some strange looks.
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If you said Georginio Wijnaldum and Moussa Sissoko would meet in a Champions League final back in 2016, you might've got some strange looks. The pair were relegated together with Newcastle, but three years on, they're going head to head for the most coveted prize in club football.
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If you said Georginio Wijnaldum and Moussa Sissoko would meet in a Champions League final back in 2016, you might've got some strange looks. The pair were relegated together with Newcastle, but three years on, they're going head to head for the most coveted prize in club football.
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Tottenham vs Liverpool: Georginio Wijnaldum reveals lasting friendship with Champions League final opponent thick as thieves The pair were relegated together at Newcastle - but now they face off on the biggest stage of all
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Tottenham vs Liverpool: Georginio Wijnaldum reveals lasting friendship with Champions League final opponent Moussa Sissoko If you said Georginio Wijnaldum and Moussa Sissoko would meet in a Champions League final back in 2016, you might've got some strange looks. The pair were