Mousa Dembele showed Liverpool how to handle Sergio Ramos back in Spurs' November victory
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Sergio Ramos was very much the villain when Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in the Champions League final on Saturday night.
The Spaniard crocked Mohamed Salah, causing him to leave the pitch in the first half in tears and with his World Cup chances in doubt.
Ramos was also caught on camera appearing to elbow Loris Karius, however UEFA decided to take no action on this particular incident.
How different could things have been if Liverpool had managed to contain the Real Madrid captain?
It seems the Reds need have only cast their eyes back to November when Spurs took on Los Blancos. They should have studied how Mousa Dembele treated the Spain centre-back.
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There were two occasions during Tottenham's 3-1 Champions League win at Wembley when the Belgian roughly handled Ramos.
The first incident occurred when Dembele put the palm of his hand in the Spaniard's face as they were both battling for the ball. This resulted in a heated exchange between the pair - although Ramos quickly recoiled.
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The second was when the Spurs midfielder completely took out the defender. In a loose attempt to get the ball, Dembele swiped at Ramos sending him crashing to the floor.
His Real team-mates were not happy and Spurs' number 19 swiftly received a yellow card.
Say what you like about the Belgian's tactics, Spurs won the game 3-1.