Al Rayyan midfielder James Rodriguez hopes Liverpool win the Champions League final.

Despite his ties to Everton and Liverpool's opponents Real Madrid, James wants the Reds to win due to his friendship with Luis Diaz.

James' Colombia teammate has been a revelation since joining Liverpool in January from Porto - another of James' former clubs.

"I want Liverpool to win," said James.

"I have a lot of friends at Real Madrid, it's a difficult team in these types of games, but I want Lucho (Luis) Díaz to win."