end your questions to Fernando Morientes & Luis Garcia's live Twitter chat!

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Interact with the former Real Madrid attacker and ex-Atletico man as they tweet before, during and after the Champions League final Fernando Morientes and Luis Garcia will be tweeting their thoughts and opinions as Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid do battle for Champions League glory on Saturday. Tweet Fernando Morientes & Luis Garcia! Send your questions to former Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes and ex-Atletico Madrid star Luis Garcia via @Heineken using #sharethesofa on Saturday. The newly-crowned champions of La Liga are hoping to win European club football's elite competition for the first time ever, but Carlo Ancelotti's men are desperate to at last lift La Decima after a 12-year wait. As the action unfolds at Benfica's Estadio da Luz, Morientes and Luis Garcia will be tweeting for in conjunction with Goal and you can send your questions to the Spaniards - who both won the Champions League during their playing days. To get involved, send your tweets to and use the #ShareTheSofa hashtag to interact with the men who enjoyed Champions League success with Real Madrid and Liverpool respectively. Coverage starts at 19:30BST on Saturday 24 May and will run until the final whistle.

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