The knockout stages of the Champions League end this Wednesday evening with two new confrontations, one of which smells particularly of sulfur between Real Madrid and Liverpool. While the Merengues brilliantly won at Anfield on March 22 after a rather catastrophic start to the match (2-5), Carlo Ancelotti’s players intend to leave with qualification for the rest of the competition in their lair of Santiago. Bernabéu. Since the first leg, the Casa Blanca has not really reassured with two important meetings badly negotiated at home including a draw against the neighbor of Atlético de Madrid (1-1) then a defeat in the Clasico against the rival of always from FC Barcelona (0-1).
Despite this, Real Madrid are the favorites against the Liverpool Reds who continue to be very (too) irregular this season to get closer to the top 4 in England, like the first leg at Anfield during which they led 2 to 0 before collapsing completely. After this counter blow suffered against the Merengues, Jürgen Klopp’s men remain on two victories including a home card in the England derby against Manchester United (7-0) but also a defeat against a Bournemouth team yet red lantern of the Premier League (1-0). Jagged results that confirm the symptoms of a team that is not in very good shape at the moment. And what worse time than that to face the defending champion who is always ready to outdo himself in this kind of situation?
Classic for both teams
To face Liverpool, Carlo Ancelotti should trust his starting team. The Italian coach is not a fan of turnover and he could line up almost the same team as during the Clasico against FC Barcelona on March 2, despite the defeat that day, according to several Spanish media. The indestructible Thibaut Courtois would once again be aligned in the Madrid cages behind a central hinge composed of Eder Militão and Antonio Rüdiger. On the sides, we would find Dani Carvajal and Nacho Fernandez. The midfield should be organized in a triangle with Eduardo Camavinga in the low point and with Toni Kroos and Luka Modric in front of him. Finally, the indestructible Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr would be accompanied by Federico Valverde and the three friends will be responsible for the offensive animation to hurt the opposing defense.
On the other side of the field, the surge of pride is expected among Mohamed Salah’s teammates. If they don’t want to go out the back door of this Champions League, they will have to have a very big away game this Wednesday evening. And for that, Jürgen Klopp risks also trusting his hard core, which notably completely exploded Manchester United ten days ago. Alisson Becker should be the Reds’ last bastion. In front of him, the defense would consist of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil Van Dijk and Andrew Robertson. In midfield, we should find Harvey Elliott, Jordan Henderson and Fabinho to feed the three in-form Liverpool forwards, Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nuñez. See you tonight at 9 p.m. for the verdict of this prestigious meeting between two teams that have won 20 Champions Leagues between them (14 for Real and 6 for Liverpool). The stars have a date with history!
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