Paris is dressed well to host the Champions League final
"The City light" already lives with passion the UCL final between Liverpool and Real Madrid
Liverpool and Real Madrid meet for the third time in the title match, and so far, the record is leveled, with one win each. The Reds closed the season in the English Premier League beating the Wolves at home, but losing the title due to Man City’s spectacular comeback against Aston Villa. Meanwhile, Real played with Betis without goals, having an easy and relaxing game in which they didn’t want to spend too much energy. The venue of this clash is Stade de France in Paris.
The Reds’ fans were frozen when Mane left the pitch against the Wolves, but it turned out that his hamstring injury wasn’t that problematic. Hazard is out for Real, David Alaba as well, and Gareth Bale too. According to the sources from the club, Isco won’t be in the protocol either.
Real Madrid, who amazed Europe with their achievements, knocking out Paris Saint-Germain and then Manchester City in two of the top games of the season, bet a lot on three main people: The international Belgian goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois who is going through a period of amazing playing condition and contributed the most with his impressive saves to reach the team of Ancelotti and Perez to the final.
After all, the leader who listens to the name, Luka Modric, despite being more than 35 years old, is the brain. The footballer who knows where and when to send the ball. Who can forget the amazing transfer to Rodrigo who scored against City? Probably no one. And of course the third, the French forward, Karim Benzema who, especially in the last two years, has been doing things and miracles. Not having Cristiano Ronaldo by his side, he unfolds his incredible talent and scores wherever he is. Without any of his opponents, he can be stopped.
For their part, Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool, after losing the Premier League title in the last game, has now pinned its hopes on winning the Champions League. He bets a lot on the Egyptian striker, Mo Salah, who in 2018 was injured at the beginning of the match and left. Now he is coming back stronger in order to get the rematch as he claims.
He does not forget what happened in Kyiv. Excellent dribbler with great executive ability. He can shoot a game on his own. Next to him is the Senegalese striker, Sadio Mane, a footballer you do not know where he will come from. Fast and good scorer. Of course, we do not ignore the international Dutch central defender, Virgil Van Dike, the "rock" of the Reds' defense, who dominates with his presence, covering every gap that is presented.
We will look forward to seeing who emerges victorious from this great titanic battle…
Head to Head
In 1981 Liverpool beat Real in the CL finals, 1-0. In 2017, Real got even, winning 3-1. The most recent matchup was last year, once Los Blancos eliminated the English side in the quarterfinals, 3-1 at Bernabeu and 0-0 in England.
Preview
Liverpool (+100) has four wins in a row, nine in the last 10, and they are in excellent shape coming into this event. The "Reds" look superb upront, with several players ready to score at any given moment of the event. It is no wonder why this team has maybe the most potent attack in the world over the last three of four years.
The "Reds" lost the last time in March, when Inter triumphed at Anfield, 0-1. It was the UCL round of 16, but Liverpool advanced due to a 1-3 win in Milan. Klopp’s unit has been perfect on the road, and they still didn’t feel the taste of loss away from home in 2022.
Football fans like to watch L’Pool’s events on the road, due to the high efficiency. Six of the previous eight of their outings were either with over 2.5 goals or both teams to score. Or combined. Klopp’s philosophy is always the same, attack.
Real Madrid (+205) played three games in a row with under 2.5 goals, which hasn’t been the case in recent times. The reason for that is the fact that this team secured the La Liga title, and Carlo Ancelotti didn’t want his boys to spend too much energy.
Overall, Los Blancos were more than efficient in the past two months, and the main reason for that was Karim Benzema, who is in perfect shape this season. The French striker scored 44 goals in 44 appearances, 15 in 10 UCL games.
Real’s games on the road were efficient as well. At one point, they had six in a row with at least two scored goals, and all six were with over 2.5 goals, five ending with both teams netting.
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