Four years after the 2018 Champions League final, Liverpool faced Real Madrid in the
final match of this tournament.
The Kop was much stronger than before.
They will most likely get revenge on the White Vulture in Paris tonight.
Four years ago in Kiev (Ukraine), Real Madrid and Liverpool faced off in the 2017/18 Champions
League final.
It is a sad memory for The Kop fans.
Right in the first half, they had to see the brightest star Mohamed Salah leave the field
because of a shoulder injury.
Then in the second half, goalkeeper Loris Karius made a mistake in 2 goals, causing
Liverpool to lose 1-3.
It was a defeat that still haunted the Red Brigade, until they won the Champions League
a year later (beating Tottenham 2-0).
Tonight, Jurgen Klopp's teachers and students will have the opportunity to avenge the defeat
4 years ago, when they meet Real Madrid again in the match that decides who will be the
owner of the elephant ear trophy.
Liverpool is now a very formidable team, even stronger than the 2018 version.
In the goalkeeper position, they have Alisson among the best goalkeepers in the world.
The center-back pairing is also more solid when Van Dijk has good co-stars in Joel Matip
or Ibrahima Konate, compared to Dejan Lovren of 2018.
The midfield is also much more creative thanks to Thiago's flexible intelligence, compared
to the trio of Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum and James Milner in Kiev.
Finally, public goods with abundant personnel options.
In 2018, when Salah was injured, Klopp could only substitute Adam Lallana.
Currently, Liverpool's attack is very good with Salah, Sadio Mane, Luis Diaz and Diogo
Jota.
In it, Diaz is playing better.
In short, this is a much stronger Liverpool than they were four years ago.
In terms of gameplay, The Kop's Gegenpressing is also getting better and better.
In every match, they are impressed by their ability to press hard, choking the opponent's
playing space, thereby creating constant pressure and destroying their prey.
It is also important that Liverpool have in hand a lot of different weapons and pieces
to penetrate the opponent's defense.
The brilliance of Salah, Mane, Diaz is the source of the goals.
But even when this trio is blocked, Klopp still has other "tools" to score goals, such
as excellence in set-pieces.
And yet, Liverpool can also count on Thiago's long shots, or Fabinho's unexpected penetrations
into the box.
It is a very unpredictable The Kop and varied in its approach to the opponent's goal.
Of course, saying that does not mean that Real Madrid can be taken lightly.
The White Vulture's journey to the Champions League final makes us even more respectful
of the king in this tournament.
Because since the knock-out round, Real Madrid has eliminated the Champions League aspirant
in turn, PSG, eliminated the defending champion Chelsea, and then kicked the No. 1 candidate
for the Man City championship.
Compared to Liverpool, Real Madrid's journey to the final was much more difficult, but
they still passed.
This shows that the bravery of the White Vulture is something that has been tempered and cannot
be underestimated.
In addition, Real Madrid also has individuals capable of hurting the Liverpool defence.
In it, the pair of Vinicius - Karim Benzema matching cards is clearly the greatest hope.
Imagine this, The Kop, with a habit of pressing high defense, will create a huge space in
the home half, and Vinicius will be the perfect factor for Real Madrid to attack this space.
If Liverpool are absorbed in advancing, they can completely receive a counter-attack from
Real Madrid thanks to Vinicius' speed and Benzema's accuracy.
Paris tonight promises to be an exciting party of attacking football and it is very likely
that Liverpool will successfully avenge the defeat 4 years ago.
Two experts in a fixed situation meet each other.
Paris tonight will see a confrontation between two experts in a fixed situation.
Specifically, Liverpool have scored 8 goals from set pieces in the Champions League this
season, the most in the tournament.
They are the team that makes the best use of set-pieces in the Champions League this
season.
Real Madrid is the opposite.
The white vultures are the best team to defend set-pieces in the tournament with only 1 goal
conceded in the 2021/22 Champions League.
Notable statistics Liverpool vs Real Madrid Liverpool have won the last 10/12 matches
in the Champions League.
There are more than 2 goals scored in 9 of Real's last 9 matches in the Champions League.
Liverpool have scored at least 2 goals in the last 11/12 matches in the Champions League.
Real have scored at least 2 goals in the last 8/10 matches in the Champions League.
The last 3 head-to-head matches between the two teams had even total goals.
The last 5 matches of Liverpool gave the result of losing both the bet or 1/2 of the bet.
The last 3/5 matches of Real and Liverpool all had first-half goals.
2 teams have the strongest force.
Liverpool lost the Asian match in the last 5 matches.
Liverpool's last 10/15 matches had an even number of goals.
Real Madrid won 13, lost only 4 in the last 19 matches according to Asian rafters.
Real Madrid's last 12/14 matches had at least 1 goal in the first half.
SPECIAL Minimum 3 goals: 9 of the last 14 matches of Liverpool have at least 3 goals
per game.
The last 13/17 matches of Real Madrid have a similar scenario.
4/6 of the last clashes between the two teams also had at least 3 times the net vibrated/match.
This match is likely to also have a rain of goals.