Subs: Jaros, Davies, Gomez, Endo, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Elliott, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Morton.
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Real Madrid: Courtois, Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy, Modric, Camavinga, Bellingham, Guler, Mbappe, Diaz.
Subs: Lunin, Gonzalez, Endrick, Lucas, Vallejo, Ceballos, Garcia, García, Aguado, de Llanos, Yanez.
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Referee: Francois Letexier (France)
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As games of association football go, they don’t come much bigger than this. The most successful British club in Europe, at one of the most storied grounds in world football, facing off against the most successful European side of all time, with over twice as many European Cups/Champions League titles than the next challenger (Milan). Woof.
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Liverpool and Real Madrid have a bit of history and have faced each other six times (across four ties) in the last seven Champions League campaigns, including the 2018 and 2022 finals, with the Spanish side unbeaten across that period. That has got to sting if you are wearing red. The memories of Salah v Ramos, Gareth Bale’s bicycle kick v Loris Karius and Vini Jr/Karim Benzema turning on the style are still raw.
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But this is a new era for Liverpool, and a particularly sticky period for Real Madrid. Liverpool have a 100% European record in the new format, while Madrid are currently 21st of the 36 teams at the half-way point of the league phase (formerly known as the group stage). Lose at Anfield, and there is the small possibility that they might not make the top 24 and qualify for the next round.
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| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Milan | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 5 | 13 | 12 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | Monaco | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | Sporting | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Brest | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | Bayern Munich | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 13 | Atletico Madrid | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 14 | AC Milan | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 | Man City | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 16 | Juventus | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 17 | Lille | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | Celtic | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 20 | Feyenoord | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 21 | Real Madrid | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | Benfica | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 23 | Club Brugge | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 24 | PSV | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | Stuttgart | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 26 | PSG | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 27 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 28 | Girona | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 29 | Sparta Prague | 5 | -9 | 4 |
| 30 | Red Bull Salzburg | 5 | -12 | 3 |
| 31 | Sturm Graz | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 32 | Bologna | 4 | -5 | 1 |
| 33 | Red Star Belgrade | 5 | -12 | 1 |
| 34 | RB Leipzig | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | 5 | -14 | 0 |
| 36 | Young Boys | 5 | -15 | 0 |
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Moreover, Kylian Mbappé has not yet found his form as a central striker, Jude Bellingham has also not hit the heights of last season after being shunted out on the right and Madrid’s injury list is lenghty: Vini Jr out for a few weeks, while key players Rodrygo, Éder Militão, Dani Carvajal, Lucas Vázquez, Aurélien Tchouaméni and David Alaba are also sidelined.
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Liverpool, however, are flying (despite the distraction of Mo Salah’s contract situation) under Arne Slot. There has rarely been a better time to face the famous team in white.
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Kick-off: 8pm GMT.
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the players are out on the pitchwarming up.
Considering the history of Liverpool and Real Madrid And with their form in recent years, is this the biggest game in European club football?
That's not the only game tonightof course. Join Jon Brewin for a fascinating match between Villa and Juventus.
Gareth Bale is tonight's TNT pundit. Presenter Laura Woods pointed out that the Welshman's performance at Anfield was not his best.
“We won when it mattered,” Bale replied.
Two changes to slots Since Liverpool beat Southampton. Dias was introduced in place of Gakpo, and Mac Allister was introduced in place of Szoboszlai. Trent Alexander-Arnold returned to the bench after recovering from injury. Conor Bradley is tasked with marking Kylian Mbappé.
What a big game for Real Madrid centre-back Raul Asensio. The 21-year-old will be making his third appearance for the A's and his first in the Champions League. There were two changes from the team that beat Leganes. Diaz came in for the injured Vini Junior, while Ceballos was replaced by the evergreen Modric.
Dear team!
liverpool: Kelleher, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Jones, Grabenbirch, Mac Allister, Salah, Nunez, Dias.
Sub: Jarosz, Davis, Gomez, Endo, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Elliott, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Morton.
real madrid: Courtois, Valverde, Asensio, Rudiger, Mendy, Modric, Camavinga, Bellingham, Guler, Mbappe, Diaz.
Sub: Lunin, Gonzalez, Endrick, Lucas, Vallejo, Ceballos, Garcia, Garcia, Aguado, de Llanos, Yanez.
Referee: François Letexier (France)
Liverpool have approached Jude Bellingham to sign him. He moved from Borussia Dortmund in 2023, but decided they could not afford the overall package to sign him. Bellingham spoke out this week about his interest and ultimate decision to move to Madrid.
[Signing for Liverpool] It probably wasn't as close as many media outlets reported. When I left Borussia Dortmund and when I made that decision, I spoke with several clubs. They gave me permission to talk to some clubs. All the clubs I spoke to were very respectful of me and my family and that was something I really respected. But when Real Madrid knocks on the door, the whole house shakes. It's hard not to be accepted. It's not a question of other teams not being good or bad when I talked to them, it's just that Real Madrid are on a different level.
guess who is back. I'm back again.
Vini Junior injured against LeganesMbappé has switched to his preferred position on the left wing, and the Frenchman will almost certainly occupy the same position tonight. Sid Lowe explains a little more.
“If a game needed a name 'Clash of the Titans,' this would be it.” Email Krishnamoorthy. “Real haven't been winning lately. It's hard to even type this word, but it's ridiculous. They need to stop their losing streak and there is no platform where they can perform better than the tournament they own. But last night… We thought the same thing about City. Real are not City and Liverpool are certainly not Feynoord. We expect a 2-2 draw.
Also, considering Madrid's form and the number of players absent, Liverpool are the favorites to win tonight, but I think a score draw is a good cheer.
It's also worth noting that Madrid have improved a lot recently after coach Carlo Ancelotti made some changes after back-to-back losses to Barcelona and Milan. After the 3-1 defeat at home to Milan, the Italian coach said: “We have assessed the situation of the players. We think we have found a solution. But we need to put it into practice. . That's what we want, to play differently.”
Since then, Madrid have won 4-0 and 3-0 against Osasuna and Leganes in La Liga. Liverpool are not that team, but the result is certainly encouraging.
herea more detailed history of the matchup between these two teams is recorded from the archives just before the 2022 Champions League final (which Madrid won 1-0).
The last time Madrid were at Anfield was in February last year, when they beat Liverpool 5-2 in the Round of 16 despite losing 2-0. Of course, the injured Vini Junior and Karim Benzema, who are currently off to Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia, were in charge of the show that night.
preamble
There's nothing bigger than this in a soccer match. The most successful English club in Europe has won more than twice as many European Cup/Champions League titles as their next challenger (Milan) on one of the most prestigious grounds in world football, making it the most successful European club in history. against a team of Weft.
Liverpool and Real Madrid have a bit of a history, having met six times in the last seven Champions League campaigns (four draws), including the 2018 and 2022 finals, with the Spanish side unbeaten in that time. Ta. If you're wearing red clothes, it'll probably sting. Memories of Salah vs. Ramos, Gareth Bale's bicycle kick vs. Loris Karius, and Vini Junior and Karim Benzema changing styles are still fresh.
However, this is a new era for Liverpool and a particularly difficult period for Real Madrid. Liverpool have a 100% record of European success in the new format, but Madrid currently sit 21st out of 36 teams at the halfway point of the league stage (previously known as the group stage). If they lose at Anfield, there is a small chance they will not be able to finish in the top 24 and qualify for the next round.
In addition, Kylian Mbappé has yet to find his form as a central striker, and Jude Bellingham has also been sent off on the right wing, meaning he has not reached the heights of last season. Madrid's injury list is long, with Vini Junior out for several weeks, but he plays an important role. Rodrygo, Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal, Lucas Vazquez, Aurelien Choameny and David Alaba were also on the sidelines.
But Liverpool are progressing well under Arne Slott (despite the distraction of Mo Salah's contract situation). There's rarely been a better time to play against the famous white-coated team.
kick off: 8pm GMT.
