The Reds have played in every possible match this season, reaching the final in all three qualifying competitions, and now their goal is to add European glory to the FA Cup and Carabao Cup. Liverpool’s fourfold hopes are over, following Manchester City’s dramatic Premier League victory, but the Champions League is much more than a consolation prize.
In a replay of the 2018 final, Jurgen Klopp’s team will face Real Madrid and expect a very different result. Gareth Bale scored two goals that day in Real’s 3-1 victory, something he must have heard a long time ago for the Welshman who is finishing his move to Spain this summer.
It has been an incredible race to the final for the LaLiga champions, who seemed almost certain to be eliminated on more than one occasion. Such was the case in the semi-finals against Manchester City, as Rodrygo scored two goals in stoppage time in a short time to bring the tie to extra time, where Karim Benzema finished the job.
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What we’ve seen on both sides over the course of the season would suggest that it could be a final full of goals and last-minute drama in Paris.
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Date, start time and place
Liverpool vs Real Madrid are scheduled to start tonight, Saturday 28 May 2022, at 20:00 BST.
The Stade de France in Paris will host the match.
Where to watch Liverpool vs Real Madrid
TV Channel: The match will be televised on BT Sport 1. Coverage begins at 6pm BST, two hours before the start.
Live Streaming: BT Sport subscribers will be able to watch the match online via the BT Sport website or app. The game will also be available for free through BT Sport’s YouTube channel.
Live Blog: You can follow all the action through Standard Sport’s live blog, with James Robson in Paris for expert analysis.
Liverpool vs Real Madrid team news
Liverpool will be desperate to have Fabinho and Thiago Alcantara back in the final. The former is struggling with a hamstring injury while the latter caught an Achilles problem against the Wolves.
However, both Fabinho and Thiago considered themselves fit to go out to the game on Friday afternoon. Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah should return to the side.
“The mood is really good, very excited to be here,” Klopp said Friday.
“Feel like the stadium and the location.
“It looks good for both Thiago and Fabinho. Fabinho has trained normally, Thiago trained with the team yesterday and will train today and then we will go from there.”
Divock Origi will not have a chance to end his career at Liverpool with another goal in the Champions League final, with the Belgian ruled out due to a muscle injury.
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For Real Madrid, David Alaba seems to be about to fight after a month on the sidelines.
The defender has not played since the first leg against City in the semi-finals due to muscle fatigue and missed the last game of the Real League season against Real Betis, but is expected to return.
On Tuesday, Ancelotti confirmed he had a full squad to choose from.
He will have a lot of confidence in Benzema for Real Madrid and will look to join the 15 goals he has already scored in the Champions League this season. Carlo Ancelotti praised that Gareth Bale could be part of Real’s squad for the final, before leaving the club in the summer.
“I’m very happy, relaxed, very confident, I know I’ll be a little worried tomorrow when the afternoon comes,” he said.
“But then I look at the faces of the players and it gives me a lot of confidence.”
Liverpool-Real Madrid prediction
Predicting Real Madrid’s matches in their run for the final has been an impossible task. Ancelotti’s side had no right to beat PSG, they had to dig deep against Chelsea and then made a surprising comeback to beat City.
Liverpool enter as favorites and rightly so after a stellar season competing on all fronts and could cause real problems at Real’s bottom line in Paris.
Benzema and Vinicius Jr will have their chances of success against Liverpool’s top line, but the Reds are the most complete team and are well placed to get a third trophy of the season.
Liverpool wins 3-1.
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Face-to-face history and results (h2h).
Real Madrid are unbeaten in the last five games between the teams, including the victory in the 2018 Champions League final and the draw in the quarterfinals last season.
Liverpool wins: 3
Sorts: 1
Real Madrid wins: 4
Last odds
Liverpool – 11/10
Draw – 14/5
Real Madrid – 11/4
Your SBK. Subject to change.