Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool have the potential to beat Real Madrid in the Champions League final, but has expressed concern over a slow start.
Although the Reds finished with a 3-1 win over the Wolves on the final day of the Premier League on Sunday, Pedro Neto surprised Anfield in the early stages as he attacked Ibrahima Konate’s error from behind.
And the defending Champions League winner Carragher has outlined the dangers of a slow start against Madrid, but believes his former club has more quality than the record 13.
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“Liverpool have the powers of recovery mentally,” the 42-year-old, who helped win the club’s fifth European Cup in 2005, told Blood Red Podcast. first goal, they wouldn’t win the game, but you don’t want to do it too often towards the end of the season because you see signs in the second half, where are they going to get that energy?
“They always seem to find it, they always do something to win the game, but you don’t want to be chasing a game, against Real Madrid the first goal can be vital and you don’t want to be chasing a good game. Match in a great field at the end of the season with so many games on his legs.
“This is something that Liverpool have to look at and cross their fingers in order not to concede the first goal. They (Madrid) only play for a few moments, I’ve seen them since the first Champions League match when they lost to a team called Sheriff.
“They’re not as good as Liverpool, they’ve lost as many games or more in the Champions League as Liverpool all season, but they just have something about them, which we also have as a club. When you’re down, you always think because we are Liverpool, Real Madrid have it too, they have the belief that they are supposed to win and that is what they have done.
“They have been lucky in all the round of 16 where they should have gone. Is it luck? Team spirit? Connection with the players, the staff, the fans? And as it is Real Madrid, the latter must be said, but if they do it like they did in the playoffs and we play our part, we win. “
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