Already 8 goals in the Champions League for Mo Salah!
With his 8 goals, the Egyptian is only two points behind Erling Haaland (10 goals).
Real on the royal road?
Real Madrid have qualified 26 times in the last 27 finals when the first leg was away. The exception was against Ajax in the 2018-19 season.
The Liverpool compo
With Salah, Diogo Jota, Gakpo and Darwin Nunez, Klopp lines up four attacking players from the start to try to make up the three-goal deficit.
Alisson – Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson – Fabinho, Milner – Salah, Diogo Jota, Gakpo – Darwin Núñez
Replacements:
Adrian, Kelleher, Gomez, Keita, Firmino, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Elliott, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Matip, Williams
Real with two Frenchmen at kick-off
True to form, Carlo Ancelotti delivered his team composition very early before the match. On the French side, Eduardo Camavinga starts in midfield, as does Karim Benzema in attack. Aurélien Tchouaméni and Ferland Mendy are substitutes.
The team of Real Madrid:
Courtois – Carvajal, Militao, Rüdiger, Nacho – Modric, Kroos, Camavinga – Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius
Replacements:
Lunin, Vallejo, Hazard, Asensio, Odriozola, Lucas Vasquez, Tchouaméni, Ceballos, Rodrygo, F. Mendy, Mariano Diaz, Alvaro Rodriguez
Benzema at 100% according to Ancelotti
Forfeited for Real Madrid’s last game in La Liga, Karim Benzema returned to the merengue group for the shock in the Champions League. Not spared by physical glitches but still as decisive this season, the French striker will still be a major weapon for the Spanish club. Good news, according to Carlo Ancelotti, the 35-year-old veteran is fit to play.
“I feel good. On Wednesday, he will be 100%. He returned during collective training on Sunday, and he had done good work sessions before, said the Italian coach of Real against the press. He is thoroughly, over-motivated. For Karim, for the club, it is a very important competition.”
Klopp still dreams of a feat against Real
Jürgen Klopp has confirmed that he still hopes for a boost from Liverpool against Real this Wednesday in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Corrected in the first leg (2-5), the Reds will need a feat against Madrid to reach the quarter-finals.
“We have nothing to lose, it’s a better situation than when you can lose everything, estimated the German coach of Liverpool on the eve of the continental shock. We can lose a match, we have already felt it, we don’t like it.”
Hello everyone,
In the aftermath of Erling Haaland’s fabulous quintuplet with Manchester City, several other star strikers will face each other this Wednesday in the European clash between Real Madrid and Liverpool.
Winners in the round of 16 first leg (5-2), the Madrilenians of Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr will want to finish the job while the Reds of Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez must shine to dream of a qualification.
A relentless Real or a fabulous comeback from Liverpool? This duel between the two finalists of the previous edition already promises a big show. A continental summit to follow on television on the RMC Sport 1 channel from 9 p.m.. And for those who can’t watch the match, it can be followed live in this live commentary.
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