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Tomorrow at Anfield, Liverpool will host a very thrilling match against Spanish giant Real Madrid. Last year, Liverpool lost the UCL final against Los Blancos. Therefore, the Klopp boys are now eagerly waiting for revenge.
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Liverpool have been suffering since the start of the season. They have already lost seven games in the EPL, standing at 8th. However, two back-to-back victories boosted them hugely ahead of the clash against Real Madrid.
Liverpool have earned two victories in their last two games, defeating Everton and Newcastle United. Moreover, the return of Van Dijk makes them more confident about the fight with the Spanish giant.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid are also in good form. They won the club world cup. Moreover, The Los Blancos scored 15 goals and conceded only four in their last four games in all competitions.
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Liverpool’s records against Real Madrid are not good enough. Although they won the first three matches against Real Madrid in European competitions, Liverpool remains winless in the next six meetings with Los Blancos.
Moreover, Liverpool’s home records are also poor in the Champions League. Liverpool failed to win their previous three meetings at Anfield against Real Madrid and failed to score a single goal in those games.
However, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is confident to secure the victory at home ground. Following the victory against Newcastle United, the boss said, “It’s early to say we’re back, but we kept fighting like we did when we were bad and we’ve got our second win in a row. We feel good. It’s been a long time since we’ve achieved that.”
While asked about the match against Real Madrid, Klopp said, “We face one of the best teams in the world. It will be difficult but we play at Anfield, so let’s go for it,”
Team News
Both teams will miss several key players tomorrow. Darwin Nunez scored a goal against Newcastle but was forced to leave the pitch after getting a knock in the 2nd half. He is still in doubt for tomorrow’s clash, while Luis Diaz, Ibrahima Konate, Thiago Alcantara, and Calvin Ramsay are still out of the squad due to injury.
As for Real Madrid, Karim Benzema got a knock during the match against Osasuna, but the manager will wait for him until the last. Unfortunately, Carlo Ancelotti will miss the service of midfield duo Aurelien Tchouameni and Toni Kroos because of an injury.
