Over the course of their season, Liverpool, which is in eighth place in the Premier League standings, has been plagued by inconsistent play. Over the weekend, the Merseyside team beat Newcastle United by a score of 2-0, and they will try to do the same in this game.
On the other hand, Real Madrid is currently in second place in the La Liga table and has not performed at their best this season. In their previous match, Los Blancos defeated Osasuna with ease by a score of 2-0, and they will be determined to step it up this week.
Event details:
- NAME: Liverpool – Real Madrid
- DATE: 21 Feb 2023
- TIME: 20:00 UTC
- VENUE: Anfield, Liverpool, England
Prediction
Over the past month, Liverpool have clearly improved, and they will be determined to move in the right direction. This weekend, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo will try to show that they can be deadly on their day.
Real Madrid has issues to address before this match, but on their day, they can be powerful. At the moment, both teams have a level playing field, so this matchup could end in a draw. Prediction: Liverpool 2-2 Genuine Madrid
Head-to-Head
In the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid has a strong record against Liverpool. They have won five of the nine games they have played against Liverpool, while Liverpool has only won three of those games.
In their last three matches against Liverpool on the road in the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid has not lost and has kept two clean sheets.
The longest streak of this kind against a single opponent in European competitions is Liverpool’s six losses to Real Madrid.
Only one of Real Madrid’s last seven away games in the UEFA Champions League against English teams has resulted in a victory, and that victory came in April 2022 against Chelsea.
Under Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool’s five-game winning streak in the UEFA Champions League is the club’s second-longest in the competition.
Team news
Similarly, Ancelotti anticipates that Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema will be fully recovered for Tuesday after a much-needed rest, despite Real’s concern about his fitness following his absence from the match with Osasuna due to muscular fatigue.
More urgently, Toni Kroos and key midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni have been ill and have been left out of the team. Because of this, Eduardo Camavinga and Dani Ceballos ought to join Luka Modric in the triumvirate.
Ferland Mendy, the left back, has a thigh injury that will keep him out for several weeks. Backup striker Mariano Diaz also has an unspecified problem that keeps him out. Courtois, who made nine saves in the final last year, has recovered from a hamstring injury and will start when he returns to English turf.
Lineup
Liverpool:
- Alisson;
- Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson;
- Bajcetic, Fabinho, Henderson;
- Salah, Gakpo, Jota
Real Madrid:
- Courtois;
- Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Alaba;
- Ceballos, Camavinga, Modric;
- Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius Jr
Liverpool vs Real Madrid Betting Tips
Result: Draw Game with more than 2.5 goals: Yes, Mohamed Salah will score; Yes, Real Madrid will score first.
Where to watch
On Sony LIV, you can watch the matchup between Liverpool and Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 live.