The night of 7 May 2019 with the 4-0 at Barcelona is now closed in the drawer of memories, but of sporting miracles Anfield they understand. The Liverpool welcomes the Real Madrid in a stellar challenge, the passage to the semifinals is played: the result is all in favor of Whites – 3-1 the first leg match -, but anything can still happen. The infernal February has now passed, but the trend of Reds is still marked by inconstancy: in the last 14 races disputed 8 defeats have come. Real seems to have resumed their march after the eighth match against Atalanta in which Modric and his teammates showed their muscles. The first leg showed a clear difference, especially from a mental point of view, but as we know the Champions League follows a diametrically opposite script. 19 trophies on the pitch, 4 of which have been won in the last five editions: the ingredients for an extraordinary evening are already on the plate.
HOW THE LIVERPOOL ARRIVES – “There will be no fans, it will be a difficult match. We have nothing to lose, we will try to win the victory”. The team of Jurgen Klopp he wants to try another come back against a Spanish team, but given the values on the field a week ago in Valdebebas and the words of the coach, the percentages of a reversal have dropped drastically. In the championship, however, a small streak of victories has arrived that could give some more hope to the English. Several heavy absences, there will be no Henderson, Van Dijk, Gomez and Matip. In front of Alisson, space for Kabak and Phillips, with Alexander-Arnold and Robertson on the flanks. In the middle of the field the games are practically done: Fabinho in the control room supported by the couple Thiago Alcantara-Wijnaldum. In attack Diogo Jota will be the only reference with Salah and Mané on the outside lanes.
HOW REAL MADRID ARRIVES – The You meringues led by Zinedine Zidane gained confidence after the victory in Classic and after the success of the first leg, but the French coach knows very well the pitfalls that these races can hide. Precisely because of the experience both as a player and as a coach, Zidane does not want to underestimate the hosts. L’gala eleven foresees some important absence, above all that of Ramos due to the positivity at Covid: Courtois confirmed in the door, the Belgian will rely on Nacho and Eder Militao, with Odriozola and Mendy on the outside lanes. If in defense there are several problems to solve (given the absences of Vazquez and Varane), in midfield they are all available: Casemiro will be the low top, Kroos and Modric will manage the operations. In attack all on Benzema, the French will be joined by Asensio and Vinicius.
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