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Liverpool predicted to control deep ball possession final Liga Champions against Real Madrid. One thing to watch out for: Vinicius Junior.
Liverpool will face Real Madrid in the Champions League final at the Stade de France, Sunday (29/5/2022) early morning WIB. This match is a repeat of the 2018 final, when Madrid emerged as champions with a 3-1 victory.
‘The Red’ will try revans. Since their previous defeat, they have gone through a lot and won many trophies, including the Champions League, Premier League, European Super Cup, Club World Cup, as well as the Premier League Cup and FA Cup this season.
Former Liverpool and Real Madrid striker Michael Owen predicts the game this weekend. He predicts Mohamed Salah et al will take the initiative and press, while Madrid are eyeing on a counter-attack.
Madrid have taken such an approach this season, including against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City. And the figure of Vinicius Junior will be a key factor in the plan.
Liverpool must anticipate this threat, considering that Trent Alexander-Arnold will often leave his area to help attack. The gap has the potential to be fully exploited by Vinicius.
“I think Liverpool will probably have a lot of possession, because I think Madrid will want to keep the gaps behind them so that players like Mo Salah and Sadio Mane don’t get in,” Owen told the Daily Mail. Metro.
“But I also think they’re going to want to defend deep to actually push Liverpool into a high line defense and then try to exploit it on the counter-attack.”
“Any opponent will look at Liverpool and think the way to beat them is to try to get behind the back of the line. When Trent Alexander-Arnold came on they had Vinicius who could really hurt Liverpool in that position.”
“I think Ancelotti will try to expose that area and Vinicius will be one of their key components. Benzema is in good form, but it feels like the gap behind Liverpool and Vinicius’ pace they might try to exploit.”
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