An early finalist.. This description applies to the confrontation that will bring together the English Liverpool and Real Madrid teams at Anfield Stadium, the stronghold of Liverpool, in the first leg of the Champions League final, despite the clash of the two giants of the old continent at this stage of the prestigious continental championship, which witnesses the two teams owning every What is honorable in its competitions throughout its history.
Real spirits and great ambition
Real Madrid is leading the confrontation in light of a high morale, as the Spanish Marengi crowned the fifth title of the Club World Cup a few days ago, in addition to the Italian Carlo Ancelotti, coach of the royal team, also betting on the morale boost that his team got after winning the Asunas with two goals without a response, In the last round of the Spanish La Liga competitions,
Strength, speed, and skill are the most prominent weapons of the riyal
The readiness of the striking force that Ancelotti relies on, and all of them represent the striking force of their national teams, especially the scoring weapons represented in Marco Asensio, the international Brazilian duo Vinicius Junior and Rodrigo Da Silva, and the striker and scorer of the Dominican Republic Mariano Diaz, in addition to that the average field for the royal also includes a group of the best players in the world and they are specifically German Toni Kroos, Croatian Luka Modric, and Uruguayan Federico Valverde, with the return of French Ferland Mendy, the left defender, and the cold that his compatriot suffered, Karim Benzema, did not affect the goal machine from catching up with the Reds meeting, and these have the ability to consolidate the Maringi complex in the English team, which was embodied by the Spanish team more Once, as happened in the finals of the tournament in 2018 in Kiev and 2022 in Paris.
Liverpool
Despite this, the German Jurgen Klopp, the coach of the English Reds, is also armed with a force to be reckoned with, such as the dangerous duo Mohamed Salah, the fatal bullet of the Egyptian national team and one of the legends of Liverpool and the African continent, and the Brazilian Roberto Firmino, who are a really dangerous scoring force, and the Liverpool midfield still retains its strength through Henderson, Fabinho and Stephen Batic.
The journey of Real Madrid and Liverpool in the Champions League
Spanish club Real Madrid occupied the top of Group F of the Champions League, with 13 points, one point ahead of German Leipzig. The royal team achieved 4 wins, one draw, and was defeated in a single match against Leipzig during the team’s group stage campaign.
Liverpool club qualified in second place in Group A, with 15 points, on goal difference from Italian club Napoli, who are in the lead. Liverpool managed to achieve 5 wins and suffered one loss against Napoli during its group stage campaign.
The date of the Liverpool and Real Madrid match in the European Champions League
The Liverpool team will meet its rival, Real Madrid, today, Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at ten o’clock in the evening Cairo local time, eleven o’clock Mecca Al-Mukarramah time, and twelve midnight UAE time.
Channels broadcasting the Liverpool match against Real Madrid in the Champions League
The channels broadcasting the Liverpool and Real Madrid match, in the first leg of the 16th round of the European Champions League 2022/2023, the Qatari beIN Sport group, which has the rights to broadcast all matches, in European Union competitions, and therefore the Liverpool match against Real Madrid will be broadcast. Live, on beIN Sports 1 HD Premium,
Referee for the Liverpool and Real Madrid match in the European Champions League
The UEFA Referees Committee entrusted the management of the confrontation between Liverpool and Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 to Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs.