Real Madrid lock horns against Liverpool in the 2nd leg of round of 16 at Champions League on Thursday, March 16th at Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain. Welcome to Real Madrid vs Liverpool game preview.
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Real Madrid Preview
Spanish Giants Real Madrid are coming of a 3-1 win over Espanyol in La Liga Santander on Saturday. Real Madrid are in good form heading into the 2nd leg of round of 16. Their only loss in their last 5 matches was against Barcelona.
Real Madrid are ranked 2nd in the Spanish La Liga winning 17 games, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. Karim Benzema is the team’s top scorer with 11 goals. Vinicius Jr has scored 8 goals. When it comes to the champions league Vinicius Jr is the team’s leading goal scorer with 6 goals and two assists. Brazilian forward Rodrygo has been expectational as well scoring 3 goals and making two assists.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men defeated Liverpool 5-2. They were trailing by two and made a comeback win which has never happened from Real Madrid ever before. Ancelotti will be hoping for a much better performance from his men this time around.
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“Liverpool is a great team which made us suffer in the first half so I’d say that, unfortunately, this tie isn’t finished. No way.”
Carlo Ancelotti
Liverpool Preview
Liverpool are heading into the game against Real Madrid on back of a commanding 7-0 win over Manchester United in the Premier League. Mohmmad Salah is their go to man in crunch situations to score goals. Salah has scored 11 goals and 7 assists in the Premier League. Darwin Nunez scored 8 goals.
In the Champions League Salah has scored 8 goals and made 2 assists. Darwin Nunez has played second to Salah scoring 4 goals. Liverpool’s hand out loss in the 1st leg against the Spanish giants will be on their minds.
“I think Carlo [Ancelotti] thinks the tie is over. I think so as well at the moment. In three weeks [before the second leg] it might be different. We will go there to win, that’s all I can say.”
Jurgen Klopp
Jurgen Kloop will be keen on correcting his team’s defensive errors. The road to the quarterfinals of the Champions League is up for grabs in a must win contest for Liverpool. Liverpool are known for historic comebacks but the scenario is quite different as Kloop’s men are not the same strong side as they were once.
Match Details
Match: Real Madrid vs Liverpool
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain
Date & Time: Thursday, March 16th @ 1:30 AM IST
Live Streaming: Sony Liv, Sony Sports 1, Sony Six
Real Madrid vs Liverpool Head to Head record
Real Madrid and Liverpool have faced each other 10 times in the history of the UEFA Champions League, with Real Madrid holding the upper hand with six victories, one draw, and three losses. Here’s a breakdown of their head-to-head record:
- 1981 European Cup Final: Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid
- 2008 Champions League Round of 16 1st Leg: Real Madrid 0- 1 Liverpool
- 2008 Champions League Round of 16 2nd Leg: Liverpool 4 – 0 Real Madrid
- 2014 Champions League Group Stage: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool
- 2014 Champions League Group Stage: Liverpool 0-3 Real Madrid
- 2018 Champions League Final: Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool
- 2020 Champions League Quarterfinals 1st Leg: Real Madrid 3- 1 Liverpool
- 2020 Champions League Quarterfinals 2nd Leg: Liverpool 0 – 0 Real Madrid
- 2022 Champions League Final – Liverpool 0 – 1 Real Madrid
- 2023 Champions League Round of 16 1st Leg: Liverpool 2- 5 Real Madrid
Overall, Real Madrid have scored 17 goals against Liverpool in their 10 meetings, while Liverpool have scored 10 goals against Real Madrid.
Real Madrid vs Liverpool Predicted Lineups
Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Éder Militão, Rüdiger, Nacho; Modrić, Tchouaméni, Kroos; Valverde, Benzema, VinÃcius Jr.
Liverpool:  Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Bajcetic; Salah, Gakpo, Diogo Jota.
Real Madrid vs Liverpool Match prediction and Betting Odds
Real Madrid are the favorites to win the game against Liverpool in the 2nd leg of Champions League round of 16. The odds favoring home team Real Madrid to win the game are 1.91, while the odds favoring Liverpool to win the game are 3.50.
Real Madrid has 42% chance of winning the game, while Liverpool has 33% chance of winning the game. We Predict the score line to be Real Madrid 3- 2 Liverpool.
