Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Liverpool will be aiming to keep their 100% record intact when they take on Real Madrid at Anfield in a highly-anticipated Champions League showdown. The Reds have been producing excellent performances in all competitions ever since Arne Slot took over the reins and they must be high on confidence following a hard-fought Premier League win over Southampton. Both Luis Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister should be recalled to the starting XI, while the likes of Harvey Elliot, Federico Chiesa, Diogo Jota, Alisson Becker, and Trent Alexander-Arnold remain in the treatment room.
Los Blancos, on the other hand, faced no difficulties in the local derby against Leganes (3-0), but they will have a much bigger fish to fry at Anfield. As Carlo Ancelotti’s men are desperate to bounce back from a shocking 3-1 loss to Milan, there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. The likes of David Alaba, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Lucas Vazquez, and Rodrygo are sidelined with injuries for the La Liga outfit.
Highlighted Player (Mohamed Salah):
Mohamed Salah is considered one of the best African players. Salah began his senior career at El Mokawloon, scoring 11 goals in 41 league appearances for the club and in 2012 he moved to Europe, signing a four-year deal with Swiss side Basel.
The pacey winger, who is capable of playing as a striker as well was producing outstanding displays for the RotBlau from 2012 to 2014 and, as a result, Chelsea chiefs decided to sign him on 26 January, 2015 for a fee of £11 million. Mohamed Salah, though, failed to impress in the Premier league and one year later he was sent on loan to Fiorentina.
After making 16 league appearances for the Viola in the Serie A, the left-footed winger signed a loan deal with Roma on 6 August, 2015. The Romans made the contract permanent on 3 August, 2016. Speaking of his international career, Salah made his Egypt debut on 3 September, 2011 in a 2-1 loss to Sierra Leone. It has to be noted that he was named Roma’s player of the season (2015/2016).
Highlighted Team (Real Madrid):
Real Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. Real Madrid participate in La Liga (Primera Division) and they have won 32 domestic titles. On the other hand, los Blancos have won 13 European Cup titles and that is the main reason why they are considered the biggest football club in the world.
Real Madrid play their home matches at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu and the capacity of the stadium is 84,454. Cristiano Ronaldo is the club’s most successful footballer in the 21st century and the Portuguese superstar has won two Golden Ball awards.
The likes of Alfredo Di Stefano, Zinedine Zidane, Raul Gonzalez Blanco, David Beckham and Iker Casillas are star players who were part of the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu outfit in the past. Real Madrid’s bitterest rivals are Barcelona, but the rivalry between local rivals Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid is big as well. Real Madrid’s home kit is white and, as a result, the team’s nickname is los Blancos (the Whites).