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MATCH PREVIEW

Real Madrid carries a 3-1 lead to Anfield, but this tie is far from over, Liverpool did the impossible against Barcelona back in the 2019 semifinal at this same venue.

Georginio Wijnaldum and Divock Origi were the stars of the show on the night with a pair of goals each that helped the Reds come back from a 3-0 defeat at Camp Nou to finish-off the tie on a 4-3 aggregate. So, there is still hope with Real missing their three first choice defenders in Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane and Dani Carvajal, and now the flamboyant Lucas Vazquez made it to the list.

However, Jurgen Klopp must get his tactics right here, since Madrid is happy to play second fiddle regardless of the opposition and this kind of scoreline suits their style of play. We have seen a “defense-first” approach from the Spaniards over the past few months, while the attack starts with piercing balls from the middle via Modric and Toni Kroos. The young Brazilian, Vinicius Junior, is another player that came to the fore in recent weeks, his speed vital in opening defenses of both Liverpool and Barcelona in the past week.

One must believe that the monkey is off the back after Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Aston Villa on the weekend, the Reds struggled at Anfield and were without a home win since December 16, 2020.

Nevertheless, this is an enthralling content for us neutrals, goals expected in plenty with the equation to qualify for next round imminent with plenty of attacking firepower in both side’s array.

PREDICTION

A potential thriller is on the cards with Liverpool is left with no choice but go for the goals as early as possible. A high scoring game on the cards with their opponent made it a habit of punishing teams with the quick passing direct attacking style. Therefore, once again the over 2.5 goals at full-time is our first choice pick for this Champions League duel.

The full-time result can go either way and we will not touch it even when we feel the Reds have the upper hand here. But this is the kind of match when you have two teams with a contrasting style of football and quality match winners in their Armory.

Thus, we take another bet from the goal market and this is both teams to score in the second half; we saw the same often when Madrid comes against attacking oriented teams. And in this season’s Champions League, against the likes of Inter, Gladbach, Atalanta and the Reds in first leg.

Over 3 goals would be predicted.

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