Liverpool vs Real Madrid Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | Champions League, November 27 2024

Liverpool vs Real Madrid Preview

• Competition: UEFA Champions League
• Date: Wednesday, November 27
• Kick-off Time: 8:00 pm GMT
• Venue: Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England

Two of the most successful clubs in Europe, Liverpool and Real Madrid are preparing to face off in the UEFA Champions League at the iconic Anfield Stadium on Wednesday to extend the saga of their legendary rivalry.

Liverpool under Arne Slot is enjoying a sensational run of performances topping the Premier League and UEFA Champions League league phase points table. Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid is marred with a string of injury blows and two important losses at the hands of Barcelona and AC Milan respectively.

The Reds are the only side to claim four wins out of four matches and remain unbeaten during the league phase of the competition with perfect 12 points in their account. In contrast, Los Blancos, the reigning champions are hanging on 18th place with just six points with two and as many defeats in opening four matches.

Liverpool Team News

The hosts will be without their first-choice custodian Alisson Becker due to a hamstring injury which kept him out since the end of October. The attacking duo of Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa both will be on the sidelines alongside another notable absentee, Trent Alexander-Arnold who had missed Liverpool’s recent league outings against Southampton after sustaining a hamstring injury.

Real Madrid Team News

The visitors have dealt with a massive hit following the news of their ace forward Vinicius Junior’s suffering a hamstring knock that rules him out for three weeks. The Brazilian will join his lengthy list of star names in the treatment room such as Eder Militao, David Alaba, Dani Carvajal, Rodrygo, and Aurelien Tchouameni. Ancelotti has received a major boost with the return of Lucas Vazquez ahead of the away European tie.

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Liverpool vs Real Madrid Predicted Lineups

Liverpool Predicted Lineup (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Kelleher

Defenders: Bradley, Konaté, van Dijk, Robertson

Midfielders: Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Jones

Forwards: Salah, Gakpo, Luis Díaz.

Real Madrid Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Courtois

Defenders: Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy

Midfielders: Camavinga, Modric; Guler, Bellingham, Diaz;

Forward: Mbappe

Liverpool vs Real Madrid Head-to-head Record

These two European Royalties have locked horns against each other on a total of 11 occasions on the European stage. The historic European Cup final in 1981 between the Reds from England and Los Blancos from Spain marked the beginning of this epic rivalry. Liverpool won one of those encounters including the aforementioned final.

On the other hand, Real Madrid boasts the most wins with seven triumphs including two Champions League finals in 2018 and 2022 respectively. Notably, the former Los Blancos star Karim Benzema has scored the most number of goals — seven, in this momentous contest followed by Vinicius Junior with five goals.

Recent five head to head between Liverpool & Real Madrid

Key Players to Watch in Liverpool vs Real Madrid

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

The Egyptian International has been the difference maker for Liverpool amid his contract situation at Anfield beyond the 2025 summer. This term, the 32-year-old has racked up a tremendous 32-goal contributions in just 18 appearances across all competitions.

Momahed Salah netted 12 goals and provided 10 assists which included a goal and four assists in the Champions League in the first four outings and started in all of those fixtures. He has been directly or indirectly involved in goal or assist in previous three appearances in Europe.

Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)

Questions have been asked about his arrival in the Spanish capital following a high-profile move in the summer, Kylian Mbappe is still exploring his peak performance in a Los Blancos shirt. In his recent La Liga outing, the 25-year-old scored a goal to secure a 3-0 win over Leganes and would look to continue his goal-scoring form in Europe as well.

Amid intense pressure on the Frenchman to fulfil the expectation of being Galactico and lead the Real Madrid attack, he has managed to score nine goals in 17 appearances — though, the figures are below for a forward of his stature. But, slowly and steadily, France International is striving to hit strides despite non-favourable circumstances.

Liverpool vs Real Madrid Prediction

The previous head-to-head record is favouring the record 15 times competition winners, but the current occurrences shift the game towards Arne Slot and Liverpool. The English giants are in exceptional winning form having only been defeated once under the Dutch manager and remaining undefeated in the Champions League 2024/25 campaign.

In contrast, Injury-plagued Real Madrid have already lost two games in the competition and their chances for Automatic Qualification for the next stages seem complicated as things stand, their recent La Liga victory might have given them a bit of hope. However, triumphing Liverpool at Home is still a challenging task to execute with a weakened squad. We say a 3-2 win for the hosts at home.

Predicted Score: Liverpool 3-2 Real Madrid

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