Liverpool and Real Madrid will face each other in the Champions League final for the second time in four years.
Saturday, May 28 Real in the final match of the Champions League will play with Liverpool. Match Liverpool – Real will be held in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, at the Stade de France stadium. The match between Liverpool and Real Madrid kicks off at 22:00. Sport Arena tells you everything you need to know about the Champions League final Liverpool – Real.
Liverpool – Real Madrid before the match
On Saturday, Spanish champion Real Madrid and English vice-champion Liverpool will officially close the big European club season. For the second time in four years, a Spanish and English club will play in the Champions League final.
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On the way to the final, both teams played 12 matches. Liverpool’s indicators are 10 wins, a draw and a defeat, the goal difference is 30:13. Real Madrid had eight wins and four draws in the same period, Creamy scored 28 goals, conceded 14. Liverpool suffered their only defeat from Inter in the second match of the 1/8 finals (0:1). Real lost in the group to Sheriff Yuriy Vernidub (Real finished first, beating Inter and Shakhtar except for Sheriff, who took third place) and at each stage of the playoffs PSG (0:1 in the 1/8 finals), Chelsea (2:3 in the quarter-finals ) and Manchester City (3:4 in the semi-finals).
As for Liverpool, the Reds in the group have won all six matches, finishing first in the quartet with Atlético, Porto and Milan. In the playoffs, the Reds passed the already mentioned Inter, Benfica and Villarreal.
Where to watch Liverpool vs Real Madrid live
On Saturday, May 28, the final match of the Champions League Liverpool – Real Madrid online video broadcast can be viewed on the Megogo platform. Since the 2020/21 season, Megogo has been offering broadcasts of Champions League and Europa League matches. And in general, all the leading clubs and world tournaments are represented on the platform.
You can also watch the online video broadcast of the final match of the Champions League Liverpool – Real Madrid on the Volya TV platform.
And you can follow the events of the Champions League final match between Liverpool and Real Madrid in the Sport Arena online text broadcast, which will be available on our website starting from 21:00.
What you need to know about the Champions League finalists
Real Madrid and Liverpool together have 19 European Cup/Champions League victories. Madrid have won the most prestigious club tournament in Europe 13 times – a record figure, Liverpool – six, second only to Milan (7 wins) and sharing second or third place with Bayern. At the same time, Real Madrid celebrated their last success in the Champions League in 2018, Liverpool – a year later. Both clubs in these years and played for the last time in the final.
In total, for Real Madrid this final is the 20th in history, for Liverpool – 10. It is easy to calculate that the Spanish and English clubs lost three decisive matches each.
How did Liverpool and Real Madrid play?
As mentioned above, the teams met four years ago in the Champions League. Then Real Madrid celebrated the victory in Kyiv – 3:1. And in general, in the last five matches, Liverpool cannot beat Real Madrid (four defeats and a draw). After the final, the teams met at the 1/4 finals of the Champions League last season. Then Real won in Madrid – 3:1 and defended a draw in Liverpool – 0:0.
Overall, Liverpool have only won two of their last seven head-to-head matches, with four losses and a draw. It is noteworthy that the last time the Reds beat Real in the 2008/2009 season at the stage of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League: 1:0 in Madrid, 4:0 in Liverpool.
Match referee Liverpool – Real Madrid
The main referee of the match is French referee Clement Turpin. For him, the upcoming final is the ninth match in the current Champions League. Prior to that, Turpin worked in two matches of the qualifying round, four group stage matches and meetings of 1/8 and 1/4 finals. In eight previous matches, the Frenchman showed 23 yellow cards (an average of three per game), three red cards and four penalties.
By the way, Turpin also worked at the matches of the Ukrainian club, serving the match of the third round of the group stage Barcelona – Dynamo (1: 0), and at the Real Madrid match. Under his supervision, Creamy beat Chelsea in London (3:1) in the first quarterfinal match.
Liverpool vs Real Madrid Stadium
The Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid will take place at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. Initially, the match was supposed to be hosted by St. Petersburg, but due to the large-scale Russian military invasion of Ukraine, it was moved to France.
The Stade de France has hosted the 1998 World Cup and 2016 European Championship finals, as well as the 2000 Champions League final. The arena was lucky for Real Madrid, who beat Valencia 3-0 in the decisive match, thanks to goals from Morientes, McManaman and Raul.
Interestingly, Liverpool and Real have already played at the Stade de France and also in the League final, however, then the European Champions Cup. In the 1980/1981 season, the British defeated Creamy 1-0 thanks to a Kennedy goal and won the trophy.
Champions League final ball Liverpool vs Real Madrid
This time around, UEFA and adidas have broken with tradition. The inscription “peace / peace” dedicated to Ukraine is applied to the ball. What’s more, the ball’s wide design is noticeably devoid of color, with pure white panels symbolizing truce and unity.
After the game, the ball will be put up for auction and the proceeds will go to charity.
Best betting odds for Champions League final Liverpool vs Real Madrid
According to the bookmakers, Liverpool is the favorite of the match. English win bets taken at the rate of 1×2.06 against 1×3.6 – to win Real Madrid. A draw comes with a coefficient of 3.75.
Liverpool – Real Madrid
05/28/2022
22:00
Liverpool win
2.06
Real Madrid win
3.6
Other options may be considered. Moreover, there are enough of them. For example, the bet “more than four corners in each half – yes” looks interesting for 2.2. In addition, do not forget that the defense is not the strongest link in Real Madrid. And if so, then you can take a chance and take “Liverpool individual total over 1.5 for 1.93.
Source: Sportarena
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