All eyes will be on the Stade de France on Saturday night as Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final. The Spaniards emerged victorious when these two met in the 2018 final, and Jurgen Klopp’s side will be out for revenge. We’ve previewed the mammoth clash and provided our football predictions, as well as the latest live odds available on site. Place your football bets with Bet777.be – the best place for football odds and live betting on the Champions League final.
Liverpool vs Real Madrid Preview
Despite the disappointment on the final day of the Premier League campaign, Liverpool will come into this fixture in fine form as they look to claim their third trophy of the season. They have lost just once in 2022 as they prepare for their third Champions League final in five years. The stakes don’t get much higher than this, but you’d expect there to be a little extra motivation for Jurgen Klopp’s side after the way in which they lost to Madrid in 2018. They will be slight favourites in the football predictions at 2.15.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side will also be confident as they travel to Paris, having cruised to another La Liga title. Karim Benzema has had the best individual campaign of his career, with the Frenchman sure to be in contention for the Ballon d’Or if he leads his team to a 14th European Cup title. For all of their impressive attacking work, Madrid have left a lot to be desired in the defensive third – they will go into the game as underdogs in the football predictions at 3.40.
They may have boasted the second best defensive record in La Liga, but their frailties at the back were on full display in the semi-final comeback against Manchester City. Pep Guardiola’s side would have been out of sight had they been more clinical. Liverpool undoubtedly have a front three capable of capitalising on any chances they manage to carve out.
Sadio Mane has been in exceptional form towards the back end of the season, and although Mo Salah has not been as ruthless in front of goal as we’ve come to expect, he still finished the domestic campaign as joint top goalscorer. With both sides possessing ruthless finishers, our football prediction is to expect goals.
Liverpool vs Real Madrid Football Predictions and Betting Tips
Tie with goals – 3.65
There isn’t a lot between these two in terms of quality, and our football prediction is that this might be decided over 120 minutes. There’s almost certainly going to be goals when you look at both attacks, but things are far closer than when they met in 2018.
First goalscorer: Karim Benzema – 4.50
The Frenchman has netted 44 goals in 45 games in all competitions. He has been simply unstoppable this season, and we wouldn’t be surprised to see him break the deadlock on Saturday night.
Bet on demand: Real Madrid win, both to score, Salah first goalscorer – 23.00
Salah will be looking to put things right after being forced off through injury in the 2018 final, but Madrid have proven you can never count them out. If you’re looking for some longer odds, why not give this custom bet a try? Los Blancos have won four of the last five meetings between these two, and no team knows how to get the job done in Europe quite like them.
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