Real Madrid and Liverpool, for placement in the quarterfinals of the Champions League

Real Madrid from Spain receives Liverpool of England in the second stage Champions League (Champions League) for a ticket to the quarter-finals, with the advantage of three goals from Anfield in a game that ended (2-5) with the white team close to advancing.

Liverpool arrive with the illusion that they will give Real Madrid a big comeback at the Santiago Bernabéu, where they will need to win by at least three goals to advance to the quarter-finals.

Only twice in history Champions Leaguehe Real Madrid they suffered a defeat at their stadium with a three-goal difference. Both in the same course, the 2018/19 campaign, against CSKA (0-3) and the collapse against Ajax (1-4) that led them to elimination with Santi Solari on the bench.

Technician from Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti He promises it will be an “open game” and an offensive approach. He doesn’t want to speculate or “calculate”, very aware of Liverpool’s needs, he will try to force his players’ shots in the exchange of shots. There is no doubt about that.

If Liverpool are to reach the quarter-finals, they will need to pull off the biggest comeback in their history in the Champions League. Many people remember the night in May 2019, when he made it 3-0 in the first game against Barcelona and beat him at Anfield,

Jurgen Klopptechnician LiverpoolHe changed his tone at Anfield after the Round of 16 first leg defeat and vowed to fight against the Real Madrid side he has the greatest respect for, recalling the two final defeats he had learned from.

“He Real Madrid You can smell blood, but we have confidence. They’re huge, they’ve won a lot of games in recent years and there’s nothing negative to bring them down, that’s admirable. The way they play is different from ours, we attack differently,” said the coach Liverpool.

“They have all my respect, it’s a fantastic team. This generation of players is incredible. Modric can continue to play until he’s 45, Kroos still has a lot left, Benzema has two or three years left, and they have good youngsters. Real Madrid He gave me some difficult moments from which I learned,” Klopp added.

Klopp modified the defeatist discourse Anfield to keep fighting for the slimmest chance his team has of beating Real Madrid and getting a tie.

“Three weeks ago I said that Real Madrid would go to the quarter-finals with this result, but now I think there is a game to play and even if there is a one percent chance, I would like to try. We are facing a very strong opponent that we want to beat, it is difficult but possible.We have a lot of respect for the competition, and at the same time Real Madrid so as not to wish for the party to arrive. We are looking forward to playing,” he said.

Liverpool’s stars in such an irregular season that their coach admits they are capable of acting in bad games, but also in some memorable ones, like the seven supported by Manchester United, who serve as inspiration for the Bernabéa.