Real Madrid will be playing against Liverpool in the UEFA champions league finals for the second time in the last five seasons. Both teams are favourites to win the title this season but it was Los Blancos who won it when they last met in the finals of the competition. The images below depicts how both teams lined up and play against each other in the 2017/18 finals....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
How Liverpool lined up in the 2017/18 UEFA champions league finals.
Goalkeeper: Karius.
Defenders: Andrew Robertson, Lovren, Virgil Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold.
Midfielders: Jordan Henderson, James Milner and Wijnaldum.
Forwards: Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino.
How Real Madrid lined up in the 2017/18 UEFA champions league finals.
Goalkeeper: Keylor Navas.
Defenders: Marcelo, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane and Dani Carvajal.
Midfielders: Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Isco.
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.
Some of the Real Madrid players who won Liverpool in the 2017/18 finals have left the club. Cristiano Ronaldo and Varane are currently at Manchester United, while Sergio Ramos and Navas are at Paris Saint-Germain. The rest of the starting squad are still at Real Madrid but some of them are no longer part of the starting Xi under Carlo Ancelotti.
It was Gareth Bale who came in as substitute scored two of Real Madrid’s goals in the 3-1 victory. However, the Welshman has not been part of Ancelotti’s starting lineup for a while and this shows that Real Madrid squad has changed alot since winning the 2017/18 UEFA champions league title.
However, two of the Liverpool players who started for the Meseryside reds in the 2017/18 UEFA champions league finals have left the club. Wijnaldum is now at Paris Saint-Germain while Lovren is now at Zenit Saint Petersburg. The rest of the starting lineup are still at Liverpool, while some are no longer in Jurgen Klopp’s regular starting lineup.
Roberto Firmino, Milner and Karius are the players in this category. Nothing much has changed in the squad that lost against Madrid in the 2017/18 finals, but the Meseryside reds now has the chance for retribution against the Spanish giants on Saturday night.