Defending
champions Real Madrid will face Liverpool in their third consecutive final of
the Champions League this Saturday.
Kick-off:
19:45 BST
Date:
Saturday, 26 May, 2018
Venue:
NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv
Referee
Appointment: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Team News:
Real Madrid
Real
Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has no injury and suspension concerns ahead of this Champions League final game.
Zidane
rested Keylor Navas and Karim Benzema in their last game of La Liga against Villarreal
but likely to recall the duo back to lineup.
The
boss is expected to start with a similar lineup as of semifinal as he eyes to
win third European trophy in a row.
Liverpool
Liverpool
will visit Kyiv with lot of injury concerns; Joel Matip, Alex
Oxlade-Chamberlain and Joe Gomez all are out.
Duo
midfielder Emre Can and James Milner are both back to training from their
recent knocks. However, only the latter is expected to take a role in the starting eleven.
Adam
Lallana is also back to full fitness and could add some depth to the squad on
the final match day.
Jurgen
Klopp will stick with the same lineup that trashed Roma in the semifinal
earlier this month.
Possible Lineups:
Stats:
Real Madrid won both of their last two legs against Liverpool in Champions League,
conceding no goal.
Liverpool
have scored more than a goal in 9 of their last 10 games in Champions League.
Liverpool
have scored 40 goals in Champions League this season, more than any other side.
Liverpool
have lost only 1 game in Champions League this season.
Prediction:
Real
Madrid 1 – 3 Liverpool
Definitely
a tough and an entertaining game for both the clubs.
I
will go with a Liverpool win with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane on the score
sheet.
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