The UEFA Europa League round of 16 is back with a classic matchup, and the drama of the former final is about to repeat itself, as Liverpool will host Real Madrid for the first time. The two teams have met frequently in recent years, the Galactic Warriors against the Red Army occupies an absolute advantage, from last year to the two finals in 2018, and then in the last six encounters, Real Madrid 5 wins and 1 draw, Liverpool seems to have been unable to return to heaven. This season, Liverpool's form is deteriorating, and it's extremely difficult to reverse Real Madrid. On the other hand, Real Madrid's side, the lower half of the handicap, seems to be more stable. (Now 643 Wednesday 4am live)
Liverpool are currently in mid-table in the league, failed to defend their EFL Cup and EFL Cup titles, and only finished second in the UEFA Europa League group stage, with Real Madrid drawn in the round of 16, making the road to promotion incredibly bumpy. Although the situation of striker injuries has improved, the league results have also improved, just won two consecutive victories, but Thiago Silva is out of injury, the last league goal scoring Davin Nasir shoulder injury has not yet recovered, whether he can play is still not clear, the lineup of the Red Army to win over the Real Madrid, the chances of victory are slim.
Waverty in hot form
Real Madrid retained the same starting lineup that won last year's title, and easily advanced to the top of the group stage. Recently, they won the World Cup for the historic 5th time, scoring 9 goals in two games, showing their powerful attacking firepower. After winning the title, they thrashed Elche 4-0 in the league and won 2-0 against Osasina in their last match. Despite the injuries of Teo Gauthier and Modric, goalkeeper Lulian is getting into form, the midfield is flexible, Benzema and Ferran Wahidi have been in excellent form recently, and the latter scored another goal last time, so I believe it's not difficult to break Liverpool's defense.
