Liverpool and Real Madrid meet this Tuesday in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, a match in which the final of the last edition is reissued. The whites have straightened out the course after winning the Club World Cup, after several punctures in LaLiga Santander.
Ancelotti's team faces the duel after an important victory at El Sadar against Osasuna (0-2), which places them eight behind Barcelona, leader of the domestic competition. In addition to the victory, the madridistas are emptying the injury infirmary.
The Frenchman Karim Benzema rested against Osasuna to be 100% ahead of Real Madrid's visit to Anfield this Tuesday. There was no injury, just accumulated fatigue from the load of games for a footballer who has already missed 12 games this season and who Ancelotti has looked after in recent days, in which he has played two of the last five games. Ferland Mendy also participated in training.
Liverpool is also turning the tide in the Premier League. He beat Newcastle this Saturday (0-2). The 'reds' got a balsamic victory, thanks in part to Alisson's saves, to find some regularity and regain strength before hosting Real Madrid at Anfield. Those of Klopp are still close to the fourth place for access to the Champions League.
The duels between Liverpool and Real Madrid have become a classic in Europe. The whites have managed to turn history around in their confrontations against Liverpool, against whom they lost in their first three official European duels with a painful debut in the 1981 European Cup final, before unleashing dominance with two indelible summits for the memory of madridismo, the 2018 and 2022 finals.
In addition, Liverpool and Real Madrid have starred in the most repeated final in the history of the European Cup, called the Champions League since 1992. Up to three editions with a win for the 'reds' and two Real Madrid players.
The match between Liverpool and Real Madrid for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 will take place this Tuesday, February 21, at 9:00 p.m. The match can be seen on television on the Movistar Champions League and can also be followed live on the La Vanguardia website.
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Gomez, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Bajcetic; Nope, Núñez y Salah.
Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rüdiger, Alaba; Camavinga, Ceballos, Modric; Fede Valverde, Vinicius and Benzema.
