Liverpool and Real Madrid meet for the third time in the title match, and so far, the record is leveled, with one win each. The Reds closed the season in the English Premier League  beating the Wolves at home, but losing the title due to Man City’s spectacular comeback against Aston Villa. Meanwhile, Real played with Betis without goals, having an easy and relaxing game in which they didn’t want to spend too much energy. The venue of this clash is Stade de France in Paris.

The Reds’ fans were frozen when Mane left the pitch against the Wolves, but it turned out that his hamstring injury wasn’t that problematic. Hazard is out for Real, David Alaba as well, and Gareth Bale too. According to the sources from the club, Isco won’t be in the protocol either.

Real Madrid, who amazed Europe with their achievements, knocking out Paris Saint-Germain and then Manchester City in two of the top games of the season, bet a lot on three main people: The international Belgian goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois who is going through a period of amazing playing condition and contributed the most with his impressive saves to reach the team of Ancelotti and Perez to the final.

After all, the leader who listens to the name, Luka Modric, despite being more than 35 years old, is the brain. The footballer who knows where and when to send the ball. Who can forget the amazing transfer to Rodrigo who scored against City? Probably no one. And of course the third, the French forward, Karim Benzema who, especially in the last two years, has been doing things and miracles. Not having Cristiano Ronaldo by his side, he unfolds his incredible talent and scores wherever he is. Without any of his opponents, he can be stopped.

For their part, Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool, after losing the Premier League title in the last game, has now pinned its hopes on winning the Champions League. He bets a lot on the Egyptian striker, Mo Salah, who in 2018 was injured at the beginning of the match and left. Now he is coming back stronger in order to get the rematch as he claims.

He does not forget what happened in Kyiv. Excellent dribbler with great executive ability. He can shoot a game on his own. Next to him is the Senegalese striker, Sadio Mane, a footballer you do not know where he will come from. Fast and good scorer. Of course, we do not ignore the international Dutch central defender, Virgil Van Dike, the "rock" of the Reds' defense, who dominates with his presence, covering every gap that is presented.

We will look forward to seeing who emerges victorious from this great titanic battle…

Head to Head

In 1981 Liverpool beat Real in the CL finals, 1-0. In 2017, Real got even, winning 3-1. The most recent matchup was last year, once Los Blancos eliminated the English side in the quarterfinals, 3-1 at Bernabeu and 0-0 in England.