The Spanish and the English face off this Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabéu with a big advantage for the meringues
OR Liverpool experienced great frustration in front of his fans at Anfield, when he was defeated by 5 to 2 for the real Madridthree weeks ago, in the first leg of the round of 16 of Champions League. He is now looking to “do something special” at the Santiago Bernabéu, as evidenced by right-back Alexander-Arnold, to try and reach the quarter-finals. The meeting is scheduled for 5pm this Wednesday.
The England team need to win by a three-goal lead to make the decision for extra time. The way to advance directly to the next stage is to win with a lead of four goals or more. In the semi-final of the 2019 edition of the European tournament, Jürgen Klopp’s men, champions of that year, faced a similar challenge and managed to overcome it, losing 3-0 against Barcelona in the first leg and coming back 4-0 in the second leg .
The difference is that the decision of that semi-final was at the home of the English. In the history of the Champions League, no away team has ever overturned a three-goal first leg defeat at home. In addition, only five times have a team that lost at home been able to get back on top at their opponents’ stadium. The only time a visitor overcame a two-goal deficit after a home defeat occurred in 2019, when Manchester United eliminated Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes.
“We’ll have to do something special in Spain, to be honest. But it’s one of those situations where it’s like the Barcelona game, where you go there with nothing to lose,” commented Alexander-Arnold. “They’re the ones with a three-goal lead. If we come out of there and we don’t win, that’s fine, we were three goals behind, that’s what it is. So we don’t feel any pressure, we go there to win the game,” he concluded.
After the first match, the Anfield side gave supporters cause for hope, beating rivals Manchester United 7-0 in the English Premier League. In the next game, however, he again aroused suspicion as they were defeated 1-0 by Bournemouth.
If they don’t get the spectacular comeback they need, Liverpool will add a third successive defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League. Eliminated by the Spanish squad in the quarter-finals of the 2020/2021 season, after a 3-1 defeat in Spain and a goalless draw in England, they met their rival in last season’s final in a 1-0 loss.
With the big difference built in the first leg, Madrid will take the field at the Santiago Bernabéu with some confidence, but vigilant. After the incredible result obtained at Anfield, he had a below average performance. They drew with Atlético de Madrid and Betis, in Spanish, as well as being defeated by Barcelona in their first match of the Copa del Rey semi-final. Victory was regained last Saturday, with a 3-1 draw against Espanyol.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti, speculated as one of the possible names to take over for the Brazilian national team, hopes that the merengue attack will work quickly to appease the reactionary momentum of the opponents. One of the main bets for this is striker Vinícius Júnior, whom the Italian sees as constantly evolving, ready for the role of world football.
“I’m happy with his progression,” said the coach of the Brazilian. “He had an exemplary attitude in the last match. The best thing is that he is focused on what he is doing on the pitch. He is on his way to writing Real Madrid history in the coming years, as Modric, Kroos, Benzema and Casemiro have written,” he added. .
Source: Terra
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