After the match against West Bromwich Albion, the Liverpool team has invested in active preparations, because in three days, the Liverpool team will usher in a very important game, that is, this season's UEFA Champions League Ten
The first leg of the knockout round of the top six.
Yes, this season's UEFA Champions League has finally resumed. Liverpool will face La Liga giants Real Madrid at their home stadium, Anfield, in the first leg of the round of 16 knockout rounds.
Real Madrid is one of the most successful clubs in world football today. They have won the Champions League nine times in the history of the club and are currently the team that has won the most Champions League titles in the world. Moreover, last summer, Real Madrid invested heavily in building
Galaxy Battleship II.
They spent 96 million euros to introduce Cristiano Ronaldo from the Red Devils Manchester United, another 60 million euros to introduce Kaká from the Rossoneri, and more than 70 million euros to introduce a package from Liverpool.
Xavi Alonso and Arbeloa, they also spent 30 million to welcome striker Benzema from Lyon...
Last summer, Real Madrid told you what it means to live rich, what it means to live in style, and what it means to live rich!
After introducing these stars, Real Madrid once became the most watched team in the world. Almost everyone was full of expectations for this team, either with hatred or jealousy...
After introducing so many stars, Real Madrid's strength has indeed been improved, but after the introduction of so many stars, Real Madrid's locker room became chaotic, because these stars were all in the locker rooms of their respective teams.
Leverage, speaker.
Now that so many stars have been introduced, what exactly should be heard in the Real Madrid locker room? Who is the only voice in the Real Madrid locker room?
This is a problem, this is a serious problem!
Before making a big move to introduce these stars, everyone in Real Madrid thought that there was Raul in their locker room, a superstar who came out of Real Madrid, a golden boy. This guy is the flag of Real Madrid, he represents Real Madrid
, with him here, naturally the Real Madrid locker room has to listen to him.
Raul may be able to scare players who come from Real Madrid or Spain, and may also have a certain deterrent effect on stars from other national teams. But this does not include Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo is an arrogant guy, and he is also an ambitious guy. Maybe in everyone's eyes, his arrogance is very annoying, but he has the ability to be arrogant, and the capital is arrogant, and he came to Real Madrid.
Come to be the leader.
Look, who has the highest annual salary in Real Madrid now? It's Cristiano Ronaldo! Who has the highest value in Real Madrid now? It's Cristiano Ronaldo! Who has scored the most goals in Real Madrid now?
It's him, Cristiano Ronaldo! Who has the biggest role in Real Madrid's team now? Or him, Cristiano Ronaldo!
If that's the case, then why does Cristiano Ronaldo still listen to you, Raul?
And not everyone in the Real Madrid locker room may listen to Raul. Real Madrid's locker room problems have always existed, and they are still very serious. Almost every head coach who leaves Real Madrid will complain about Real Madrid when they leave.
The locker room is full of factions, conflicts and lack of unity. It is simply a fantasy for a team like this to make a difference in the Champions League.
And now the conflict between Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul has become very obvious. Cristiano Ronaldo is not convinced by Raul at all, and Raul saw the rookie ignore him after coming to Real Madrid, and even talked with him.
Against himself, Raul was very dissatisfied with Cristiano Ronaldo.
It is said that the current head coach of Real Madrid, Pellegrini, is already worried about this matter, and he is in a very bad mood. He thought that he would be able to do a good job in taking over such a team, until he came,
Pellegrini realized that he had thought too simply.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul are both big names, and he is not easy to mess with. In the Real Madrid lineup, Pellegrini's status is very low. The ones with high status in Real Madrid are often these stars.
, and the head coach, step aside.
Therefore, when formulating tactics or deploying troops, Pellegrini often has a lot of constraints, which does not allow him to fully display his talents. Therefore, Real Madrid is now defeated by Barcelona in the league.
Pressed to death.
Pellegrini's weight is still not heavy enough. A team like Real Madrid needs a head coach with full weight to control it.
However, even with such a Real Madrid team, Liverpool still cannot underestimate their opponents. Moreover, Liverpool must attach great importance to their opponents. If Liverpool does not attach importance to Real Madrid, Liverpool will be eliminated in the end.
Benitez is very familiar with Real Madrid, because his coaching career started at Real Madrid. Moreover, after last season, Benitez also had a scandal with Real Madrid, saying that Real Madrid
Interested in bringing in Benitez.
Moreover, Real Madrid and Benitez are very close, and they almost ended up getting together. Therefore, Benitez knows Real Madrid very well.
Last season, Liverpool played against Real Madrid in the Champions League. At that time, it was in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, and Real Madrid's head coach at the time was still Juande Ramos.
That time, Liverpool defeated Real Madrid and advanced to the last four. Real Madrid also holds a grudge now. This time, they came for revenge. This time they came for victory.
Qiu Ze's understanding of Real Madrid is limited to the last match, but the Real Madrid team that played against them no longer exists. Real Madrid has changed a lot now. These two teams are completely different.
There is only one team, so we cannot compare last year’s Real Madrid with this year’s Real Madrid.
Real Madrid's strength is still very good, but now that Real Madrid is having internal problems, this is an opportunity for Liverpool.
At this time, Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul were having a serious quarrel. It is said that the top management of Real Madrid knew about this matter, and they also tried to reconcile Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul, but they found that it was impossible
, the two seemed to be incompatible with each other.
At this time, Real Madrid's top management had to make a choice between the two. One is Real Madrid's long-standing banner figure; the other is the future football king whom Real Madrid spent more than 90 million euros to introduce in the summer.
How to choose?
Liverpool is now facing Real Madrid, which is in constant internal troubles. This is definitely Liverpool's luck.
This game is very attractive, because this game is full of spectacle. This is the second time Liverpool and Real Madrid have met in two years. Last season, the two met twice, and Liverpool finally defeated them.
Real Madrid advanced to the semi-finals.
This time the two teams met in advance, making the showdown even earlier. Of course, everyone wants to see whether the still strong Liverpool team is better, or Real Madrid, which spent a sky-high price in the summer, is better?
Another highlight is the duel between Cristiano Ronaldo and Qiu Ze. These two guys are natural enemies. Their grudges are no secret in world football. Every time they fight with these two guys
A duel can always attract the attention of countless people, and this time, of course, is no exception.
Originally, everyone thought that after Cristiano Ronaldo left for Spain, there would be almost no chance of a showdown between Cristiano Ronaldo and Qiu Ze. The fans were very regretful and disappointed.
Who knew that the duel between these two guys would happen again so soon? Can this not make fans look forward to this game?
Also, Xavi Alonso and Arbeloa will return to Anfield. These two guys performed very well after moving to Real Madrid and became indispensable main players for Real Madrid. Now they
Back at Anfield, how do they perform? It's worth watching.
This game has a lot to watch, and it is also a key game in the knockout round of the UEFA Champions League. It has certainly received countless media attention and reports.
Real Madrid's performance in the UEFA Champions League group stage was good, and they qualified first in the group. Liverpool's performance in the group stage was very poor, and they even came close to qualifying.
No, they stood out from the group almost at the last moment, and Fiorentina, whom they squeezed out, still had the same points as him. If Liverpool hadn't relied on their high number of away goals, Liverpool wouldn't even have been able to qualify from the group.
From here we can see the difference between the two teams. Now everyone is optimistic about Real Madrid. After all, Real Madrid performed amazingly in the UEFA Champions League group stage, and their performance recently is also very good. Can everyone not be optimistic about them?
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However, you have to know that in the past, Real Madrid performed very well in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League, but once they entered the knockout rounds, they shrank, which also left Real Madrid with the nickname "Year of Dreams"
.
Liverpool's past performance in the UEFA Champions League has often been poor. Take a look at Liverpool's performance in the UEFA Champions League group stages in the past three seasons. They often determine qualifying for the group at the last moment.
of qualifications.
However, once they entered the knockout rounds, Liverpool seemed to be a different team. They immediately became very strong. Liverpool has entered the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League for many years in a row. Last season, Liverpool was the European champion.
The top four of the league. Last season, Liverpool even won the Champions League. Last season, Liverpool also advanced to the top four of the Champions League.
Therefore, judging from these circumstances, Liverpool's prospects are definitely better than Real Madrid's. It stands to reason that everyone should support Liverpool more.
However, some media have said that this year's Real Madrid is different. They are the second generation of Galacticos. They invested very heavily last summer. Isn't it just to have the last laugh in this season's UEFA Champions League?
Real Madrid now has this strength. Look at how outstanding the performance of Cristiano Ronaldo and others is. Although Kaká joined Real Madrid and did not have a good state, this was mainly because he was injured. Once
After Kaká recovers from his injury, Real Madrid will be unstoppable.
The media before the game were indeed optimistic about Real Madrid. Only the media in England were more optimistic about Liverpool. In their eyes, Liverpool's resilience is definitely much stronger than Real Madrid. The current Real Madrid is too
Young and full of internal conflicts, Real Madrid is definitely no match for Liverpool.