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In the final of the 2021/2022 Champions League, which will be held on May 28 in the capital of France, the English club Liverpool and the Spanish Real Madrid will meet. Jurgen Klopp's wards had a brilliant season and can add the most prestigious to all the trophies. Carlo Ancelotta's team has already become the champion of Spain and played magnificently in the Champions League. Let's recall how the teams went to the finals and try to estimate the chances of victory for each of them.
The teams' path to the Champions League final
Taking first place in Group B, Jurgen Klopp's team then defeated Inter Milan with a total score of 2:1, then the Portuguese Benfica 6:4, and in the semi-finals the Spanish club Villarreal (5:2 on aggregate).
The Spanish Real also left Group D in first place, then in the 1/8 finals they overcame the French Paris Saint-Germain with a total score of 3:2, then they passed Chelsea, and in the semi-finals, in a hard-fought battle, they won in extra time over Manchester City with the score 3:1.
How are the teams' chances evaluated
As for Liverpool, the club continues to fight for all possible titles. They have already won the League Cup, and the final of the FA Cup is ahead. In the English Premier League, before the draw with Tottenham, Jurgen Klopp's team was behind the leader Manchester City by one point, but now this gap has increased to 3, with three rounds remaining. The "Reds" spent the season magnificently, and they are considered the favorite quite deservedly. But a draw with Tottenham is alarming, if it is not just a coincidence.
For Carlo Ancelotta's wards, the main upheavals are already behind them. Real Madrid became the champion of La Liga and can focus all their attention on the preparation for the final of the Champions League, the path to which was not easy. Rest will come in handy, because there are many veterans in the team, Modric and Benzema have already crossed this threshold. But the team's fans are determined only to win.
Prediction for the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid
If you recall the previous meetings between the teams, Real Madrid won the last five. But in the current final of the Champions League, experts give victory to Liverpool with a slight advantage.
Cappers in Telegram the following odds are given for the upcoming match:
- for the victory of Liverpool - 1,55;
- for the victory of Real Madrid, taking into account overtime and penalty shootout - 2,55;
- Karim Benzema's goal is offered at 2,0;
There is still time before the match and something may change. But in any case, a magnificent spectacle awaits us.
