As Liverpool and Real Madrid sweats it out in Kiev as what is consider as the biggest football match on the European s
tage, experts around the world share their views on and predictions before the clash of the titans.
IAN LADYMAN
Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool
I fear this may be where the dream dies for Liverpool. Unless something dramatic has happened behind closed doors between Rome and Kiev, it is hard to see Liverpool keeping a clean sheet and that leaves them having to beat Cristiano Ronaldo & Co in a shoot-out. I would be delighted – but very surprised – if they manage it.
ROB DRAPER
Real Madrid 3-2 Liverpool
I hope I’m wrong. I’d love to see Liverpool’s brand of Football triumph. And I’m sure at times they will trouble Real Madrid, just as Tottenham did. They could even have a 15-minute spell when they’re utterly dominant. But Ronaldo and his team-mates know how to get this job done, even from 2-0 down. And they have the quality to do it.
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DOMINIC KING
Real Madrid 1-3 Liverpool
There is no logic to this prediction as, to be frank, how many Liverpool players would get into Madrid’s starting line-up on Saturday. Two, possibly three, at best? But I have had feeling for sometime that Liverpool will win this competition and I can see Roberto Firmino having a huge say in the outcome. Liverpool’s preparations could not have gone smoother. Now it is time for the players to deliver.
MIKE KEEGAN
Real Madrid 2-2 Liverpool (Liverpool win on penalties)
A lightning start sees Klopp’s men hit the Spaniards twice on the counter to surge into a 2-0 lead. A Ronaldo-led comeback brings Real level, but Liverpool’s name is on the trophy and they prevail in a tense shootout.
JOE BERNSTEIN
Real Madrid 1-2 Liverpool
Real's team hasn't changed much. It may be seen as a strength by some but could be a weakness. Remember AC Milan's great 1994 Champions League team returning to the final a year later and being mugged by Ajax's youngsters. Kroos, Modric, Benzema, Ramos, even the great Ronaldo, aren't quite at their peak any more. Klopp will demand one final amazing effort from his Liverpool team and if they can put five past Manchester City and seven past Roma, they can surely knock a couple past Real in 90 minutes.
CHRIS WHEELER
Real Madrid 2- 3 Liverpool
It’s an ambitious prediction but these are two ambitious teams, meeting at the climax of a Champions League season rich in goals and attacking football. We could be in for a classic in Kiev. Madrid are favourites, and rightly so, but Liverpool have the firepower to cause an upset and deny the European champions a hat-trick of titles.
MATT BARLOW
Real Madrid 2-3 Liverpool
I’m expecting goals in keeping with the knock-out rounds (91 goals in 14 ties at 3.25 per game) and backing Liverpool’s pace and energy to overwhelm Real’s class and experience.
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