At the Santiago Bernabeu in the early hours of this morning, Real Madrid once again made the world football scene a sensation, in the case of 90 minutes and two goals behind in the aggregate score, they not only scored 2 goals in injury time to equalize the total score, but also sealed their throats in extra time, and finally eliminated Manchester City 6-5 on aggregate, and after four years, they reached the Champions League final again, and will compete with Liverpool at the Stade de France in Paris in the early morning of May 29, Beijing time.
With the emergence of the final matchup, the latest odds to win the championship are also generated, Liverpool is the more optimistic side, their odds of winning the title are 1 to 1.5, while Real Madrid, although three consecutive rounds of series staged a big reversal, but the odds of winning the championship are still only 1 to 2.6, much lower than the Reds.
In the Champions League final four years ago, Liverpool lost 3-1 to Real Madrid, regrettably, that game, Salah's early injury departure, and goalkeeper Karius's disastrous performance were impressive. Because of this, Salah published the content "We have an account to calculate" on social media, and the flame of revenge burned inside.
As can be seen from the odds, the outside world is also generally optimistic that Liverpool can take revenge, after all, they are the only team in Europe that can go hand in hand on four fronts, and the strength is evident. But the team also has two obvious disadvantages that are likely to make them drink and hate again.
The first is the physical problem. As mentioned earlier, they have gone hand in hand on four fronts this season, and while strong, it also means they face more attrition. Before the Champions League final, Liverpool have four league rounds and one FA Cup final to play, while Real Madrid have only four league games left.
Don't look at it, it's only 1 game, but the difficulty is very different. Real Madrid have won the championship in advance in the league, and the next 4 rounds of matches are purely procedural, and the core players can even rotate to rest, even if they play, it will be a very relaxed mentality.
Unlike Liverpool, they are still 1 point behind Manchester City in the league, and they must play 100% spirit in 4 league games. The FA Cup is a trophy that Klopp has never touched, and it is equally important, and there is no reason to be sloppy. That is to say, these 5 games, Liverpool must be treated in a state of full blood, which will have a huge consumption of the team's physical and psychological energy.
By the time the Champions League final came, Liverpool were already exhausted, bloodied. The Real Madrid side is lightly armed and waiting for work, and the mental outlook of the two teams will be completely different.
The second is psychological disadvantage. Football matches are not only a competition of technical and tactical levels, but also a contest of psychological level, especially when the gap between the strength of the two teams is not large, psychological factors can often play a decisive role, Manchester City collapsed at the last moment, in fact, the psychological level is not strong enough.
In the 18-year final, Real Madrid won Liverpool, and last season's Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid 3-1 at home, 0-0 away, the total score of 3-1 eliminated Liverpool, the last 3 games 2 wins and 1 draw, the psychological advantage is obvious. In addition, Klopp's career match against Ancelotti is also slightly inferior, it can be said that Real Madrid is Liverpool's veritable bitter owner.
And as long as you watch the ball long enough, you will find that in the football game, you can always believe in the power of the spell, you can believe in the power of the bitter lord.
Therefore, in fact, Real Madrid has become the party closer to the Champions League trophy, and Liverpool want revenge, I am afraid that it needs the care of fate.