UEFA Champions League---Liverpool VS Real Madrid Prediction

Liverpool VS Real Madrid    Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:05-11-2025 04:00 Wednesday
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After arguably "sacking off" the EFL Cup by sending out the kids and the reserves against Crystal Palace, Arne Slot had no other option but to mastermind a victory over Aston Villa in Saturday's Premier League clash, lest talk of a shock sack grew inevitably louder.

The under-fire Dutchman could have become the first Liverpool boss to oversee five consecutive defeats in the Premier League, but he belatedly got the response he was looking for, as Mohamed Salah's 250th Reds goal preceded a deflected second from Ryan Gravenberch on Merseyside.

While Unai Emery's men were very much the architects of their own downfall, vastly improved individual displays from Slot's side were also highlighted, as the rejuvenated English champions marched to just a second win from eight games in all tournaments.

The only other success in that sequence was an emphatic European one, as the Reds obliterated Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 on Champions League matchday three to rise into the top 10 of the league-phase table, only outside the automatic last-16 places on goal difference.

That embarrassment of Eintracht preceded a dismal loss to Galatasaray and 3-2 home win over Atletico Madrid, the latter result representing an incredible 15th straight victory in European group stage/league-phase home games for Liverpool, who finally know what it feels like to spoil the Real party again.

Before Paris Saint-Germain crushed Liverpool's hopes of European glory last season, the Reds bested Real Madrid 2-0 at Anfield in the league phase to end an agonising eight-game losing run against Los Blancos, who had won seven of those contests during that hot streak.

Ancelotti and Alonso were coincidentally both slain at Anfield in 2024-26 - the latter's Bayer Leverkusen side were subjected to a 4-0 beating - but the now-Real boss returns to his old stomping ground once again with a Blancos side who just cannot stop succeeding.

Three for three in Europe - taking down Marseille, Kairat and most recently Juventus - the visitors have also assumed control of the La Liga title race, following up their quintessentially chaotic Clasico win over Barcelona with a 4-0 hammering of Valencia on Saturday.

Thirteen of Real Madrid's 14 games in all competitions this season have now ended in triumph - the one aberration being their bewildering 5-2 derby loss to Atletico - although they are the lowest-ranked of the five Champions League teams with nine points from their first three games.

Match Prediction: Liverpool 1-2 Real Madrid
Alonso's ride at Real Madrid has not been smooth-sailing so far; from the Vinicius Junior Clasico meltdown to reports of unhappy senior players, the former Liverpool man has overseen a significant culture change in the Spanish capital.

However, that shake-up has translated to success after success on the pitch, and as it is too early to tell whether Liverpool's win over Villa is a sign of a sustained improvement, a more consistent Blancos side have our vote to ruin the Reds' parade once again.