The first leg ended Liverpool-Real Madrid 2-5. All is set for the decider in this Champions League Round of 16 fixture!
These teams have little in common geographically as Liverpool have to travel 2000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Real Madrid nor Liverpool as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Real Madrid form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu as Real Madrid have scored 26 goals to get 28 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the La Liga are 8-4-0 (wins-draws-losses). 5W-1D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Real Madrid.
Madrid's last game was hosting Espanyol and winning 3-1. Militão was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.52 out of 10. The defender Militão scored one goal and won 3 of 4 duels.
0-0 away at Real Betis before that.This is expected to be a close game, with Real Madrid perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Real Madrid as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Real Madrid has won 3 of these, drawn 0 and lost 1.
There will be little rest for Real Madrid after this match as they are travelling to Barcelona for a La Liga game in only four days.
Madrid can score goals in their home matches. After 12 league matches they have found the net 26 times. From these home matches, Real Madrid have conceded only 9 goals.
Liverpool form and stats
Liverpool was sent out of Champions League in the final last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Liverpool so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-7 (win-draw-lose). Total Champions League statistics for Liverpool: 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
There might be some fixture complaints from Liverpool as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-1 against AFC Bournemouth. Alexander-Arnold was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.63. The defender Alexander-Arnold hit two key passes and won 4 of 7 duels.
That result followed a home victory 7-0 versus Manchester United in the Premier League.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by Liverpool in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Liverpool, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
As for defending, Liverpool rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Madrid have won or drawn the last 7 matches (6-1-0) facing Liverpool.Liverpool - Real Madrid 2-5 was the scoreline in these sides' last head-to-head match, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 11 goals |   M. Salah Ghaly 11 goals |  V. Júnior 8 goals |
Real Madrid missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Real Madrid | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 52 | 28 | Scored | S | 15 | 43 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 17 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 6 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16.6 | 19.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 13.8 | ||
| 6.1 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 33% | ||
| 10.5 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 10.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 31 | 56 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 45 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 44 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 37 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 34 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 33 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -5 | 31 |
| 12 | Girona | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 30 |
| 13 | Real Valladolid | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -16 | 28 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -8 | 27 |
| 15 | Cadiz | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 27 |
| 16 | Valencia | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| 17 | Getafe | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 26 |
| 18 | Almeria | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -14 | 25 |
| 19 | Sevilla | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -12 | 25 |
| 20 | Elche | 25 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 28 | -30 | 13 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 63 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 42 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 49 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 42 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 41 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 39 |
| 8 | Fulham | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 39 |
| 9 | Brentford | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 38 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 37 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 34 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 27 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 27 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 32 | -26 | 26 |
| 15 | Everton | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -18 | 25 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 35 | -26 | 24 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 23 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 23 |
| 20 | Southampton | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -21 | 21 |
