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Liverpool and Real Madrid face each other this Tuesday (9:00 p.m. Movistar Champions League) in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
Ancelotti's team makes its debut in the qualifiers and has the first important test on the way to its fifteenth
orejona.
The whites repeat last year's final against Liverpool, although the English team does not arrive at its best.
Klopp's men are eighth in the Premier and cling to the highest European competition to relaunch their season.
Thiago is low in the
reds,
while Ancelotti will not be able to count on Tchouameni or Mendy and bets on Rodrygo as a starter in attack along with Vinicius and Benzema.
Toni Kroos, who will start from the bench, has also recovered at the last minute.
It is a special match for Madrid, who will try to bring a victory to Amancio Amaro, a club legend who died this Tuesday.
LIVLiverpool
0
Alisson, Virgil Van Dijk, A. Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Stefan Bajcetic, Fabinho, Henderson, Darwin Núñez, Salah and Gakpo
RMA Real Madrid
0
Courtois, Eder Militao, Alaba, Dani Carvajal, Rüdiger, Federico Valverde, Modric, Camavinga, Benzema, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo
goals
Referee
István Kovács
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This is the starting eleven of Real Madrid!
Coutois;
Carvajal, Militao, Rüdiger, Alaba;
Valverde, Camavinga, Modric;
Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius
ACT.21 FEB 2023 - 20:07
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Firmino against Benzema, duel at the top of the 'false nine'
Diego Torres
Encouraged by dentist Robbie Hughes, Roberto Firmino strove to turn his teeth into the most well-cared collection of ivory on the planet.
After enameling his incisors, molars and fangs with an experimental nuclear target, all his teammates watched him brush and polish each day, painstakingly, piece by piece, before and after each workout, with a paste that costs £250 a knob.
Asked about the rumors, Andrew Robertson attested that the legend was true.
"If I'm in my corner and Bobby smiles in the opposite area, I see his teeth shine," the full-back confessed to a friend, half perplexed, half laughing, convinced, like everyone in the Liverpool dressing room, that the The best investment the attacker made was in his smile, the light of Anfield,
Diego Torres tells you.
You can read the full story at this link.
ACT.21 FEB 2023 - 19:56
Welcome!
Buenas tardes!
Welcome to the Liverpool - Real Madrid live, match of the round of 16 of the Champions League.
Ancelotti's men arrive at the match in great shape, after winning the Club World Cup, beating Elche and beating Osasuna in the League.
Real Madrid face Liverpool again after last season's Champions League final, in which the white team prevailed to lift their fourteenth European Cup.
The Reds do not arrive in such good shape, eighth in the Premier, and they will have to fight to snatch victory from the current champions.
Enjoy the game with us.
Let's start!
ACT.21 FEB 2023 - 19:19
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