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Carlo Ancelotti confirms two Real Madrid starters and tactic for Liverpool Champions League final
Carlo Ancelotti has shared the formation he will use in the Champions League final against Liverpool while naming two players who are set to start the showpiece fixture in Paris.
Jurgen Klopp's side will face Los Blancos in two weeks at Stade de France, with the Reds chasing a seventh European Cup and the perfect ending to the 2021/22 season. The two sides went head-to-head in Kyiv in the 2018 final and Liverpool will be out for revenge after the heartbreak of this fixture.
Madrid booked their place in this year's final against all the odds, producing a remarkable late comeback to knock Manchester City out of the competition. The second half introductions of Eduardo Camavinga and Rodrygo proved to be an inspired call from Ancelotti as both players helped turn the tie on its head.
The Spanish side were in La Liga action yesterday evening, earning an emphatic 6-0 win over Levante, though attention soon turned to the Champions League final. Asked after the match which formation he is likely to utilise during the upcoming contest with Liverpool, Ancelotti told Diario AS : "4-3-3. Sometimes it could end up as a 4-4-2.
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Liverpool have one guaranteed starter who simply cannot miss out against Chelsea
The rivalry Liverpool hold with Chelsea will never be as fierce nor as passionate as their enmity with Everton or Manchester United. There’s no doubt that some of the Reds’ defining matches in the last 20 years have been against the Blues from west London though.
Liverpool’s first (and hopefully not last) trophy of 2021/22 was won against Chelsea, and Saturday’s FA Cup final against them will be the first for the Reds since they lost to the same opponents 10 years ago. The sides contested three Champions League semi-finals between 2005 and 2008 and Chelsea provided the opposition on the night Liverpool were crowned champions of England for the 19 th time. There are memories galore as far as they’re concerned.
As Jurgen Klopp prepares his men for the second of their three cup finals in this campaign, he will likely reflect on how tight the trilogy of matches with Chelsea have been over the last nine months, with each game ending as a draw. The visitors led for 23 minutes at Anfield, Liverpool returned the favour for 36 minutes at Stamford Bridge and neither side was able to break the deadlock in the League Cup final. The teams have already played for five hours in 2021/22 and four of them were spent on level terms.
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