In the Champions league quest for the semifinals spot Liverpool Fc is looking forward to overturning a 3-1 aggregate against Spanish giants Real Madrid tonight at Anfield.
Los Blancos had a 3-1 dominance in their first leg clash of the cup quarterfinals when Liverpool made a trip over to Spain where youngster Vinicius Junior nailed a brace as Marco Asensio made it 3 for the hosts. An outstanding performance from the Ice cold midfielder Toni Kroos saw him take charge of the entire midfield with his sensational long passes.
Despite missing the services of their key players such as Sergio Ramos and Rafael Varane Madrid defence line looked unshaken . Liverpool on the other end did not come out empty handed at the final whistle in Madrid as they secured an away goal through their star striker Mohammed Salah.
In their trip to England Madrid has confirmed that they will work without the services of their Capitain Sergio Ramos who tested positive of Covid 19 and is in isolation. They will also have to work without speedy winger Lucas Vazquez who suffered a knee injury in the El Clasico clash against Barcelona on Saturday.
The Merseyside Red will need a total of 3 goals in their own turf to make it an aggregate of 4-3 so as to sail through to the next level of the cup competition.As it sounds an impossible mission to many ,Liverpool are still hopeful to pull up a miracle tonight against Madrid.
This quest of victory in the Uefa Champions league Knockout stages will not be the first one as they knocked out Madrid's bitter rivals Barcelona at the same turf in a historic 4-1 victory in 2019 Uefa Semi finals.As Zidane's side might seem to have sealed their semi finals spot it won't be wise to rule out Liverpool just yet despite having an ugly season run due to injuries.
Liverpool however have been picking up their winning form lately after a recent win over Aston Villa that saw them get back to fight for the top four position in the EPL with a total of 52 points 3 points behind 4th placed West Ham. The battle at Anfield tonight will see Liverpool threaten to take revenge against Los Blancos who have now won in the two of their last meetings.
Liverpool's revenge mission still poses a huge question mark among their fans now that the former champions league winners Bayern Munich and Fc Porto attempt to avenge on their opponents yesterday backfired .