UCL: Liverpool vs Real Madrid – Possible prediction

Former Liverpool defender, Jamie Carragher, is one of the many people looking forward to the UCL finals between Liverpool and Real Madrid this weekend.

Carragher in a statement said he is “confident” that his former club will beat Real Madrid to the Champions League trophy this time around.

According to the Reds former defender, the Spanish side have “carried a lot of luck” so far.

Real Madrid defeated Manchester City, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain to make it to the final.

But Carragher told Sky Bet’s The Overlap podcast: “I’ve watched Real Madrid in the Champions League this season and they’ve lost more games in the Champions League than Liverpool have lost all season in all competitions.

“Real Madrid are a very good team but they’re not as good as Man City and I don’t think they’re as good as Chelsea – even though they beat both of them.

“You can spin it both ways with the spirit, the winning, the coming back, but they’ve carried a lot of luck in those games, which you need. If you win every game in the last minute coming from behind if you’re that good a team you don’t get yourself in that position all the time.

“Man City should have battered them, they should have won [their semi-final first leg] 6-2 at home – and then they’re 3-0 down at home to Chelsea.

“Of course, Real can win – it’s a one-off game. I just think if City or Liverpool were playing Real Madrid in a one-off game, having their team and playing near their best, they’d win the game. I’m confident.”