Who will win the Champions League? Expert forecasts. real Madrid won the Champions League for the second year in a row Who won the league final
1. For the first time in the Champions League, someone won 2 times in a row
Yes, this has never happened before. Since the 1991/92 season, when the main club tournament Football Europe was called the Champions League (groups appeared instead of the cup system from beginning to end), no one won it twice in a row. To Madrid.
While the competition was called the "Champions Cup", they often had winning streaks. Actually, it all started with the Spanish “Real”, who won the first 5 tournaments in a row (1956-1960). Then there were series of Portuguese Benfica (1961-1962), Italian Inter (1964-1965), Dutch Ajax (1971-1973), German Bayern Munich (1974-1976), English Liverpool (1977- 1978) and - scary to say! - Barely kept now in the second-ranking division of their country "Nottingham Forest" (1979-1980), and finally - the Italian "Milan" (1989-1990).
2. Real Madrid won the European Cup for the 12th time
Actually, in addition to those 5 victories in a row at the start of the tournament, the Madrid team had 3 more titles in the 20th century (and two of them were separated by 32 years - from 1966 to 1998). There have been four Champions League triumphs this century. And the Frenchman Zinedine Zidane is involved in all of them (in 2002 - as a player, in 2014 - as an assistant to Carlo Ancelotti, in 2016 and 2017 - already as a head coach).
3. Zidane is not only a great footballer
It's nonsense that the stars do not need a coach - they say, with the "galacticos", as they call Madrid, any couch analyst would have collected all the trophies, smoking on the sidelines. Even such a recognized specialist as the Portuguese Jose Mourinho, having worked for 3 years with aces from Real Madrid, did not win the Champions League - the semi-finals became the limit. After his departure, the “creamy”, as they are also called for the color of the form, won three times in 4 seasons.
Because if you have collected mostly primas, it is very important to establish a good microclimate in the team. Yes, Zidane, of course, is easier than you and me, he has a huge prestige earned on the field. But is it only him? And how many great football players managed to use it?
How many heart-to-heart conversations do you think the Frenchman had with Isco, James Rodriguez, and especially with the Portuguese monster Cristiano Ronaldo? Giving a star a break in time is also an art: Zidane's predecessor, the Italian Ancelotti, was largely hindered by the fact that he did not know how to rotate when it was supposed to.
Well, the behavior of Zizou, what is Zinedine's name football world, it is worth applauding: he never hysteria, does not freak out in vain. Surprisingly, at the same time, he did not want to be a coach before, precisely because it was "too nervous work." After completing his career, he traveled around the world. As they say - traded face. Then he became an adviser to the president of "Real" Florentino Perez. But he still saw a coach in Zidane - and asked to work individually with Jesé and Morata. Then he included Ancelotti in the headquarters. He sent for internships to Marcelo Bielsa and Josep Guardiola. And he entrusted the double, “Castilla”, where at first Zizou did not work out, by the way.
"I needed to add aggression - I was too soft with the players ..." - those who remember Zizu the football player will smile at these words, of course.
And I personally applaud the staff of Zinedine and his assistant David Bettoni (he disassembles the opponent perfectly, according to knowledgeable people). And the decision to put a workaholic Casemiro under Luka Modric and Toni Kroos – Zidane always, while still playing with Claude Makelele in Real Madrid, appreciated the beauty of work in the support zone.
4. Real Madrid had an easier time with Juve than with Atlético
You probably haven't forgotten the two heart-breaking intra-Madrid Champions League finals in 2014 and 2016. In the first of these matches, “Real” equalized at the end of the game and put the squeeze on the opponent only in overtime. In the second - "creamy" won only on penalties.
This time the victory was easier. Much. And let someone mutter something about the final assault, which disrupted the fictitious removal of Cuadrado, all this is talk in favor of the poor. I am sure that nothing frightening for Zidane and his team would have happened - although the second yellow (and therefore red) card the Juventus player received as a result of the simulation of Sergio Ramos, I must admit.
5. Madrid score 65 games in a row
I have no doubt that this is an absolute record for serious teams from serious leagues, at least in the 21st century - maybe at the dawn of football someone gave out worse series. But today it's hard to imagine - except perhaps somewhere in the championship of San Marino or Estonia. And then if there is a clear leader (sorry - I don’t follow).
6. Juve's defense was far from ideal
Juve conceded 3 (!) goals in the entire tournament so far. Yes, yes, in 12 matches! And immediately 4 - in the final.
All this once again proved: even the trio of Chiellini - Bonucci - Barzagli - is far from ideal. Even earlier, the decisive matches of Euro 2012 (even if there was a replacement in the first half) and Champions League 2015 showed the same thing, when Gianluigi Buffon and his defense held on for some time - and then received the full program.
7. Buffon didn't win the Champions League again
The fact that he is a great goalkeeper, of course, this does not negate. But Gigi's bad luck in the finals is amazing. I'm not even talking about the defeat this time - in fact, without a chance. But after all, there was also a lost decisive match with Milan, for example, in 2003 - in a penalty shootout with a decisive blow from Ukrainian scorer Andriy Shevchenko ... By the way: Juventus participated in only 9 Champions Cup finals. Only won twice - and lost 7 times. Impressive, right?
And if there is no victory in the Champions League, there will most likely be no Ballon d'Or either. Which Buffon certainly deserved a long time ago. And by by and large- back in 2006, in the year of victory at the World Cup, he should have received. But the 39-year-old goalkeeper does not finish his career. "I think I'll still win it ..." - he repeats over and over again about the Champions League. Let's see!
8. Juve overestimated their abilities
It seems to me that Buffon kept saying the same thing before the match - and this hindered him in many ways. Like Juventus in general. Uncertainty, fear of an opponent - bad. Self-confidence, bravado - too. We must evaluate our strength realistically, sorry for the pun. However, here the main claims are not against the goalkeeper, of course, but against the head coach: Massimiliano Allegri talked too much about the conviction of victory.
9. Italian coaches- not omnipotent
At the end of this football season, there was generally a lot of enthusiasm about the coaches who came from Juve: in addition to Allegri, Conte did well with Chelsea in England, and Carrera won the Russian championship with Spartak ...
But in the end, everything turned out to be not so rosy: Conte lost the FA Cup final, Allegri now - the Champions League final. True, the Italian Cup took a little earlier. Massimo Carrera, by the way, also did not win the Russian Cup. At least for now.
10. For the first time, the Champions League final was held under the roof
This has never happened before - although they didn’t even play outdoors at the world championships: remember the 1994 World Cup in the USA and the match between Russia and Sweden in Detroit? By the way, the closed roof of the Cardiff Millennium during the battle between Real Madrid and Juve is not related to the weather - they feared terrorist attacks from the air. Including drones. What to do - in such a time we live ...
1. The Champions League impresses spectators year after year with excellent organization; it is an extra-class competition and spectacle, also thanks to partners such as Nissan. What will you remember specifically about the 2016/17 tournament?
KOLYVANOV: Most of all I remember that “Barcelona” in the 1/8 finals managed to lose to PSG - 0:4, and in the second leg - to win 6:1.
BRIDGE: Bright matches that have become a real performance and decoration of the tournament. "Manchester City" - "Monaco" - 5:3, there was a crazy plot. "Barcelona" - "PSG" - 6:1. I still don't understand how this could happen. Feeling that otherworldly forces intervened.
ZYRYANKIN: Like all recent draws, amazing surprises in the playoffs. The confrontation between Barça and PSG is unusual, straight Hollywood, when the hero seems to have already been destroyed, gutted, and he, with a smirk of Bruce Willis, rose from the ashes and succumbed to the adversary. Marvelous matches "Man City" and "Monaco" with a dozen goals scored, and indeed the performance of the Monegasques. The fight between "Real" and "Bayern" in Madrid, albeit spoiled by refereeing mistakes, but on the whole is very bright, from the treasury of world football. And, of course, the heyday of Juventus, which, I hope, has not yet ended.
Oh yes, I almost forgot. Rostov! It's good that and Russian team finally made some noise and stayed in full view of all of Europe. Now I want to get used to it.
2. According to , compiled on the basis of several dozen key football indicators, the best player in the Champions League group stage is Messi (rating 9.8), in the playoffs Robben (8.39) and Neymar (7.93) have high scores, and from the participants in the final leader - Dani Alves (7.76). But this is a version of "dry" statistics. Who do you think are the top three stars of this 2016/17 Champions League?
KOLYVANOV: Number one is definitely Cristiano Ronaldo (- Approx. "SE"). He is the leader of his team and that says it all. The second is Buffon (5.86 - Approx. "SE"), about which I have already spoken a lot. The third is Mbappe (6.74 - Approx. "SE"). This 18-year-old boy is playing very well this season.
BRIDGE: I will name four: Ronaldo, Higuain (- Approx. "SE"), Messi and Mbappe.
Everything is clear with the Portuguese - the best scorer of the tournament. Messi, as usual, drags Barça, scores a lot. Higuain was paid a lot of money and he was able to prove that he is one of the best strikers in the world, he continues to score. Mbappe is an amazing and revealing story for young football players. In the match with CSKA, he went out for 7 minutes, and did more than everyone else. But by that time his name was not so known to the whole world. The guy thinks only about football, I'm sure he still has an amateur contract. French in front big way, but for now put higher current stars I can't do it.
ZYRYANKIN: Cristiano Ronaldo, habitually scoring the most. The Portuguese was not even discouraged by the scandal around some girl who accused the owner of the Golden Ball of indecent behavior: he immediately, as if in mockery, outraged Bayern and then destroyed Atlético.
Gianluigi Buffon is the epitome of Juventus, both traditional and fresh. In the playoffs, he boarded up his gate tightly, even Barcelona did not find a loophole in them.
And, with your permission, the coach Leonardo Jardim, whose "Monaco", not having large resources and a constellation of the best players in the world, confidently, beautifully, for a long time and pleasantly remembered, reached the semi-finals.
3. In the final on June 3 in Cardiff, Real Madrid and Juventus meet. Zinedine Zidane or Massimiliano Allegri - who is the better coach?
KOLYVANOV: Both impress me. Zidane proved himself worthy of a contract extension in his two years at Real Madrid. As far as I know, they will re-sign the contract with him until 2020. If you take the game that the coach instills, Real Madrid is closer to me. However, Allegri has more team play. He does not have such bright stars in Juventus as Madrid. We have to play in the Champions League specifically for the result. It is significant that Turintsy missed the least. Plus, Juve have very good strikers in front - Higuain and a young left-footed Argentinean.
Tactically, the coaches are unlikely to surprise each other. I do not think that "Real" will move away from their usual tactics.
BRIDGE: I would not pay attention to this confrontation. A year and a half ago, they said that Zidane could not achieve anything, but in the end? He won the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup in his first season, the Spanish Championship in the second! I prefer French. I will never put Allegri on the same level as Zidane.
ZYRYANKIN: Real Madrid seems to have found the perfect formula coach for the "team of the world": a mega-star without conceit, frills and oddities, in whose presence best football players planets Earth climb out of their skin, just not to goof off. Zizou, in my humble opinion, is not a great doctor in strategy and tactics, but a thorough knowledge of the game and the giftedness of a football artist help him choose the right plan and foresee the development of fights and possible difficulties. And the talents and class of his wards allow you to solve any problems on the field.
I don’t think that he will surprise Allegri with anything - and vice versa: in our time, all teams, as in the palm of your hand, you can’t hide anything, and by the 60th game of the season, all the tricks, as a rule, have already been exhausted to the bottom. As a coach, Allegri is perhaps stronger than Zidane: he knows tactics more deeply, he is more methodically savvy. But if they had switched places, it is possible that both would have failed, since the role of an ideal mentor, brilliantly played by the Frenchman in Real Madrid, is beyond the capacity of the Italian - but in football chess of the A series, Zidane would be quoted at the level of a candidate master , if not the first-rate.
4. From which of the players do you expect exploits in the final? How will personnel losses affect the course of the match?
KOLYVANOV: Real Madrid players are difficult to fight individually. Everyone knows: if Cristiano is given a minimal chance, he almost always uses it. Benzema and Isco can also perform. Madrid also have a defender who likes to score in the nineties (laughs). Very dangerous standard provisions, because there are enough players in the team who play well with their heads.
Real Madrid have questionable Bale, who has not played for a long time. Even if he recovers, it is not a fact that he will gain optimal conditions and enter the field. But is it a loss? Isco has been a great replacement for Bale and has been one of Real Madrid's leaders in the last month and a half.
As for Juventus, the team is now in good shape. She recently played a match with Bologna, while Real Madrid have a two-week break after the completion of the Spanish Championship. But in any case, both opponents are in good shape. physical form, in optimal condition at the end of the season.
BRIDGE: Ramos is to be feared. How many times has he scored with a header in the 90s. In general, both teams have players who can decide the outcome of the meeting. So I won't pick one. In recent years, for the first time, I cannot imagine how the game will develop in the Champions League final.
Both teams are approaching the decisive match in optimal condition. Bale has not played for a long time, if he can come out, he will not be in that form. His absence will definitely not affect Real Madrid's game.
ZYRYANKIN: Expert opinion should operate with fact and logic, not sentimental feelings, but this time I will break the rules, I will make, so to speak, a "tactical foul." I really want, and I hope that the heavens agree with me on this, that the incomparable Gianluigi Buffon, who became a legend during his lifetime, triumphantly threw the Champions Cup over his head. "Real" wins from year to year, he has nowhere to store the same trophies, and for "Juve" and even more so for Buffon, this is a rare chance, a lucky break. May he be lucky. And let him be the hero of the finale. I have listed others above.
Personnel troubles, as far as I know, will be resolved by June 3 for both teams. Just in time for this date, a full recovery of Carvajal is scheduled, they have already recovered and will be able to play Bale and Pepe, who missed half a season each. How important they are to Real Madrid, clearly shows , where the two best players in Madrid are Bale (7.44) and Carvajal (7.20), and only then Ronaldo (7.17). Alive and well and Khedira, injured rear surface hips in the return semi-final with Monaco, but already appearing on the field in last round Series "A". In short, this is not a problem. And with the state of "Juve" and "Real" full order: a week ago, both of them synchronously won the championships of their countries, and Turintsy days earlier and found the Italian Cup. Celebrations, however, had to be postponed, but the reason is more than respectful.
5. So who will win the Champions League?
KOLYVANOV: The strongest will win! In any case, the match should be bright and spectacular. Both teams have first-class players who can score, pass and dribble. Would love to see more heads!
My personal sympathies are on the side of Buffon, who is under 40 years old. He has never won the Champions League, and I would like him to take this trophy with Juventus. Moreover, the Italian club last won this tournament a long time ago. I don’t know if Buffon will end his career after this or wait until the 2018 World Cup in Russia. After all, he already has a world title, won the UEFA Cup in Moscow with Parma, but he has not won the Champions League yet.
As for Real Madrid, they have a 100% win rate in Champions League finals, but that has to end at some point. Although Madrid, of course, have every opportunity to beat Juventus.
Juve always prefer to play closely with the giants in defense. Take the matches of the current Champions League with Barcelona, which has three excellent strikers. Despite this, the Catalans have not been able to print the gates of Juventus. It is clear that the Italians will play with the “Real” closed, trying to catch the opponent on the counterattack. But if Real Madrid score first, then Juventus will have to open up. Then the balls can be scored in one direction or the other.
I would not say that Real Madrid have super defense. There are certain problems. Even in games with small teams, we saw scores of 4:2, 5:2. That is, the opponents always have the opportunity to score.
Juventus and Real Madrid will play in the Champions League final on Saturday.
BRIDGE: I can't give preference to anyone. Everyone knows that no one has won the tournament twice in a row, but why shouldn't Real Madrid rewrite history? Moreover, Juventus have lost the last four finals.
Trumps "Real" is that in recent games the team looks powerful, wins confidently. Much in the game of the "Royal Club" depends on Ronaldo. And Juve know how to play against such teams. I won't be surprised if Turintsy can close the main star of Real Madrid and save themselves from many problems. Most fans will sympathize with the Italians and their goalkeeper, who deserved this trophy.
I suppose that the main time will end in a draw - 1:1.
ZYRYANKIN: Guessing the result, as Leonid Slutsky correctly noted, is an irrational occupation. It is not difficult to foresee the course of the game, to decompose it into components and episodes in advance, even in nuances. But the "deviations from the norm" that arise during the meeting - bad luck, blunders, losses out of the blue - are capable of turning any seemingly unambiguous plot upside down. Therefore, do not judge strictly if I blunder. 2:1 in favor of Juventus.
Real Madrid's attack is an unimaginable skill plus a masterpiece of inventiveness of unique footballers. But in the final, they will hit a reinforced concrete wall the likes of which have not been seen in a long time, even in Atlético's no less striped kit. The censorship of the Turin Artistic Council, it seems to me, will reject the Madrid ideas and delights completely. One goal "real" geniuses will probably be dragged on the air somehow: their talent is too magnificent, you won't strangle it, you won't kill it. But - no more than that. It is no coincidence that five Juventus defenders at once - a record figure - are in the top 30 among defense players.
At the same time, ahead of Juve, everything is debugged and works with the inescapable power of the blacksmith press - and the defense of Real, to be honest, is the weakest of all the lines of the upcoming final and is unlikely to be able to stop all the passes to Higuain, in which it is enough only hit the ball - and the goal is ready. I think he will kill his. But there is also Dybala , in the Nissan rankings even ahead of Higuain!
Already managed to do the impossible by becoming the first club to win two Champions League finals in a row. And the entire football community is waiting with bated breath to see if Zinedine Zidane's team will be able to defend their title again and win for the third time in a row?
Unsurprisingly, Real Madrid are the top contenders to win the tournament with a 4.5 odds for Real Madrid. This was facilitated by the victory in the Eurocup and the King's Cup at the start of the new season.
The chances of the sworn friends of the Madrid club - "Barcelona", are estimated lower, with a coefficient of 7.5. The Catalans won the last victory two years ago, and the last two seasons did not even get into the final. But maybe it's time to return the lost greatness?
The final, in which Barcelona and Real will play, is considered by bookmakers as the most likely - the odds for such an outcome are 13.00.
Also, according to the bookmakers, the team from Spain is most likely to win the final - 2.26. This is not surprising, the last four years without teams from Examples in the final is not complete, and two finals were purely Spanish at all.
It is rather surprising that in the second place in terms of probability the bookmakers see the victory of the team from England (3.25), although the last time the English reached the final was five years ago, when Chelsea won the tournament. In third place is Germany (6.50), followed by France (7.0) and Italy (10.00).
With the same odds as those of Barcelona, bookmakers also estimate the victory in the Champions League of Bayern Munich and the French Paris Saint-Germain - 7.50.
If there is no particular doubt about the Germans, they won the 2012/13 season and played in two finals before that, then the Parisians clearly made their way into the group of leaders due to expensive acquisitions this summer - Neymar and Kylian Mbappe should work off the millions invested in the Champions League.
The chances of the final "Bayern" - "Real" are estimated at 13.00, and the final "Real" - PSG pulled by 1.50. Bayern - Barcelona is valued at 17.00 and PSG - Bayern at 21.00.
Applicants
Oddly enough, but the victory in the Champions League of Turin Juventus, which has played in two Champions League finals in recent years, is estimated below English clubs - with a coefficient of 15.0. Buffon is not getting any younger, Bonucci is gone, although the arrival of Blaise Matuidi will clearly benefit the Turints.
But the chances of Manchester City and Manchester United are estimated by bookmakers with a coefficient of 10.00. Manchester clubs, according to the bookmakers, will go the farthest from the English clubs in the tournament - the probability of this is estimated with a coefficient of 3.0. Then Chelsea (4.5) and Liverpool (5.50).
The chances of Antonio Conte's team to win the Champions League are estimated with a coefficient of 15.0, and for the success of the Merseysiders they give 21.0 at all.
The probability of victory in the tournament of Atlético Madrid, which twice over the past 4 seasons has lost in the final of the tournament to its neighbors from Real Madrid, is estimated with the same coefficient. The probability of repeating such a final is estimated with a coefficient of 34.00.
The Italian "Napoli" did not get further than the 1/8 finals in the Champions League, it is not surprising that the chances of winning it are estimated with a coefficient of 26.00. Even lower are Monaco (34.00), Tottenham (41.00) and Borussia Dortmund (51.00)
Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in the 2017/18 Champions League final.
For the Madrid club, this victory was the third in a row. Previously, Zinedine Zidane's team won the Champions League in 2016 and 2017.
It is worth noting that Real Madrid holds the record for victories in the main European tournament. The club from the capital of Spain has 13 trophies. AC Milan is second with seven wins. Liverpool, who lost the Champions League final for the third time in their history, have won the tournament five times.
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In the final match of the Champions League against Real Madrid, the midfielder of the Egyptian national team suffered a shoulder injury as a result of a collision with the defender of the "creamy" Sergio Ramos.
According to journalist Adriano Del Monte on the official page on the social network "Twitter", citing information from the BBC, Salah will not be able to help his national team in the world championship due to a dislocated shoulder.
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Liverpool head coach Jürgen Klopp commented on the defeat in the Champions League final with Real Madrid (1:3).
“Our game plan was just to win the match, no other options. We started well and played exactly as planned.
The episode with Sergio Ramos and Mohamed Salah looked really creepy, it was a shock to the team. We lost a positive momentum, and the opponent cheered up. We went back and couldn't get to Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. We had to start running and working a lot, we started doing it, there was a break. Goals? We scored one, they scored three.
Salah injury? It's very serious, his shoulder is injured. He could try to play further, I haven't seen him yet. He went to the hospital for an x-ray.
Goalkeeper mistakes? Loris understands everything, everyone understands everything. It is unfortunate that this happened in such a match, in such a season - I sympathize with him. It is very difficult for him to get rid of negative thoughts, ”Klopp is quoted by the BBC with reference to the broadcast of BT Sport.
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Real Madrid striker Gareth Bale after beating Liverpool 3-1 in the Champions League final hinted at a possible exit from the club next summer.
"The season is over and now my agent and I will discuss my future," Bale was quoted as saying by Marca, citing Spanish television.
Gareth was recognized best player clash with Liverpool. He came on as a substitute in the 61st minute and scored two goals. The 28-year-old Welshman has a contract with Madrid until 2022.
Real Madrid striker Gareth Bale recognized as the best player in the final match of the Champions League with Liverpool (3:1). This was announced at the Olympic stadium in Kyiv immediately after the end of the meeting.
The Welsh footballer came on as a substitute in the second half and scored the winning double.
Real Madrid won the Champions League for the third time in a row and holds the record for winning a major European competition. The club from the capital of Spain has 13 trophies. The second place (7 wins) is occupied by Milan. Liverpool, who lost the Champions League final for the third time in their history, have won the tournament five times.
Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the final match of the Champions League with Liverpool (3: 1), he made it clear that he could leave the club in the near future.
“We will talk about the future later. It was a great pleasure for me to play for Real Madrid, and I will give an answer in the coming days. I enjoyed this moment with partners. It is important that we have created history together. Thanks to all the fans, ”Marca quotes Ronaldo with reference to BeIn Sports.
The 33-year-old Portuguese scored 44 goals in 44 games last season.
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane became the first coach in history to win three Champions Leagues in a row. All three victories were won with "creamy" - in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
The French specialist headed the Royal Club in 2016. Previously, he won the Champions League with Madrid as a football player.
IN decisive match 2017/18 Champions League Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1.
Real Madrid holds the record for winning a major European competition. The club from the capital of Spain has 13 trophies. AC Milan is second with seven wins.
Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo finished the current season of the Champions League in first place in the list top scorers tournament.
The Portuguese took part in 13 matches, scored 15 goals (4 from penalties) and gave 3 assists.
Second place was taken by Liverpool midfielder Mohamed Salah, who managed to score 11 goals in 15 games. Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino (11) finished the season in third place.
Fourth place was taken by another representative of the Merseyside club, Sadio Mane (10), who plays as a forward.
The UEFA Champions League is a very serious tournament in which each match takes place in a tense struggle, because sensations are not uncommon here, and even a weak team can beat the unconditional favorite. In order to become the winner of the Champions League, you need to go a long hard way and compete with many strong clubs. But when the team overcomes this long difficult path and wins the final, there is no limit to the joys and emotions of the players and fans of your triumphant club. In European club football, winning the Champions League is highest achievement for each club.
Real Madrid won the Champions League last season, beating Liverpool 3-1 in the final. By the way, for the Spanish club, this victory was the 3rd in a row in this tournament, no other team has ever achieved such an achievement before. Today we will talk about who will be able to win the 2018/19 Champions League and make a prediction for the winner.
IMPORTANT NOTE! The article will be updated periodically.
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At this stage, bookmakers assessed the chances of teams to win the tournament with the following coefficients:
- Liverpool (England) - 1.90
- Tottenham (England) - 4.45
Consider each participant in the Champions League final separately.
Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp craves a repeat, but with a happy ending
Liverpool made a fantastic run to the Champions League final last season, so the bookmakers rate their chances of winning the tournament quite high. Against the backdrop of the Spurs, the Merseysiders look like clear favorites - they are superior to the Londoners in almost all respects, especially the club from Liverpool has grown stronger after strengthening in the summer off-season. So Alisson Becker, Fabinho, Keita and Shaqiri came to Anfield. Special attention should be paid to Alisson, who closed the goalkeeper's problem area. It is also worth noting that Liverpool managed to maintain their militant attacking trio of Salah-Mane-Firmino.
Now Jurgen Klopp's squad is well-equipped, and she has reached the final of the tournament, where this time she will try to do everything in order to emerge victorious from there. Liverpool went through a difficult group with PSG and Napoli, also in 1/8 confidently dealt with Bayern Munich, in 1/4 with the Portuguese Porto, and in the semi-finals even the Catalan Barcelona did not become an obstacle. This team deserves to play in the Champions League final, and from there it should emerge victorious. After the previous round, no one can stop the Scousers!
Tottenham in the Champions League final is no joke
In the 2017/18 season, the "lily-whites" stopped the campaign for the Champions League Cup at the 1/8 final stage, losing to Juventus Turin in a two-legged confrontation. This time, Tottenham jumped above their heads, and unexpectedly ended up in the final. At the very beginning of the Champions League, no one put the Mauricio Pochettino club on the same line with the main giants European football. And yet, the Spurs have come a long way, and eventually ended up in the final. Even at the group stage, Tottenham could have retired, but in the last round they managed to win a ticket to the playoffs. In the 1/8, the "lily-whites" confidently dealt with Borussia Dortmund, in the 1/4 they sensationally defeated Manchester City, and in the semi-finals they made a mega-comeback, leaving behind the magical Ajax Erik ten Hag.
Unlike many favorites to win the Champions League, Tottenham do not have two equal squads at their disposal. In fact, the Londoners play with 11 players all season, while they play in the Premier League, the strongest league on the planet. Such an achievement of the team, of course, should be associated with coach Mauricio Pochettino, who has long been wanted to lure European tops. Tottenham are a team that have not won a trophy in a long time and are hungry big victories. In the entire history of the Champions League, the Londoners have never submitted, and now they have a chance to take the “big-eared” to their place, but it will not be easy to do this in the region, since their opponent is much stronger!
Prediction for the winner of the Champions League 18/19 from the site
The Champions League is a very unpredictable tournament where all clubs, even outsiders, fight for victory, prestige, money and glory. As the practice of past years shows, victory in the tournament is won not only by the one who has a strong star line-up, but also by the one who knows how to play at a distance, carefully preparing for each match.
In the current Champions League draw, there will be a very serious struggle for reaching the final. But who will be the winner? F ootball-match24.com believes Liverpool will win the 2018-2019 UEFA Champions League.
