The numbers that “talk” before the Champions League final 2021-2022

Notable statistics before the match:

Historically, Liverpool and Real Madrid have faced each other 8 times in the most prestigious playground of the old age. “The Kop won 3, drew 1, lost 4 matches.

Liverpool’s performance in the last 6 matches in all competitions: 4 wins, 2 draws.

Liverpool’s achievements in the 2021-2022 season: 2nd in the Premier League, winning the FA Cup, League Cup

Real’s performance in the last 6 matches in all competitions: 3 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss.

Real’s achievements in the 2021-2022 season: La Liga championship.

Liverpool’s achievements in the Champions League finals (formerly the C1 Cup): Kid 6, lost 6.

Real’s achievements in the Champions League finals (formerly the C1 Cup): Won 13, lost 3.

Real Madrid’s head-to-head record against English clubs in the Champions League (formerly the C1 Cup) is 19 wins, 13 draws and 16 losses.

In the Champions League this season, Real have made a total of 175 shots towards the opponent’s goal and scored 27 goals (the conversion rate of shots into goals is 6.48 shots/goal).

Up to this point, Carlo Ancelotti has won 3 Champions League titles as a coach.

Currently, Real is the most successful club in the Champions League (C1 Cup) with 13 crowns, while Liverpool’s number of championships is 6.

Since the beginning of the season, Liverpool have scored 30 goals in the Champions League, only Bayern Munich (31 goals). That number of Real is 28 goals.

In the Champions League 2021-2022, Liverpool and Bayern are the two clubs with the best possession time (60.1%). That figure of Real is 50.4%.

Real’s passing accuracy rate in the 2021-2022 Champions League is 87.6%, while Liverpool’s is 86.1%.

Since the beginning of the season, Liverpool and Real have both kept 4 clean sheets in the Champions League.

In the Champions League this season, Thibaut Courtois is the goalkeeper with the most saves with 52 times, while Alisson Becker has only 15.

In the Champions League 2021-2022, striker Karim Benzema is leading the list of top scorers with 15 goals, 2 goals ahead of Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich).

Force information:

Before the match, Liverpool gave good news when the trio of Fabinho, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk had recovered from their injuries and returned to training. Thiago Alcantara’s ability to play (injury) is still open.

On the Real side, defender David Alaba also recovered from his injury and is ready for battle.

Probable teams:

Liverpool (4-3-3): Allison, konate, Van Dijk, Alexander Arnold, Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago, Henderson, Salah, Jota, Mane.

Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois, Militao, Nacho, Casimiro, Kroos, Modric, Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius.