Real Madrid and Liverpool, similar lives

Almost eight months after seeing their faces in the final of Champions League in Paris, Real Madrid and Liverpool They are going through crises in the game and results that they need to fix as soon as possible for the confrontation in the round of 16 of this edition. The one-way duel Anfield on February 21 will measure the state of the two teams caught by the pincers.

Too much ancelotti What Klopp they openly acknowledged the struggles their teams were going through. “The moment of the team is not good. We have to hold on because this team has the quality to come back and be competitive in all the competitions we have,” said the Italian after losing the Super Cup final against Barcelona.

“We are playing below our chances but I cannot sit here and blame the players. It is my responsibility that they are doing well,” said the German coach.

A lot has happened since the team of Carlo Ancelotti winner of the final of Saint Denis in front of men Klopp thanks to the anthological performance of Thibaut Courtois (author of the nine stops) and the validity of Vinicius. The Fourteenth crowned Madrid and left with honey on their lips Liverpool but it unites both teams in the elite of continental football.

Now Madrid Y Liverpool are shadows of those groups that mark the step Europe last year. The white box goes through a more pronounced decline and hits the bottom before the Barcelona at the end of European Super Cup, where he was outclassed from start to finish. Also the Madrid is in tow of Barcelona in League and he played it cup he is new villarreal with the Club World Cup on the horizon before traveling to Liverpool.

In Anfield the situation is even worse. The winner agreed Brighton has left the team in ninth position in the table and qualifying for the next edition of the Champions League is becoming more complicated. The reds are already at 10 points, they are removed from League Cup and tomorrow they play the replay of the third round of FA CUP.

At Liverpool, many blame the crisis on injuries and the number of games played last season, possibly 63. Now that Klopp is in the infirmary Diogo Jota, Luis Díaz, Virgil van Dijk, Roberto Firmino and Arthur Melo and he misses the attack influence of Sadio Manéwho went to Bayern last summer.

Madrid also dragged sensitive casualties like sa Tchouaméni, Alaba and Lucas Vázquez and began to accuse the void left by Casemiro, transferred to Manchester Utd for more than 70 million euros. The Brazilian pivot’s absence has reduced defensive and attacking power in an unbalanced midfield that is also without the French midfielder, who is expected to recover for the decisive clash in Anfield.

in the conflict of Champions already on the horizon, both Ancelotti and Klopp they have more than a month to straighten out their teams and prepare them for the quarterfinals.