Liverpool, the darling of Anfield, don dey eye Champions League top eight like hawk wey see rat! As dem prepare to face Real Madrid tonight, dem dey gather six points from three matches and e no easy for dem. (If dem lose, e go be like say dem don chop their own banana skin, no be small!)
Arne Slot‘s boys don already put themselves for position wey go allow dem enter round of 16 directly if dem fit win this match. Na here we go see if Liverpool fit bypass that February knockout play-off wey dey resemble bear pit! (Chai, bear for February? No thanks!)
This week na halfway mark for league phase and predictions don start to fly like bird. Liverpool fans fit smile small as dem dey projected to land that eighth spot wey go carry dem directly enter round of 16. (15.44 expected points wey dem gather dey sweet pass Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund, talk about sweet victory!)
Six English teams dey expected to land for top 12, and Arsenal plus Manchester City go dodge that knockout play-off wahala too. But, finishing position for this league phase no be be-all end-all. Remember last season wey PSG knock dem out even after dem top the table? Na football, anything fit happen!
Though, no Liverpool fan go wan hear bad news. Everybody dey root for dem to land higher position to avoid February traffic congestions! (Thank God say dem don waka out of Carabao Cup, make dem no too dey stressed.)
According to calculation, Liverpool need 10 more points from dem five remaining matches wey dey come against Real Madrid, PSV, Inter Milan, and others. (No pressure, guys!)
As match night go down, Liverpool fans dey expect big things from Xabi Alonso side. Last season, dem beat Real Madrid 2-0, abeg make dem replicate that magic. But this season, spirit don change as dem dey face La Liga leaders, Real Madrid. (Biko, we fit get style for the home of football or wetin?)
Real Madrid go come Anfield no be just to collect vibes, that place be serious ground, dem don win 20 of their last 22 home UCL matches. But Liverpool’s home advantage don dey shine like morning sun. Even if dem don lose six of di last seven matches before now, Anfield na fortress, and dem go show dem true colors tonight.
With all these predictions and calculations, e dey clear say na serious football dey await us. But den again, na so dem go predict, and football na magic! Let’s see as Liverpool go perform tonight against Madrid.
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