Liverpool, United Kingdom – E be like say the night of November 4 go hot well well as Liverpool go host Real Madrid for Anfield. Na UEFA Champions League we dey talk about o, the big boys of football go dey clash as Liverpool wey dey carry Premier League trophy dey face La Liga kings Real Madrid. Time wey dem go kick off na 8pm GMT (or 4pm for all the New Yorkers wey dey jump palm wine on top their couch).
This match no just dey important for Liverpool alone, Xabi Alonso wey don be coach for Madrid go dey return to his old stomping ground, Anfield. If you sabi football, you go know say Alonso dey arrange strategy well. Na here him spend five years and play 210 games for Liverpool, scoring 19 goals. You no fit forget say Trent Alexander-Arnold go dey return to Anfield too, but na in controversial transfer join Los Blancos wey cause plenty wahala this summer. E be like say dis match go high pass normal.
As e stand, Real Madrid don dey find their form again, dem win seven out of their last eleven matches against Liverpool o. Na only three times dem lose and one draw happen. Last year, dem go Anfield come spoil Liverpool party after dem score five goals to Liverpool’s two. But the Reds too get their own glory as dem don manage to beat Madrid 4-0 back in 2008 o. Na real drama we dey expect for this upcoming match!
But as the match dey draw near, things no dey look too rosy for Xabi as he get some defensive worries. Dani Carvajal and Antonio Rüdiger no go fit play, that one dey worry am well well. E dey think wetin go happen for the back line, whether to let Fede Valverde stay for right-back or go bring Trent back, wey don dey fit again after him injury. If e no sabi wetin to do, e fit cause problem for the team.
When it come to other absentees, David Alaba too dey join the club of the injured. But don’t worry, the rest of the squad dey fit to roll for this one, with Andriy Lunin don finish him suspension wey put am for bench during the last match. Na busy time for Real Madrid and Alonso!
Now, we dey look the expected lineup for Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois go dey for goal; Trent likely go show face for right-back; alongside Eder Militão, Dean Huijsen, and Álvaro Carreras; midfield go get Fede Valverde, Aurélien Tchouameni; and we dey expect that dangerous attack wey get Arda Güler, Jude Bellingham, Vinícius Júnior, and Kylian Mbappé to seal the deal. If Madrid wan shine for Anfield, the strikers must do their jobs well.
As for Liverpool, e be like say dem dey struggle small small after dem suffer plenty defeats recently. Manager Arne Slot don dey try to balance injury concerns with tactics. Na real pressure dey on dem, especially with Villa match wey dey come before the big clash with Real Madrid. E don dey promise say him go make sure say key players dey fit for the upcoming matches.
For Liverpool, dem don spend serious money for recruitment wey no too pay off yet. Trent wey bin dey Liverpool don waka go Real, and now dem dey feel the impact. E don dey pressure on Slot as he dey shake head to find the right mix for him team. The Reds never keep clean sheet for ten games, and that one go dey worry any coach, especially as dem dey face a side wey sabi score.
Na so the matter be as we dey look forward to a classic showdown on November 4. E go dey grand o!
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