Notable statistics of the Liverpool - Real Madrid match
Liverpool led the group before starting this round, with 4 consecutive wins against AC Milan, Bologna, RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen. Meanwhile, defending champion Real Madrid has 6 points/4 matches, ranked 18/36.
Liverpool have won their first seven games of the 2021-22 Champions League. That was also the season they won the runner-up position, after losing to Real Madrid in the final.
The Red Devils can rely on Mohamed Salah, who scored twice against Southampton last weekend and has now contributed to 66.7% of their Premier League goals this season (10 goals, 6 assists). The Egyptian has also provided at least one assist in his last three Champions League games.
While Salah's trend of moving inside from the right wing is known to everyone, he is also very good at creating decisive plays from other areas of the pitch. Liverpool have scored five goals from crosses in the Champions League this season, with Salah contributing the last three.
Slot has preached the importance of control since taking over from Jurgen Klopp, but Liverpool's pressure is still fierce and could be the key to a fiery match at Anfield.
Ryan Gravenberch has played a key role on that front, regaining possession more often than any other centre-back in the Champions League this season (30 times), and has the highest pass completion rate (93%) of any Liverpool player.
Real Madrid is considered the most difficult challenge Liverpool have faced since the beginning of the season. Carlo Ancelotti's side started their trip to Merseyside with a 3-0 win over Leganes at LaLiga on Sunday, but suffered a major disadvantage when Vinicius Junior suffered a hamstring injury that kept him out at Anfield.
This season, Vinicius has made a huge contribution to Real Madrid with 12 goals, 6 assists, and creating 43 chances - the highest number in the team.
However, Los Blancos have dealt well without Vinicius in the past. Since the start of last season, they have won 41 of their 57 games in all competitions in which the Brazilian has featured (71.9%), but have won 75% of their games (12/16) in his absence. Madrid have also scored slightly more goals per game (2.4 to 2.3) without the winger.
Real Madrid have lost two of their last three UEFA Champions League games, as many as in their previous 28 (W20 D6).
If they are to stop that run, Mbappe could be a key player. The Frenchman has scored 49 goals in 77 Champions League games and has the chance to become the fourth player to reach the 50 fastest goals in the competition, behind Ruud van Nistelrooy (62 appearances), Lionel Messi (66) and Robert Lewandowski (77).
Liverpool vs Real Madrid head-to-head record
Real Madrid are the team Liverpool have lost the most in European competitions, having been beaten by Los Blancos 7 times, including a painful defeat in the 2018 and 2022 Champions League finals.
The last time the two teams met was in the round of 16 in the 2022-2023 season, when Madrid beat Liverpool 5-2 at Anfield before taking a 1-0 home win.
That away win put Madrid in the first team in Champions League history to come back from behind by two goals to win by three, as well as the first away team to score five goals at Anfield in a European game.
The Liverpool vs Real Madrid match will take place at 3:00 a.m. on November 28.
