The Merseysides played their Champions League quarterfinals this week, showing once again serious problems on the defense. Liverpool played away against Real Madrid and lost 1:3. At the same time, in the Premier League Jurgen Klopp’s wards won in the last two rounds in a row. Moreover, Liverpool won away. First, the Merseysides beat Wolverhampton to a minimum (1:0) and then defeated Arsenal (3:0). We must say that the Reds have been playing much better away than at home lately. In their previous six away matches, they have achieved five victories. At home, the situation is completely opposite. At Anfield, Klopp’s men have lost their last six games in a row. Moreover, they lost to rivals of different caliber. So, during this period Liverpool lost with the same score 0:1 to Burnley, Brighton, Fulham and Chelsea. Note that the once formidable attack of the still reigning champion scored only one goal during this period. In general, in terms of playing in the home arena, Liverpool is sixth in the current championship so far. In 15 matches at home, the team achieved seven victories, lost six times and ended two matches in a draw. Defenders Joel Matip, Joseph Gomez and Virgil van Dijk, accompanied by midfielder Jordan Henderson, continue to be in the infirmary. Questionable for the match are Divok Origi and Kuivin Kelleher.
After 29 rounds, Barcelona won 20 wins and drew five times, bringing 65 points. The gap from today’s opponent is only two points, while the distance to the leader has been reduced to only one point. The Catalans have the best attack line, which hit the opponents’ goal 68 times, while the best goalscorer is traditionally the team captain Lionel Messi (23 goals) and Griezmann (eight goals). In the last five rounds, the “blue garnet” were able to win against Sevilla (2:0), Osasuna (2:0), Huesca (4:1), Real Sociedad (6:1) and Valladolid (1:0), for which we made a prediction. Ronald Koeman’s charges have been trophy-free for over a year. In the Super Cup of the country the blue garnet started off well, beating Real Sociedad (2:1 pins), after which they lost to Athletic in extra time (2:3). The fiasco ended for guests at the start in the spring part of the Champions League, where the team was defeated by PSG (2:5 on aggregate). There is hope among fans for success in the Spanish Cup, where Barca were able to snatch a ticket to the final after losing to Sevilla in the first game with a score of 0:2. Coutinho, Neto, Pique and Fati, who has a knee injury, will not be able to take part in this game.
