Real Madrid vs Liverpool Predictions

• Real won the first leg 5-2.
• Liverpool have to attack from the off if they are to overturn a three-goal deficit.
• Three of Real’s last five games have gone over 3.5 goals.

Mission impossible for Liverpool

Liverpool head to Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday with a three-goal deficit to recover after a 5-2 defeat in the first leg.

The Reds have only conceded once in four games since that humbling Anfield as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth over the weekend.

They have scored nine themselves, however, and seven of those came in their incredible 7-0 victory over Manchester United.

Goals look likely at the Bernabeu

Liverpool simply have to go for it from the off on Wednesday if they are to haul themselves back into this tie and that may well lead to a high-scoring game.

Real have shown a bit of vulnerability at the back of late and have just one clean sheet in their last five, and they conceded first in a 3-1 win over Espanyol at the weekend.

With Liverpool forced to go on the attack, Los Blancos should get chances on the break and they will welcome back Karim Benzema, who scored twice in the first leg, after he missed the win over Espanyol with an ankle injury.

This tie may struggle to match the seven-goal tally from the first leg but we should still see plenty of goalmouth action and over 3.5 goals appeals.

Clinical Real can finish job with win

Real deserved to win at Anfield but the margin of victory perhaps flattered them a bit and we should see a better showing from the Reds in the Spanish capital, even if avoiding a European exit looks beyond them.

However, Real have a formidable home record and Barcelona are the only team to beat them at the Bernabeu this season in any competition. It may be wise to go bold in terms of a correct score bet and a 3-2 win for Los Blancos could be one way to go, as Liverpool will have to go for it but Real are lethal on the break and can pick them off.

Vinicius Jr has eight La Liga goals after his strike against Espanyol at the weekend, but he has saved his best work for the Champions League this term.

The Brazilian has scored six times in Europe this season, including two goals against Liverpool in the first leg. With six goals in his last eight, the winger heads into this one in form and should help to dump the Reds out.

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