Real Madrid take on the visitors Liverpool at “NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium” in the final clash of the UEFA Champions League. The game will be played in Kiev on Saturday, May 26th.
Real Madrid are tend to win the third UEFA Champions League trophy in a row, thus, “Merengues” may apply to the methods which sometimes stay beyond morality like provocations, simulations and other dirty tricks, resulting in disciplinary cautions. For instance, the side received 16 yellow cards in two head-to-heads against Tottenham on the group stage and in the Play Offs battles with 12 of those 16 bookable offences took place in the second half. In total, Real Madrid recorded 10 yellow cards in the regular time of three recent UEFA Champions League finals which made up on average 3.5 cautions per tackle. Besides, “Galacticos” obtain more than three bookable offences in the second half of the finals against Juventus (four) and Atletico Madrid (five).
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However, Liverpool are quite capable to compete with the forthcoming rivals in terms of cautions received. For instance, “The Reds” got 17 yellow cards in the games conducted on the Play Offs stage and in the encounters against Sevilla. And what is important 10 out of 17 bookable offences happened in the second half.
Usually it is hard to predict an outcome of a fight between two attacking sides which face great difficulties in defending their goalposts. Real Madrid are considered to be the favourites in the matchup, nevertheless, taking into consideration Liverpool’s performance against Manchester City at “Anfield”, I believe that the English club has equal chances for success if it manages to produce such football. I also believe that the rivals will show an extremely accurate performance in the first half, but in the second one the tension will grow which will lead to the fauls and yellow cards. Besides, the main referee is ready to use cards in big games, having showed constantly more than three cards in the second half.
Prediction for the match: Over 3.5 yellow cards in the second half.
