The UEFA Champions League is back with the first leg of the round of 16 and the great classic Liverpool - Real Madrid on Tuesday 21 February 2023 at Anfield in Liverpool stands out among the most eagerly awaited matches. The kick-off is expected at 21:00.
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Two of the most successful teams in Europe will clash: on one side the hosts with 6 Champions League titles, on the other side the Spaniards who have won 14 Champions League titles. Just behind Napoli, winning five out of six matches and losing away from home against the Neapolitans. The Blancos coached by Carlo Ancelotti, on the other hand, moved from top of Group F ahead of Leipzig, Shakhtar and Celtic. In short, two big Europeans whose last clash dates back to last season's final which saw Real Madrid win. Will the English now be able to take revenge and block the Blancos in the round of 16?
Where to watch the match?
Liverpool – Real Madrid is scheduled for Tuesday 21 February 2023 at Anfield with football start set at 21:00. The match can be viewed both on Sky and on Mediaset Infinity+. In the first case, simply connect to Sky Sport Action (satellite number 206), Sky Sport 4K (satellite number 213) and Sky Sport (satellite number 252) or streaming via the SkyGO and NOW applications present on Smart TVs, consoles, tv box, smartphone, pc, notebook and tablet. In the second case, however, the availability is only in streaming by always connecting to the aforementioned devices that present the application.Probable formations
As for the probable formations, Liverpool should take the field with a 4-3-3 with Salah, Núñez and Gakpo in attack, Henderson, Fabinho and Bajcetic in midfield and Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk and Robertson in defense.Real Madrid will use the same module with Valverde, Benzema and Vinicius in attack, Modric, Tchouameni and Kross in midfield and finally Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger and Alaba in defense.
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Bajcetic; Salah, Núñez, Gakpo Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois; Carvajal, Militão, Rudiger, Alaba; Modric, Tchouameni, Kroos; Valverde, Benzema, VinÃcius Subscribe to Sky to see the whole UEFA Champions League!