Stade de France will host the 30th Champions League final on Saturday with both Liverpool and Real Madrid hoping to finish off the season with a big triumph.
Bookmaker 10bet has the Reds as heavy favorites to lift the trophy with the odds at 1.54. The odds are at 2.50 for Real to become the European champion for the 14th time.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: May 26th, 9:30 A.M. (EST)
Liverpool’s dreams of a quadruple ended last Sunday when they failed to pip Manchester City for the Premier League title but the club still has a chance to win a cup treble.
It’s been an incredible year for Jürgen Klopp’s side that needed a goal from goalkeeper Allison to even make it into the Champions League last season.
Klopp has reached the Champions League final for the fourth time and he will try to get rid of a negative finals record after losing in 2013 as Borussia Dortmund boss to Bayern Munich and in 2018 with Liverpool to Real.
Saturday is going to be a special night for Mohamed Salah. He saw his 2018 final cut short by a shoulder injury and the Egyptian star will be eager to finish off his big year in style.
Salah shared the Premier League Golden Boot with Son Heung-min and also picked up the best playmaker award for most assists provided over the course of the season. He’s recorded 31 goals and 16 assists in 50 games across all competitions while logging 10 goal involvements in 12 Champions League appearances.
It’s going to take a top-notch defensive effort to keep Salah and his crew quiet but luckily for Real, they also have a red-hot forward who is looking to produce one more big performance before the season is done.
Karim Benzema has been the player in the Champions League this season and it’s not even close. He’s scored 15 goals in 11 games and has been incredible in the knockout stages with multiple hat tricks and 10 goals in total. The French forward enters the final on a five-game European goal streak.
Carlo Ancelotti has made history as the first manager to reach five Champions League finals and he will rely heavily on Benzema to deliver him his fourth victory that would be another competition record. The Italian currently shares the record for most Champions League/European Champions Cup wins as manager with Bob Paisley and Zinedine Zidane.
