Champions League final 2021-22: Who all will be starting for Real Madrid and Liverpool?
The biggest night of football is here. The 2 sides, Liverpool and Real Madrid face off against each other at Stade de France in Paris in the UCL final tonight. The 2 sides have named their starting XI for the UCL final and it looks like they all are going all in for the match.
Real Madrid went a bit early and declared their team early. Here is what it looks like-
Real Madrid name starting XI for the Champions League final
Starting XI
Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois;
Defence: Dani Carvajal; Eder Militao, David Alaba, Ferland Mendy;
Midfield: Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Luka Modric;
Attackers: Fede Valverde, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Jr.
Substitutes: Andriy Lunin, Nacho Fernandez, Eden Hazard, Marco Asensio, Marcelo, Lucas Vasquez, Gareth Bale, Dani Ceballos, Rodrygo, Isco, Mariano Diaz , Eduardo Camavinga.
Liverpool’s starting XI for the Champions League final
Goalkeeper: Allison Becker;
Defense: Trent Alexander Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Andy Robertson;
Midfield: Jordan Henderson, Thiago Alcantara, Fabinho;
Attackers: Mohammed Salah, Luis Diaz, Sadio Mane;
Substitutes: Caohmin Kelleher, James Milner, Naby Keita, Roberto Firmino, Joe Gomez, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones, Takefusa Minamino, Diojo Jota, Kostas Tsimikas, Joel Matip, Harvey Elliot;
All the changes in lineups
There are 3 changes from Real Madrid’s victory in the last match of La Liga. Karim Benzema comes in for Mariano Diaz, Vinicius comes in for Rodrygo and Alaba starts over Nacho.
For Liverpool, Matip makes way for Ibrahima Konate and Luis Diaz comes in for Roberto Firmino. They are the 2 changes from the Liverpool side that faced Wolves on the final matchday of the Premier League.
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