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| Saturday, May 28<\/th>\n | Champions League Final Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|
| Liverpool:<\/td>\n | -175 (To Lift the Trophy)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Real Madrid:<\/td>\n | +140 (To Lift the Trophy)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Draw:<\/td>\n | +265 (i.e. Game will go to Extra Time)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Total:<\/td>\n | 2.75 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Game Time:<\/td>\n | 3:00pm ET \/ 12:00pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nChampions League Final Analysis<\/h2>\nA new European champion will be crowned this Saturday night in the Stade de France in Paris between either 13-time winners Real Madrid or six-time winners Liverpool. This will be a battle between two of the most successful clubs to ever compete on the European stage.<\/p>\n Liverpool is going off as the sizeable -175 favorites to lift the trophy ahead of this one with Real Madrid coming back at a +140, but history is far from in agreement with those odds as Real Madrid have dominated Liverpool over the last decade, winning four of their five head-to-head matches outright with one draw.<\/p>\n Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been on fire over this European campaign so far, netting 15 goals in total – Ten of which have come in just the knockout rounds alone. However, he faces a Liverpool side who have allowed the fewest number of offensive shots on goal to opponents this season in the Champions League at just 6.7 per game on average.<\/p>\n Real Madrid\u2019s European Record<\/h3>\n\u2018Los Blancos\u2019 are the most successful team to ever compete in Europe, winning the continent\u2019s biggest trophy a record 13 times over their storied history.<\/p>\n However, one of the teams they\u2019ve had the most trouble against in Europe has actually been Liverpool, who has beaten Madrid three times on the European stage, including the 1981 European Cup final.<\/p>\n Madrid have a 39.6% win rate against English opposition in European competition over their history, but that has seen a marked increase to 50% since 2010, including 64.3% in purely knockout competition as well.<\/p>\n Liverpool\u2019s European Record<\/h3>\nThe Reds have also been one of the most dominant teams in Europe over the history of the old European Cup\/Champions League competition.<\/p>\n Six-time winners with four of those coming in a purple patch during the late 1970\u2019s and early 1980\u2019s, they\u2019ve nevertheless been a constant force at this level of the tournament.<\/p>\n Liverpool has a 40% win rate against Spanish opposition over their European history so far, with that number dropping to just 35% since 2010 and Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp is 4-4 overall in knockout football against Spanish opposition also.<\/p>\n Real Madrid vs Liverpool Preview<\/h3>\nBoth Thiago and Origi look to be serious doubts ahead of Saturday\u2019s final for Liverpool and the Thiago injury in particular will be a huge blow for Liverpool should he not play in this one as the Spanish midfielder leads Liverpool in overall tackle success rate this season.<\/p>\n Real Madrid looks to have a clean bill of health ahead of Saturday\u2019s final with only Eden Hazard looking to be sidelined, but the Belgian hasn\u2019t played any serious minutes this season as it is so shouldn\u2019t present much of a concern for Carlo Ancelloti ahead of this one.<\/p>\n Both teams are 1-1 in European Cup\/Champions League finals going back to both 1981 and more recently in 2018 where \u2018Los Blancos\u2019 won 3-1 and that man Benzema scored the opening goal of the game.<\/p>\n At +450, not many would write him off repeating that success again here on Saturday.<\/p>\n Stoppage Time | Champions League Final Preview<\/h3>\nWho will lift the Champions League trophy at the Stade de France on Saturday? Join Carmine, Nick, Kevin and Pavlos for Stoppage Time as we break down the Liverpool vs Real Madrid matchup from a variety of betting angles.<\/p>\n ![\"\u26bd](\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/TcQsVC8_GZA\/maxresdefault.jpg\") |