DBasia.news – Karim Benzema and Mohamed Salah met again during the Liverpool and Real Madrid duel. Then, who is sharper between the two strikers?
Liverpool met Real Madrid in the Champions League. This time, both teams tackled each other in the last 16.
Since 2018, Madrid have faced Liverpool four times in the Champions League. Two of them occurred in the final match. Los Blancos dominate by always winning the top duels.
Of course, Liverpool refuse to lose again. Moreover, in the first leg the Reds acted as the host.
Like the previous duels, it is believed that Jurgen Klopp will rely on Mohamed Salah to score against Madrid. For Salah, this is the seventh meeting against El Real.
In the previous six meetings, two of which occurred when Salah was still strengthening AS Roma. Unfortunately, in the six times he has faced Madrid, Salah has never won. The Egyptian national team striker had 5 defeats and 1 draw.
For matters of gaining goals, Salah has one record. This goal occurred when Liverpool visited Madrid headquarters in the 2020-2021 Champions League quarter-finals. Although, his goal was unable to bring the Reds to close the match with victory.
If Liverpool have Salah, Madrid is believed to rely on Karim Benzema’s sharpness. Even though it’s been 35 years, the French striker is still the main choice for Carlo Ancelotti.
During his career, Benzema has challenged Liverpool six times. Remarkably, Benzema has never lost. He recorded 5 wins and 1 draw.
Benzema also appeared fierce against Liverpool. He scored four goals, one of which came in the 2017-2018 Champions League final.
It will be interesting to see who between Salah and Benzema will shine in the match. Moreover, the goals from the two players are expected to go far in the Champions League this season.