DBasia.news – In the last 16 of the Champions League, Real Madrid is likely to be an opponent who will face Liverpool. Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane confidently stated that his club could get rid of Liverpool in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Los Merengues became one of the potential opponents that the Reds might face after finishing the preliminary round as Group A runners-up under Paris Saint-Germain. The defending champion himself topped Group E after silencing Salzburg’s Red Bull 2-0 in the last match.
Jurgen Klopp’s men stick out as favorites to defend the European crown according to their cunning performance this season. In the English Premier League Liverpool harvest 15 wins and only one draw in 16 parties.
Nevertheless, Zidane was not horrified by the prospect of meeting Sadio Mane et al, who had been beaten by Madrid 3-1 in the final of UCL 2017/18.
When asked if Liverpool were a team that needed to be avoided, the Frenchman smiled and replied: “If we meet Liverpool, we will eliminate them.”
“We can’t do anything about the lottery,” he added.
The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League will be held on Monday (16/12).