The Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid on Saturday, May 28th will be a rematch of the 2018 final that Real Madrid won. Taking place in Paris at the Stade de France at 3 p.m. ET, you can catch all the action on CBS and Paramount+ but with two titans clashing, there won’t be much to separate them which means we have to parse the numbers.
Let’s look at some stats that could be critical to deciding who walks away with the title
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1. Karim Benzema’s 15 goals in Champions League for Real Madrid
It’s not a secret that a large part of Real Madrid’s Champions League success has been on the back of Karim Benzema. He has been responsible for 54 percent of Real Madrid’s goals scored and with two more goals he could tie Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for the most goals scored in a single Champions League campaign with 17 and a hat trick in the final would see Benzema break the record for the most goals.
But it’s not all about the numbers of goals as much as it’s about when Benzema is doing his damage. He has scored nine of his 15 goals after the 60th minute either clawing back leads for Los Blancos or pushing them ahead with insurance goals. Since the defense has been so susceptible to making mistakes, Benzema’s job has been even more important this season because he needs to outscore the opposition by himself. It’s something that he has been able to do and will feel comfortable with carrying the burden on the big stage yet again.
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2. Liverpool have two wins in penalty shootouts in cup finals this season
Real Madrid will want to take care of things in regulation as if it goes to a penalty shootout the advantage will swing to Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp’s “mentality monsters”…
Source : cbssports
