Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher says Real Madrid are not as good as Manchester City or Chelsea
Real Madrid ‘are a very good team but they’re not as good as Man City and Chelsea’, says Jamie Carragher – with Liverpool icon ‘confident’ they’ll beat Spanish giants – who have ‘carried a lot of luck’ – in the Champions League final
- Liverpool face Real Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday night
- Real have beaten PSG, Chelsea and Manchester City in the knockout stages
- Jamie Carragher feels Liverpool will beat Real and lift a seventh European Cup
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Jamie Carragher believes lady luck will not be smiling on Real Madrid when they face his beloved Liverpool in Saturday’s Champions League final, stating that the Spanish giants are not on the same level as the Manchester City or Chelsea.
The two teams meet at the Stade de France in Paris with Real looking to win a record-extending 14th European Cup, while Liverpool are seeking to get their hands on the iconic trophy for a seventh time.
Real Madrid have beaten Paris Saint-Germain (last 16), Chelsea (quarter-finals) and Manchester City (semi-finals) in dramatic fashion during the knockout stages so far but Carragher is confident that their fortune will run out against his former side.
Jamie Carragher is ‘confident’ his former side Liverpool will win the Champions League final
Liverpool squad in training ahead of their clash with Real Madrid on Saturday night in Paris
Carragher believes Real Madrid have enjoyed a lot of luck so far during the knockout stages
And despite advancing past Chelsea and City, Carragher believes Real’s quality is inferior to Liverpool’s domestic rivals and therefore believes the latter should go in as favourites.
‘I’ve watched Real Madrid in the Champions League this season and they’ve lost more games in the Champions League than Liverpool have lost all season in all competitions,’ he told Sky Bet’s The Overlap podcast.
‘Real Madrid are a very good team but they’re not as good as Man City and I don’t think they’re as good as Chelsea – even though they beat both of them.
‘You can spin it both ways with the spirit, the winning, the coming back, but they’ve carried a lot of luck in those games, which you need. If you win every game in the last minute coming from behind, if you’re that good a team you don’t get yourself in that position all the time.
Karim Benzema (right) scored the winner in extra-time as Real beat Chelsea in the quarters
Benzema scored the decisive penalty as Real beat Manchester City to reach Saturday’s final
‘Man City should have battered them, they should have won [their semi-final first leg] 6-2 at home – and then they’re 3-0 down at home to Chelsea.
‘Of course, Real can win – it’s a one-off game. I just think if City or Liverpool were playing Real Madrid in a one-off game, having their team and playing near their best, they’d win the game. I’m confident.’
Carragher will be in attendance and hoping to be proven right after departing for Paris on Friday morning with his son James.
Carragher (left) and his son James departed for Paris on Friday as they get ready to support and watch Liverpool in the Champions League final against Real Madrid on Saturday
