After 124 games, 379 goals and three absolutely audacious Real Madrid comebacks, the end is in sight. On Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on Paramount+ and CBS two of the most prestigious clubs in European footballing history — Madrid and Liverpool — face off in Paris to determine the Champions League winners.
It is a clash rich in recent history, the 2018 final and the 2021 quarterfinals most notably, both of which could provide some clue as to how things will play out. Here’s what to keep an eye out for:
If there is one part of the pitch that promises to be decisive at the Stade de France it may well be the Liverpool right channel and whatever spaces are occupied by Trent Alexander-Arnold. It is from that position that Jurgen Klopp’s side has won so many games, but it should not be forgotten that every once in a while their front-footed right-back leaves holes in the backline that are decisively exploited by his opponents.
