Real Madrid are in bad form after several defeats in previous matches. On the other hand, Liverpool are in top form after becoming the leader of the standings in the EPL and UCL. But I will remain optimistic that Real Madrid will return to being the Real Madrid that we often see. It's the same as in La Liga even though they lost to Barcelona but surprisingly Barcelona lost to Sociedad and Real Madrid are only 3 points behind them. And in UCL I can't predict how the match against Liverpool will turn out but it seems that Real Madrid must go through the playoffs. And if they make it to the last 16 then I am optimistic that Real Madrid will again become the UCL champion this season. By the way, this is my prediction, not an absolute result.