I think Liverpool, Real Madrid's rival, is the team that is closer to winning right now. Because they are doing very well in the Premier League and are in a better position than Real Madrid in terms of injuries. Real Madrid has many injuries and their performance has been in decline lately. When Mbappé's selfish play is added to this, I think Liverpool will be better. Liverpool is focused on team play and tries to get results. The players are fighting for team play, not individual ones. This may be a reason why Real Madrid can be defeated.
In that match, Real Madrid was indeed a bit hesitant to be favored to win because of the condition of Real Madrid itself at this time. In addition, from the level of team cohesion that Liverpool has, it is also still clear that Liverpool is still the best team that is quite strong at this time so that it will make Ancelotti a little dizzy in arranging the players they have because currently Real Madrid still has several injured players and that could be an obstacle for Real Madrid to be able to play well enough at Liverpool's home in the next match in the Champions League this season.
Looking at the strength of both teams at this time, it is clear that Madrid is not advantaged by its players who have to be absent due to injury. On the other hand, Liverpool has a fairly good probability and is still consistent so far on the right track. This is interesting from our perspective as neutral supporters, that both teams are trying to show their best performance. For The Red supporters, they certainly want their favorite team, Liverpool, to win the match against Madrid at Anfield. In the Madrid camp, this situation is not pleasant for the club and of course Carlo Ancelotti. Even though some of its core players have to sit out due to injury, Madrid still has players who can score goals against Liverpool. Of course we will not doubt that when Vini Jr plays on fire, he can break through the opponent's goal with several goals from his individual actions. Well, this is one of Real Madrid's advantages. The rest, Don Carlo must find a solution to replace the injured players. Either by rotation, or he plays some of Madrid's young players. Based on betting odds, Liverpool is slightly more favored. However, the odds for the time being do not show a gap between the two teams. which means, even though Madrid's performance is off track and some of their players are injured, Madrid still has a chance, especially since they need full points. This is interesting, at least for me from the side of both teams.