Steven Gerrard has made his scoreline prediction for the Champions League final today after watching Liverpool and Real Madrid train.
Liverpool and Spanish champions Real Madrid will battle to be crowned champions of Europe at the Stade de France on Saturday.
A win for Liverpool in the French capital would see Jurgen Klopp’s side secure their third trophy of the campaign after their FA Cup and EFL Cup wins.
The Reds had eyes on an unprecedented quadruple for much of the season but fell short in the Premier League, with Man city clinching the title in dramatic fashion on the last day of the season.
Real Madrid, meanwhile, are aiming to win a record-extending 14th Champions League and claim their second trophy of the season, having stormed to the La Liga title, finishing 13 points clear of Barcelona.
The Spanish heavyweights, who beat Liverpool in the 2018 final, have enjoyed a superb run in Europe this term, producing comebacks in knockout games against PSG, Chelsea and Manchester City.
Liverpool legend and Aston Villa boss Gerrard watched both sides train at the Stade de France on Friday and later gave his scoreline prediction for the final.
‘You can feel the atmosphere building,’ said Gerrard, who won the Champions League in 2005. ‘I’d like to wish everyone at Liverpool the best of luck, and I hope they get the outcome that everyone wants.
‘I’m getting excited for the game and the fans are building up nicely outside the stadium. Hopefully it’ll be a fantastic game and I predict a 2-0 Liverpool win.’
Klopp, meanwhile, says he wants Liverpool to be a ‘really uncomfortable opponent’ as they bid to deny Real Madrid yet another Champions League title.
Asked how he plans to approach the match, Klopp said: ‘So, if I would do now something surprising for my players, for example, then they could think I’m nervous; if I pull now a rabbit out of the hat and these kind of things.
‘I believe when you do the right stuff all the time then it is the right thing to do in the final as well. But, it has to be on the highest level possible.
‘We obviously played some really, really good stuff this season, we are not here by surprise or we got a ticket or something like that – we deserved it as well.
‘So, being us on the highest level would be cool. If we could do that then, as I said, we are a really uncomfortable opponent. A really uncomfortable opponent. That’s what we have to be.
‘We can talk about what Real Madrid achieved in the past and this season, how good their players are, we probably could write a book together now about this team. But we are good as well and that’s what we want to show.’
