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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Joseph McBride

Liverpool may have Champions League edge despite Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid claim

Jurgen Klopp may have been handed an advantage ahead of Saturday's Champions League final, as Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti admitted he was 'confident' about beating Liverpool.

The two sides meet in Paris to conclude the European calendar for this season, with Liverpool eager to seek revenge for their defeat at this stage back in 2017. And they head into the game as favourites, after coming on leaps and bounds since their first Champions League final under Klopp.

Despite being marked as the underdogs, Ancelotti has admitted that he has "confidence" ahead of Saturday's final, and even boldly admitted that Madrid don't lose on the big occasions. But Ancelotti's confidence has caught him out once before against Liverpool at this stage, and Klopp will be looking to add to the Italian's misery.

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