Marco Asensio has identified the pace of Liverpool’s frontline as the major threat to Real Madrid ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final in Paris.
The Reds will go into the showpiece event at the Stade de France hoping to claim their third trophy of the season after seeing their quadruple hopes dashed by Manchester City, who retained the Premier League title by a single point. Jurgen Klopp is expected to be able to field his strongest XI, with Mohamed Salah returning to action with a goal against Wolves on Sunday.
Salah, Sadio Mane and Diogo Jota have scored 75 goals between them in all competitions this season, while the £49m arrival of Luis Diaz in January has injected new lease of life into the Reds’ attack. And all four possess the ability to run in behind a Madrid defence that may be lacking in the pace required to deal with the dangerous quartet.
