This technology allows to make a formation with figures of the teams that will define the European champion this Saturday in Paris
Real Madrid and Liverpool will play the UEFA Champions League final this Saturday in Paris
It’s the big game of the season. Everyone is waiting to find out who will be the next European champion this season: Real Madrid or Liverpool. Two of the most important clubs on the planet meet this Saturday at the Stade de France in Paris to determine the winner of the UEFA Champions League. It will be a high-voltage duel, with a lot of talent on the pitch, as both casts have great players.
Both Carlo Ancelotti and Jürgen Klopp have the difficult task of choosing who will be the members of their respective formations to go in search of glory in the most important contest on the Old Continent. Both will have to select piece by piece the footballers that are going to make up their gala eleven for a transcendental duel.
In this context, the Spanish press has carried out an analysis to discover the “ideal eleven” with the help of artificial intelligence. The AS newspaper has resorted to the rating assigned by the BeSoccer Pro platform to each player by means of the ELO(a system that FIFA has adopted to build its world ranking), which gives each footballer a value taking into account variables such as the difficulty of the matches he plays, his impacts at moments of maximum pressure, goals or his physical condition, among others. To this they have added data from the company Olocip, which applies technology to provide answers in football.
THIBAUT COURTOIS
The Belgian goalkeeper is one of the pillars that Real Madrid has, he has made it clear with his great performances on the way to the final, especially against Manchester City and PSG. His reflexes have been vital for Ancelotti’s cast to avoid conceding more goals and come back from these qualifiers. It is true that Allisson is also very important for Liverpool – he has 27 clean sheets in 52 games this season – and both are rated 92/100 in the ELO system, but Courtois has made more saves in this Champions League: 52 against 15.
Thibaut Courtois, goalkeeper of Real Madrid (Photo: REUTERS)
TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
He has been one of the best full-backs in the world for a long time and this year he has also made a leap in quality at a positional level, in addition to continuing to take advantage of his excellent punch to help his team generate chances of danger. There can be no doubt about Carvajal‘s experience and skills, but the young Englishman has an advantage in the evaluation: he has 93/100, while the Spanish player appears with 82/100.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool right-back (Photo: Reuters)
EDER MILITaO
The right-back position is perhaps where both teams have less quality, since both Militao and Joel Matip are not as highly valued players internationally. In the personal duel between the two, the Brazilian defender has a score of 86/100 and surpasses the player of Cameroonian origin by four units (82/100).
Eder Militão, defender of Real Madrid (Photo: REUTERS)
VIRGIL VAN DIJK
Precisely, the bastions that Real Madrid and Liverpool have in the central part of the defense are in the same sector. David Alaba has been a great addition to the merengue squad after the departure of Sergio Ramos, butVan Dijkis imposed more by physical strength than by individual technique.
Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool central defender (Photo: Reuters)
ANDREW ROBERTSON
On the left wing, the Reds They have had a footballer for a long time who makes a great offensive contribution, while Ferland Mendy is beginning to have his first experiences at Madrid. RobertsonIt is essential to give width in attack and also fulfills its defensive duties. His rating is 93/100, while his French colleague is rated 83/100.
Andrew Robertson, Liverpool left-back (Photo: REUTERS)
LUKA MODRIC
At 36, he is still very relevant and He was one of the main architects of Real Madrid’s comebacks on the way to the Champions League final. The Croatian midfielder maintains his Ballon d’Or level and is positioned above Jordan Henderson, who is a recovering footballer who distributes the ball well but does not have as much influence in the game as Modric< /b>. Assists are an important added value for the Balkan, who has a rating of 88/100, four points more than the Englishman.
Luka Modric, Real Madrid midfielder (Photo: Reuters)
FABINHO
In the Brazilian duel with Casemiro, the Liverpool player has a slight advantage. They are very similar profiles, they have a great ability to deploy and stand out for their passes, but Klopp’s pupil is more precise and also makes a difference in the aerial game, so he has a value of 89/100 and beats the Real Madrid player by two points.
Fabinho, midfielder of the Liverpool (Photo: Reuters)
TONI KROOS
He has been the conductor of Madrid for several years and his progressive passes are one of the most important weapons that the Spanish team has. Kroos takes advantage of Thiago Alcántara for a matter of continuity. Both have a high percentage of success in their passes, even in the last third, but the German midfielder wins the bid for three points with an evaluation of 86/100 for his regularity.
Toni Kroos, midfielder of Real Madrid (Photo: REUTERS)
MOHAMED SALAH
He is the great star that Liverpool has and reaffirms it in each campaign : has five seasons exceeding 20 goals in the Premier League. In this one-on-one he has it easy because the right wing of Madrid’s attack currently belongs to Fede Valverde, although other youngsters such as Marco Asensio or Rodrygo also passed through there. The Egyptian winger’s rating is 95/100 and that places him above the Uruguayan player (80/100).
Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool’s great star (Photo: REUTERS)
KARIM BENZEMA
He has scored 10 goals in the six games he played in the elimination stage that took Real Madrid to the definition in Paris and arrives fired up to the duel with Liverpool. The French striker, one of the great candidates to win the next Ballon d’Or, may not have the intensity of Sadio Manébut it is more effective in its interventions. His rating is 99/100 for his enormous offensive repertoire and he is five points ahead of the Senegalese attacker.
Karim Benzema, the great figure of Real Madrid (Photo: REUTERS)
LUIS DÍAZ
One of the great revelations of the season. The Colombian player arrived at Liverpool in the twilight of the last transfer market and in a handful of months has become a very reliable option for Klopp. He is extremely unbalanced and puts on very good pressure. These are attributes that also fit for the Brazilian Vinicius Jr. , his competitor in the position. The difference between the two is very minimal in statistical terms but Diaz wins it by only one point with a rating of 88/100.
Luis Díaz, offensive end of Liverpool (Photo: REUTERS)