Liverpool can cope with Madrid's chaos better than most Superclubs

Five areas where the Champions League final will likely be won and lost

Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk boards the plane before flying out of John Lennon Airport, ahead of the UEFA Champions League Final in Paris on Saturday. Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

The space behind Alexander-Arnold 

It has become one of those saws wheeled out on social media every time Liverpool concede a goal, or every time they come under pressure: Trent Alexander-Arnold can’t defend; he can be got at. And, worryingly for Liverpool before Saturday, Exhibit A in the case against him is the away leg of last season’s quarter-final against Real Madrid when Vinícius Júnior repeatedly got in behind him, leading to the opening two goals.