Sergio Aguero believes that stopping the “pivotal” Luka Modric is essential to Liverpool’s possibilities of beating Actual Madrid within the Champions League closing.
The influential Croatian midfielder has once more been a key a part of Madrid’s run to the Paris decider, controlling the sport within the coronary heart of Carlo Ancelotti’s facet.
Modric produced a superb efficiency the final time these two golf equipment met within the closing of this competitors in 2018, clinching a 3rd successive Champions League crown.
The 36-year-old is now in his tenth season within the Spanish capital, and although tipping Jurgen Klopp’s facet for a quick begin on the Stade de France, Aguero feels that Modric might be the spark to permit Actual Madrid’s counter-attack to ignite.
“I believe Liverpool will kick off with their standard depth,” Aguero, a Stake.com international ambassador, stated.
“They’ll purpose to attain from the get-go. Their assault is top-notch, and their wingers can carry the ball forwards and help brilliantly.
“Madrid will play on the counter, profiting from Vinicius Jr’s velocity and [Karim] Benzema’s kind.
“[Luka] Modric can be one to be careful for, as he all the time performs a pivotal function in these cases. He’s a pivotal participant and much more so in finals.
“His passing is great. He commits to win. His putting is clear, significantly at mid-distance.”
A fourth European Cup crown would make Ancelotti the outright most profitable supervisor in competitors historical past.
The Italian has already made historical past this 12 months by profitable La Liga and changing into the primary coach to assert the title in all 5 of Europe’s main leagues.
Whereas Liverpool have secured their very own spectacular assortment of trophies, the backbone of the Actual Madrid group is fashioned of serial winners, together with a number of gamers who had been a part of Zinedine Zidane’s facet that received three in a row, and Aguero feels that will additionally rely come Saturday evening in Paris.
“I believe Actual Madrid have extra expertise total as a membership, however Liverpool have proven up nicely within the Champions League for the previous few years,” the previous Manchester Metropolis striker defined.
“Will probably be shut, however I believe Madrid can be extra assured, having performed the finals earlier than and turning round powerful video games prior to now.
“That’s the sting I can level in direction of. Historical past and expertise does tilt the scales. Madrid proved it, profitable their house legs with the Bernabeu being a key issue. However the closing is on impartial floor so it could be extra balanced.
“Actual has had many nice groups, and that is no completely different. Past the person performances of every time, the membership itself has a weight of its personal.
“When gamers perceive that, regardless of which group they’re taking part in for, the burden of historical past turns into extra current.”
