Real Madrid is priced as the underdog to win against Liverpool. They are in brilliant form ahead of this game and they can get a good result in English. Backing the visitors to win or draw is the best available option in this fixture.

Liverpool and Real Madrid square off on Tuesday at Anfield in the first leg of their round of 16 tie.

Real Madrid is currently unbeaten in their last four games in all competitions, picking up victories in all four matches. They have been in very good form since after the FIFA club World Cup. Real Madrid is enjoying great attacking results with 15 goals in the past five games. They are one of the best teams in Europe and Liverpool cannot better this record.

Carlo Ancelotti's team kept a clean sheet for the second consecutive game. Earlier this season they had struggled defensively but they look to have discovered their form back. Real Madrid come into this game on the back of a 2-0 win against Osasuna in the Spanish La Liga. Two late goals from Federico Valverde and Marco Asensio handed Real Madrid all three points as they remain in the title race.

Liverpool is having one of their bad seasons in recent times. They have fallen far behind in the English Premier League title race this season and they finished second in the UEFA Champions League behind Napoli. Liverpool has only two wins in the last five games although both wins were recent. Jurgen Klopp's team is averaging 1.73 goals per game compared to Real Madrid's record of 2.09 per game. The Spanish giants are also better defensively with a better clean sheet ratio than Liverpool.

There have been six meetings between these two teams and Liverpool has failed to win any of those games. Real Madrid has picked up five wins and a draw in that period and the last meeting ended in a win for the hosts. Considering the strength and recent form of both teams, an away win or draw in favour of Real Madrid is the best available option in this fixture.

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皇马被认为是不被看好的球队，不会赢利物浦。他们在这场比赛前状态非常好，他们的英语成绩也不错。支持客队赢球或打平是本场比赛最好的选择。

利物浦和皇家马德里将于周二在安菲尔德进行16强的首回合比赛。

皇马目前在最近四场比赛中保持不败，四场比赛都取得了胜利。自从世俱杯之后，他们的状态一直很好。皇马在过去的五场比赛中打进了15球，在进攻端取得了不错的成绩。他们是欧洲最好的球队之一，利物浦不能更好的记录。

安切洛蒂的球队连续两场比赛零封对手。本赛季早些时候，他们在防守端表现不佳，但他们似乎已经找回了自己的状态。皇马在西甲2-0战胜奥萨苏纳后进入本场比赛。费德里科·巴尔韦德和马可·阿森西奥在最后时刻的两粒进球帮助皇马拿到了三分，他们仍然在争夺冠军。

利物浦最近经历了一个糟糕的赛季。他们在本赛季的英超联赛冠军争夺中远远落后，他们在欧洲冠军联赛中排名第二，落后于那不勒斯。利物浦在过去的五场比赛中只赢了两场，尽管这两场胜利都是最近的。克洛普的球队场均进球为1.73个，而皇马的场均进球为2.09个。这支西班牙豪门的防守也比利物浦更好，不失球率也更高。

这两支球队已经有过六次交锋，但利物浦没有赢过任何一场比赛。在此期间，皇马取得了5胜1平的成绩，上一次交锋以东道主的胜利告终。考虑到两支球队的实力和最近的状态，在这场比赛中，客场取胜或平局对皇马有利是最好的选择。