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EXCLUSIVE: Michael Owen predicts Liverpool will 'blow away' Real Madrid in the Champions League final by THREE goals but warns Vinícius Jr could be a 'weapon' against high line on the counter attack

Daily Mail | May 25, 2022

Related Topics: Real Madrid CF, Vinícius copé junior, Madrid, Liverpool F.C., Michael Owen, Manchester City F.C., Chelsea F.C., Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Jürgen Klopp, La Liga

He left Liverpool for Real Madrid aged just 24 after scoring 158 goals in a staggering 297 games.

The Reds would go on to beat AC Milan the following season in a European Cup classic at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul after going down 3–0 at half-time.

But for Michael Owen, the hotly anticipated clash between Liverpool and Los Blancos on Saturday for the Champions League crown at the Stade de France won't be such a close affair.

Michael Owenu00a0left Liverpool for Real Madrid aged just 24 after scoring 158 goals in a staggering 297 games

Michael Owen left Liverpool for Real Madrid aged just 24 after scoring 158 goals in a staggering 297 games

Liverpool survived a huge scare in Spain to reach the final after a dismal first-half performance that saw Villarreal level the tie 2-2 on aggregate

Speaking exclusively to Sportsmail ahead of the game, Owen says: 'I think Liverpool are better than Madrid and they could blow them away.

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