Although the atmosphere of the domestic league and the champions league are different, we are not so sure that Liverpool will still not show their best performance before the big match against Real Madrid on Feb 22, 2023.
There is still plenty of time for Jurgen Klopp to reshape his squad and we still don't understand where the obstacles faced by Darwin Nunez are still difficult to carry out his duties as an attacker in front of goal.
There's still too much time to prepare, but I think Liverpool need to show some consistency in the next few Premier League games, Jurgen Klopp needs to be able to maximize the players they have and change formation a bit to make Liverpool look sharper and especially when Cody Gakpo has started playing.
The defeat against Brentford must be a big evaluation for Jurgen Klopp, because Real Madrid's strength can be said to be far more powerful than the strength possessed by Brentford, this is an opportunity for Liverpool to improve on the weaknesses they have.
Maybe Nunez will perform well when Liverpool's latest signing Cody Gakpo is played where so far he feels he has not found the right servant.
At first glance, in our view, Klopp must make a slight change in formation from what is usually used.
Liverpool's current weakness, in my opinion, is in the midfield, Thiago, Fabinho and Harvey Elliott have not been able to carry out their duties properly, not many balls are flowing against attackers, lack of intercepts and weaknesses in building attacks, thus making Darwin Nunez less developed. Moreover, Darwin Nunez's characteristics are different from Mohamed Salah's game. These conditions made Darwin Nunez less developed and still had quite a hard time scoring goals in every game.
It is hoped that a slight change in formation and maximizing the abilities of Cody Gakpo can make the front line even sharper, especially for the Uruguayan striker.
I see that Liverpool is very different this season, they are very ambitious in the Champions League because Liverpool performance statistics cannot be equated with their performance in the Domestic league. facing real madrid is quite difficult for liverpool but they can give many surprises at the meeting later, Kloop has a long experience in the Champions League, of course he can bring Liverpool to qualify for the next round, Cody Gakpo is expected to bring big changes to liverpool in the Champions league and Domestic League. It is believed that Gakpo presence will make Liverpool stronger again and can be an ideal partner for Mohamed Salah.
The distance is indeed the same for the next round, but the strength is very different between Real Madrid and Liverpool this season. Liverpool still have to improve their squad and how to play better before meeting Real Madrid in the Champions League. Because I see Liverpool being very inconsistent in the Premier League this season so Liverpool will get a difficult match for them in the Champions League if in the near future the Liverpool team doesn't make improvements to a better strategy.
Even though the statistics for the last 5 matches for the two of them in the Champions League, Liverpool have always lost, but it is not certain that in the next match, Liverpool will experience the same thing. Indeed, Real Madrid is very strong, especially since Benzema return from injury makes Real Madrid very perfect. The round of 16 match later will be a great hope for Liverpool to prove its best quality because the champions league is one of the opportunities for them to become champions after in the domestic league liverpool has been eliminated from the title hunt. for real madrid I believe they will be able to provide tough resistance from what they have shown in their last 5 meetings.