This question is a hard question to be answered. I saw that benzema has been actively playing again with real madrid and it seems like that benzema has fully recovered from his injury.
that's gonna become the worst dream for liverpool as the best striker for last year has been coming back again to the field. Benzema gonna be a very dangerous player that may make liverpool out from UCL
we have yet to see how Liverpool performs with their new signings. if they manage to change the game for the better. it's a threat to Madrid. but if the arrival of Gakpo requires adaptation, this is still a nightmare for Liverpool when they have to face Madrid to repeat the previous final match.
It is meaningless to think that they can eliminate Real Madrid with a single transfer. Gakpo is an important signing but if Liverpool beat Madrid it would be a success for the whole team. The first game is a little while away and we'll see in February. At Anfield, they need to get the upper hand against Madrid and go to Spain like that. If they can't gain an advantage in the first match, it will be very difficult for them to pass the round in Spain.