Real Madrid is missing 5-6 players from main squad now, and that is definitely going to cost them the game if you ask me. Liverpool is doing amazing, they are leading the league in both sides, both at premier league but also UCL as well and they will not want to get out of that anytime soon, they will end up wanting to win this one as well. This is going to be hard, but it is not going to be that tough for anyone to face Real Madrid, because they have way too many injured players.
If I were Ancelotti, this is the perfect time to try Mbappe at left wing. Since Vini is gone, put Mbappe at left wing just like he wants, and put Endrick or someone at striker, have someone there though, sometimes they go out without striker, don't do that, endrick is fine, or even Jude could suffice. Then lets see how Mbappe is doing there, I bet that he is not going to suddenly turn into a beast and get them wins with bunch of goals, he is just making excuses, get the excuse away from him this way.
There are now a total of 7 Real Madrid players who are currently injured, the last being Vinicius who was injured while helping his team beat Leganes, he is expected to be out for 3 weeks. The number of key players who are injured makes it increasingly difficult for Ancelotti to put together his best line-up, especially since they will be facing a team that is difficult to beat this season. In their last match, they also managed to win 3-2 over Southampton, Liverpool were behind 2-1 before finally making a comeback through 2 goals from Mo Salah who has performed extraordinarily this season. One of the players that Ancelotti needs to be wary of is Mo Salah, he has been very productive since being handled by Arne Slot.