Round of 16 of UEFA Champions League is already underway and undoubtly one of the biggest clash is the one in which Real Madrid travels to face Liverpool in a rematch of last season's final. And although bookmakers see the English side as favourite, we do not agree with them and suggest betting for an away win or draw. We will tell you why:

1. Taking into account how each team is playing so far in their domestic competitions, we see that Real Madrid is fighting head to head with Barcelona for the top spot of the standings, being one of the best teams in Spain right now. In contrast, Liverpool has been struggling to find its form and is in mid table, outside of all European qualification spots.

2. The Spanish side has played well in their recent away games, with three wins in their last four games (lost the other). In Champions League, they only lost one of their matches far from home and it was with the team already qualified for the knockout stage, so they did not play with all their usual starters.

3. Both sides have gone head to head three times in the last two editions of the Champions League and Real Madrid has won two of those games, including the last final, whereas the remaining one ended in a goal less draw.

Taking all these into account, it seems that bookmarker's odds can be a little tricky, as the side managed by Carlo Ancelotti is doing really well and seems to be favourite for this tie. So this is why we believe that the smartest bet is for an away win or draw.

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欧洲冠军联赛16强已经开始，毫无疑问，最热门的对决之一是皇马客场对阵利物浦，这是上赛季决赛的重演。尽管博彩公司认为利物浦是最受欢迎的球队，但我们不同意他们的看法，建议押注于客场获胜或平局。我们将告诉你为什么:

1. 考虑到目前每支球队在国内比赛中的表现，我们看到皇马正在与巴塞罗那争夺积分榜的榜首，成为目前西班牙最好的球队之一。相比之下，利物浦一直在努力找回自己的状态，目前处于中游位置，在所有的欧洲资格赛名额之外。

2.皇马在最近的客场比赛中表现不错，最近4场比赛取得3胜(另外一场输球)。在欧冠联赛中，他们只在客场输了一场比赛，而且是在球队已经进入淘汰赛阶段的情况下，所以他们没有使用通常的首发球员。

3.在过去的两届欧冠联赛中，双方有过三次正面交锋，皇马赢了其中的两场比赛，包括最后一场决赛，而剩下的一场以一球少的平局告终。

考虑到所有这些因素，指数似乎有点棘手，因为卡洛·安切洛蒂执教的球队表现非常好，似乎是这场比赛的热门。所以这就是为什么我们认为最明智的赌注是客场赢球或平局。