Such games are hard to call on the pre-market but a few factors in this match-up are significant enough to warrant a bet on Liverpool.

First and foremost would be the difference between the two club’s schedules before the Saturday clash.

Klopp and his men stayed in England to welcome Porto and deliver a fun “no strings attached” 3-3 blockbuster. The German manager employed heavy rotation in an attempt to be fresher than Man City on Saturday. Has the plan worked or not we’re only about to find out, but the idea was clear and understandable. As a result, Liverpool is going into the semifinal with a fully fit squad (only Salah and Jota have minor knocks, but should both be cleared to start).

In comparison to Liverpool, Man City were given a hard test in Madrid as they literally had to fight for their ticket to the next stage of the Champions League. The 0-0 draw came at a high price - City lost Kevin de Bruyne and Kyle Walker to injuries. Pep kept cards close to his chest at Friday 's press-conference hinting that both players would be reviewed on the matchday, but my impression is that this game comes too early for them. Even if De Bruyne starts, he will not be at his best. Same goes for Walker.

The neutral stadium for this match (it will be held at Wembley in London) only makes the chances of both teams more equal, so once again I do not agree with Man City's favorite status on the pre market. Just days ago the two teams had met at the City’ Ettihad and Liverpool found a way to draw the game (2-2).

Now being the fresher team of the two (do not forget Man City had to make a round-trip to Madrid in midweek), at a neutral venue and with the opponent set to miss its’ key player - I genuinely believe Liverpool is worth a shot at the given odds.

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这样的比赛很难在赛前进行，但在这场比赛中有一些重要的因素足以保证对利物浦的押注。

首先也是最重要的是两家俱乐部在周六比赛前的日程安排的不同。

克洛普和他的队员留在英格兰欢迎波尔图，并提供了一个有趣的“没有附加条件”的3-3大片。这位德国主帅在周六的比赛中采用了大量的轮换，希望能比曼城更有活力。这个计划成功与否我们马上就知道了，但这个想法很清楚，也很容易理解。因此，利物浦将带着一支完全健康的队伍进入半决赛(只有萨拉赫和约塔有轻微的受伤，但两人都应该可以首发)。

与利物浦相比，曼城在马德里受到了严峻的考验，他们不得不为下一阶段的冠军联赛门票而战。这场0-0的平局付出了高昂的代价——曼城因伤失去了凯文·德布鲁恩和凯尔·沃克。在周五的新闻发布会上，佩普没有透露任何消息，暗示这两名球员将在比赛日接受审查，但我的印象是，这场比赛对他们来说太早了。即使德布鲁因首发，他也不会处于最佳状态。沃克也一样。

这场比赛的中立体育场(将在伦敦的温布利举行)只会让两队的机会更加平等，所以我再一次不同意曼城在市场前最受欢迎的地位。就在几天前，两支球队在曼城的艾蒂哈德相遇，利物浦找到了一种方法(2-2)打平了比赛。

现在作为这两支球队中的新人(别忘了曼城在周中要往返马德里)，在一个中立的场地，而且对手将失去关键球员——我真的相信利物浦值得一试。