Curtain up for the 2022 Champions League final! Liverpool meets Real Madrid in Paris on Saturday at 9:00 p.m. The goal is clear for David Alaba: get the third title in the premier class! In 2013 and 2020 he was able to lift the Champions League trophy with Bayern. It is well known that all good things come in threes. But the native of Vienna does not see a favorite in this final. In his opinion, both teams would be worthy winners. “If two teams present themselves like this throughout the season, then they are rightly in the final,” said the defender of the Austria Press Agency (APA).
Should Alaba win the premier class this year, it would be his 30th title in his professional career. After winning the Supercup and the Spanish championship, it would be the third title with Real Madrid. But Alaba does not want to speak of a habit effect: “Winning titles will not be boring at all, quite the opposite. You work very hard every day for moments like that.” Winning a Champions League final is “something special, something incomprehensible, something that cannot be described in words,” he said Alaba. “But first of all we have to win.
Real Madrid’s journey in the premier class was one of spectacle. Thanks to spectacular comebacks against Paris St. Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City, they made it to the final. In the semi-final first leg with the “Citizens” on April 26, the ÖFB international stayed in the dressing room at break due to adductor problems and has not played a game since. However, Alaba has been back in team training since Monday. “I feel very good physically,” stressed the Madrilenian defense chief. Alaba is not worried about the break of several weeks. “Experience certainly plays a role and I’ve been able to do a lot of good sessions lately. I’m in great shape and absolutely ready.”
According to Alaba, Real is definitely prepared for the duel with the Reds: “The emotional state is very positive. We feel good and are really looking forward to the final.” Liverpool around cult coach Jürgen Klopp was still fighting for the championship on Sunday. In the end in vain, because Manchester City was crowned champion. “It certainly wasn’t a good day for Liverpool, but then maybe you can motivate yourself even more for the final,” said Alaba.
