- Ferdinand appointed his favorites to win the competition at TNT Sports Duty
- His opinion came after Real Madrid killed Man City 3-0 in his second-leg shock
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Río Ferdinand has appointed his favorites to win the Champions League after Real Madrid knocked out Manchester City in the competition.
The Pep Guardiola team was sent to the star of the Champions League on Wednesday night when a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick concluded a 6-3 victory in aggregate for Madrid.
It was still the last blow in the city season that struggled to find both nationally and in Europe throughout the campaign.
With City now outside the competition, Ferdinand intervened who believes that the Champions League is more likely to win.
Speaking in TNT sports, Ferdinand said: 'They (Real Madrid) and Liverpool.
'Liverpool is a team that looks formidable and has equally devastating players in advance in terms of Mohammed Salah that you can finish a game and win it on its own.
Real Madrid obtained a 3-0 victory over Man City in its champions League clash
Rio Ferdinand suggested that Madrid and Liverpool are now the favorites to win the competition
The former Manchester United defender was speaking as part of the TNT Sport coverage
'So I would like to see that as a game. But it remains to be seen if they can pass and get to each other '.
Liverpool had already guaranteed its place in the next round of the competition after qualifying in the top eight of the league format stage before.
With their insured place, the Reds were free to play a Premier League clash against Aston Villa at night, which drew 2-2.
The Reds endured a challenging game when Alexander-Arnold scored the tie in the 61st minute after numerous opportunities lost in front of the goal of the town.
It occurred after Aston Villa took an advantage of 2-1 with a header of Ollie Watkins, which arrived in extra time during the first half, after a crossing of Lucas Digne on the left flank.
Despite registering only two great opportunities throughout the game, the hosts managed to write down the 1-1 equalizer since youri tielemans found the background of the network in the 38th minute.
His strike occurred as an answer to the goal of Mohamed Salah only nine minutes before, after a big mistake of the right of Villa, Andrés García.
Meanwhile, Madrid ran out of 3-1 winners in the second leg of his play-off draw against City, ensuring a 6-3 victory together, after three Kylian Mbappe attacks.
The Arne Slot team has become friends to lift the champions league trophy this season
Kylian Mbappe scored three times to help guarantee the added victory 6-3 of Madrid over the city
The Frenchman opened the scoring at night after only four minutes with an intelligent lobe on the goalkeeper of the city Ederson.
However, Madrid No. 9 kept its best time for the 33rd minute when it received Rodrygo's ball inside the box and struck the goal.
The defender of the city Gvardiol flew in front of Mbappe in an attempt to block his shot, but the Madrid striker pretended before cutting inside and breaking the ball on the net.
He obtained his third in the second half after cutting from the right side and shooting a low effort through the goal and towards the lower corner.