Five keys battles that will shape up Real Madrid vs Liverpool

#1 Sergio Ramos/Marcelo vs Salah

Mo Salah will be against the very best in the final.

We all know that Marcelo loves to attack and stay high up the pitch, but he should really thank his captain Sergio Ramos who covers for him on the left flank. But in Kiev, they cannot afford to give any space to deadly Mo Salah.

Everyone knows what Mo Salah is capable of doing and he has done it against big oppositions and week in and week out. But in the Champions League final, he will be against arguably the best left back and centre back in the world.

Liverpool would definitely be desperate that Salah it at his best against Madrid, because unlike Madrid, who have the likes of Bale, Ronaldo, Ramos, Asensio and Isco, they have mainly Salah to whom they look up to when they need a goal. If Madrid can keep Salah quiet they are more likely to win the game.

When Manchester United and Chelsea managed to pocket Salah the Reds really struggled badly and were looking out of ideas. Though they have Firmino and Mane to look up to but they are not as good as the Egyptian. The key to stopping a big threat of Liverpool going forward would be how Ramos or Marcelo deal with the former Roma winger.

The winner of this dual is likely to be the winner of the Champions League final. If Salah manages to get the better of the two Madrid defenders they will be in big trouble. But if the Los Blancos duo manages to get the better of him, Liverpool are likely to be in big danger of not scoring and eventually losing the final.