Champions League final: Ranking Liverpool & Real Madrid's squads

The great European powerhouses that are Real Madrid and Liverpool will lock horns once again for the biggest prize in the club game this weekend.

The UEFA Champions League final is set to go down in the famous Stade De France in Paris, with Liverpool looking to banish the ghosts of that 2018 night in Kiev.

However, a new-look Real Madrid will also be desperate to make a name for themselves on the biggest stage in the game and carve out their own page in the annuls of Madrid folklore.

Both sides are at the peak of their powers, boasting squads brimming with ridiculous talent, but just which of the two has the better options to call on?

Well, in a bid to try and answer that question, we thought we would rank each and every member of the two squads using a handy Tiermaker.

The class system is simple, ranging from ‘Genuinely world class’ to ‘Lucky to be there’, we simply whacked each and every player in the category in which we believe they belong.

You may not agree with every pick but, there is just no room for sentiment when conducting this kind of exercise.

Starting at the bottom, we have a look at the lads who are perhaps a little lucky to be jetting off to a Champions League final.

Now, we are by no means saying they are awful footballers, just not quite up to the standard now required at these two clubs.

Divock OrigiLuka JovicAlex Oxlade-ChamberlainDani CeballosRhys Williams

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Another rung of the ladder that may not be entirely popular, but these few stars, while still incredibly talented footballers, may just be riding on the coat tails of a reputation that isn’t quite justified.

Naby KeitaEden hazardCurtis Jones

Drifting into ever so slightly more positive waters, we