Merson makes huge CL prediction after Liverpool, Chelsea cup final

Paul Merson thinks either Liverpool or Chelsea will win the Champions League after watching the League Cup final between the two sides.

The Reds ran out winners on penalties with subsitute goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga blazing his crucial spot-kick over the bar after the sides couldn’t be separated in extra time.

Chelsea and Liverpool both produced good performances in an entertaining spectacle and former Arsenal midfielder Merson reckons one of them will be Champions League winners in May.

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Merson said in his Sky Sports column: “I watched the game on Sunday and those two are not going to be a million miles away from winning the Champions League. They have got the best two defences in Europe and if you want to win Champions League football over two legs, you need to keep clean sheets.

“I think those teams have the ammunition going forward. People will say, ‘well, it was a 0-0’, but it was not a 0-0 game was it? It was outstanding. Great goalkeeping, great defending, good centre-forward play. Not great finishing, but it just showed me that both teams are bang in there for the Champions League.

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“One of them two [will win it]. They are so good at the back. I watch Man City and they will give you a chance.

“I think Liverpool have got more chance of winning the Champions League