Succeed At Liverpool, Failed At Real Madrid: Michael Owen Predicts The Reds To Beat Los Blancos 3-0

JAKARTA - Michael Owen arrived at Real Madrid from Liverpool in the summer of 2004 with the hope that he would become the latest Galactico to shine at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. In fact, he is only a backup for Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima.

The retired striker endured a turbulent year in the Spanish capital before returning to England. He rarely played the full 90 minutes as most of the time he was forced to watch Il Phenomenon from the bench.

Ahead of tomorrow night's Champions League final, it's no surprise that the man who is now a prominent figure at BT Sport backed Liverpool to beat Real Madrid.

"I think Liverpool are better than Real Madrid and they can beat them. 3-1 or 3-0 is my prediction," Owen told the Daily Mail, Friday, 27 May

"I think Liverpool can beat them (Madrid) quite convincingly, because the Reds are an extraordinary team at the moment and too good for Real Madrid."

The winner of the 2001 Ballon d'Or, an award he won while playing for Liverpool, believes that Liverpool will not repeat the same failures as Chelsea and Manchester City against the Real Madrid side.

"Real Madrid just did really well to reach the final. But I think Liverpool are very experienced and very good."

Despite having played for Los Blancos, the former England international admits he is more on the side of Liverpool.

"Everyone knows I spent half my life at Liverpool. Don't get me wrong, I had a great year [at Real Madrid], met some great people and had the most beautiful experience," he said.

"It is a great honor to play in the white jersey in that stadium and I loved every minute of it. But of course I love Liverpool."