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Karine Grigoryan

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9 players who have played for Real Madrid and Liverpool

Real Madrid and Liverpool are two of the best European clubs in the world of football. The rivalry between them has caught the eye of football fans due to their intensity. 

There are world-class footballers who represented both teams throughout their careers, playing important roles. 

Let's take a look at nine notable football players who have played for both Real Madrid and Liverpool over the years.

 

XABI ALONSO 

A Champions League winner both at Liverpool and Madrid. The Spain midfielder had five years at Liverpool before moving back to his homeland with Madrid for six seasons.

''I have feelings for both clubs,'' Alonso said ahead of the final. ''I was lucky enough to win this trophy with both clubs so for me it's difficult to pick one and I will be happy whatever happens.''

 

NICOLAS ANELKA

Anelka's time at Real Madrid was not so well, he didn't score in the first five months and had a bust-up with manager Vicente del Bosque but found the net in both legs of Madrid's Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich and started in the final in Paris against Valencia, which Madrid won 3-0.

 

ALVARO ARBELOA 

Arbeloa began his career at Real Madrid but only made a couple of first-team appearances before leaving for Deportivo La Coruna in 2006.

Later in 2009, he came back to Spain but now to Real Madrid and spent seven years there, winning La Liga once and the Champions League twice.

 

JERZY DUDEK 

At Liverpool, Dudek will forever be a hero for his display in the 2005 Champions League final.

Pepe Reina arrived and he left Liverpool for Madrid ahead of the 2007-08 season, arriving as back-up to Iker Casillas. He played for Madrid for three seasons and worked under Jose Mourinho before leaving in 2011.

 

STEVE MCMANAMAN

McManaman left Liverpool for Spain on a free transfer in 1999 and starred in their Champions League final victory over Valencia in 2000, before lifting the trophy again two years later when Madrid defeated Bayer Leverkusen in Hampden.

 

FERNANDO MORIENTES

He had three Champions League titles and two La Liga medals when he arrived at Anfield, by loan at Monaco, in January 2005.

When he left Liverpool in 2007 for Valencia, his record was 12 goals in 61 games.

 

MICHAEL OWEN

Synonymous with Liverpool, where he scored 158 goals in 297 games after bursting into the first-team as a 17-year-old. He won the European Footballer of the Year in 2001.

Owen left Liverpool for Madrid for £8million plus Antonio Nunez in 2004.

''I loved playing at Real Madrid,'' Owen told Marca. ''I think I started 20 games, and I was substitute for the same amount. But it was almost impossible for anyone to play all the minutes of all the matches with Raul, Ronaldo, Morientes.''

 

ANTONIO NUNEZ

Nunez joined Liverpool from Madrid when Owen headed to Spain in 2004.

At Liverpool, he made 27 appearances, mainly as a substitute, in his only season in England but played in some key games such as the 3-1 victory over Olympiacos in the Champions League.

He left Liverpool at the end of the season for Celta Vigo.

 

NURI SAHIN 

The Turkey midfielder left Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund in May 2011 for La Liga but struggled to settle at the Bernabeu.

Injuries interrupted his first season under Mourinho and it was announced the following summer that he was joining Liverpool, managed by Brendan Rodgers, on loan for the 2012-13 season.

 

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