Spanish media issue 'humiliating' Arne Slot and Liverpool verdict ahead of Real Madrid

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Liverpool return to Champions League action against Real Madrid next week, and the Spanish press haven’t been too kind about Arne Slot and his players in the build-up to the game.The Reds beat Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in their previous European outing.An impressive result, but one that has done little to mask the problems at Liverpool right now.TBR Football understands that Arne Slot’s future isn’t in doubt right now, but just one win in seven has opened the Merseyside outfit up to criticism.Photo by Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty ImagesLiverpool lost 3-0 to Crystal Palace in a Carabao Cup fixture on Wednesday, and fans were furious with Slot.Some Spanish outlets have since reported on the game, and their view of the Reds and their manager has been less than complimentary.Vale said Liverpool were ‘trashed’ by the Eagles and the defeat was ‘humiliating’.SPORT, meanwhile, made their stance on Slot very clear, with one journalist saying that the Dutchman ‘is failing’ and that the Premier League champions have been given a ‘rude awakening’, with the situation at Anfield labelled ‘untenable’.Another piece from the outlet highlighted the Reds’ ‘€500 million’ spend, which they say ‘doesn’t seem to be enough [for Slot] to compete in so many competitions’.Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty ImagesLiverpool Champions League chances predictedAfter Frankfurt, Slot’s men sit 10th in the table, three points adrift of Real Madrid, who have won their opening three league matches so far.Liverpool were Champions League favourites before the competition kicked off.However, it is now Arsenal who Opta predict have the best chance of lifting the trophy (21.62%).Liverpool have been demoted to fifth favourites, with a 9.05% chance of emerging victorious in the showpiece next year.Meanwhile, despite their unbeaten start, Madrid are less likely to clinch another European title in 2025/26 (7.18%).