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Real Madrid Forced To Break 'Lucky' Champions League Final Superstition For Liverpool Clash

Real Madrid Forced To Break 'Lucky' Champions League Final Superstition For Liverpool Clash

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Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Real Madrid have been forced to break a 'lucky' superstition ahead of the Champions League final against Liverpool.

Los Blancos have reached and won three finals in the past four campaigns and on all of those occasions, they were flown to Lisbon in 2014, Milan in 2016 and Cardiff in 2017 on a plane managed by the same crew, as reported by Spanish publication AS.

But on this occasion, they have been forced to break that winning tradition.

It has emerged that captain Juan Ramón Bonet, first officer Alejandro Buxonat and cabin manager Rosa Delia Sosa will not fly the squad to the final, which is in Kiev, because of the size of the plane.

Every little helps, huh Liverpool fans?

"This year, the trip to Kiev will be made in an Airbus A340, which has a broader fuselage, to enable as smooth as possible a journey to Ukraine and to cater for the number of seats that the club has asked for." the airline said, via AS.

It is believed that Madrid president Florentino Perez is superstitious about these type of things, so could it be an advantage for Jurgen Klopp and his Liverpool side?

"The crew that has on previous occasions been responsible for their flights to closer destinations are not qualified to work with this type of aeroplane. They fly the Airbus A321, which is smaller (it is a 200-seater aircraft) and has less autonomy. " the airline continued.

"As is required by the [Spanish] State Agency for Air Safety, they would have to take a three-month course [to gain the necessary credentials], which they haven't."

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