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Barcelona and Spain superstar Lamine Yamal says Liverpool is the favorite to win this season's Champions League title, with the Reds having finished top of the group phase under Arne Slot.

Yamal and the Spanish outfit came second in the standings and therefore are on the other side of the knockout phase to Liverpool.

The pair could meet in the final which is to be held in Munich in May.

"It depends on us," Yamal told Mundo Deportivo when he was asked whether Barcelona could win the Champions League, La Liga and the Copa del Rey this season.

"There is only one team in the Champions League that is more favored than us, and that is Liverpool because they finished first.

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Last year I think everyone was excited about the Champions League.

"I don’t think anyone doubts what I’m like as a Barca player and how much I love this club," Yamal said

The way I’ve been welcomed and the affection I have felt from both the fans and my teammates has meant so much."

Liverpool.com says: Yamal is right to put Liverpool right up there among the favorites