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Rio Ferdinand disagreed with Peter Crouch's prediction that Liverpool will win the Champions League this season.

The Reds are the favorites to clinch the biggest trophy in club soccer, and few would argue against them having been the best team in Europe this season.

However, a tricky tie with a reformed Paris Saint-Germain stands in Arne Slot's men's way of the quarter-finals, and plenty of other big-hitting clubs remain in the competition, including holder and 15-times champion Real Madrid.

In a TNT Sports segment, Ferdinand asked Crouch, Joe Cole and Ally McCoist to agree or disagree with the statement 'Liverpool will win the Champions League this season.'

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"I'm going to say agree, because I just don't think the teams around in the Premier League are going to put Liverpool to the test enough, so it can go for the Champions League.

Liverpool has demolished Real Madrid already, and I think on its day can demolish anybody, I think Liverpool wins it."

Both Ferdinand and McCoist tipped Madrid to defend the title, with the former saying: "I disagree.

McCoist said: "I'm disagreeing, I think Real Madrid will win it

Real Madrid just knows how to do it, of course Liverpool could win it, but I just think Real Madrid will win it."

Cole, meanwhile, predicted Liverpool to fall at the first knock-out hurdle at the hands of PSG

Something has changed at PSG and I think there is belief there now, and I just think Liverpool has had a rough end of the draw."