London, February 20. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp says he didn’t see last year’s Champions League final loss to Real Madrid until this weekend and called it “torture”, in addition to indicating that he now knows “why hadn’t I seen?
The English coach spoke to the media this Monday before the first leg of the round of 16 between Liverpool and Real Madrid will play at Anfield. It will be the first duel between the two teams since the ‘Champions’ final won by the whites thanks to a goal from Vinícius Júnior.
“These are different games, but it’s still one of the biggest clubs in the world. I hadn’t seen that final in Paris again until this weekend and I understood why. It was a torture. Now I know why we didn’t see her. We played well, but they scored the decisive goal,” Klopp explained.
“We could have won this game, but we didn’t. Now we have more experience. Before the final, the other games were played at a training ground (Alfredo Di Stéfano) and at an Anfield empty. It’s ancient history,” he added. the German technician.
Liverpool come to this tie after winning back-to-back Premiership games and recovering slightly from what has been a disastrous season for the Reds.
“I’m very happy that we can play this game now instead of two weeks ago. We have to play a big game, two in fact. In the last few games we have seemed more like a team and now we We have to show it again. We need results, no doubt.”
Klopp also praised his rival on Tuesday, Carlo Ancelotti, calling him “the calmest coach” he has encountered in his entire life. “I respect him a lot and admire him a lot,” he said.
“El Real Madrid is one of the most potent clubs and han traído talents, muy young people and muy buenos. El Madrid is siempre muy muy competitive y difícil de batir, pero hay que attemptarlo. No creo que puedas conseguir que este equipo entre en panic” , a point. EFE
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