Klopp: “It’s torture”

Jurgen Klopptechnician of Liverpool, He said he didn’t watch the Champions League final that was lost against him last year real Madrid until this weekend and described it as “torture”, in addition to hinting that he now knows “why I didn’t see it”.

The coach spoke to the media this Monday before the first leg of the round of 16 Liverpool and Real Madrid They will play at Anfield. This will be the first match between the two teams since the ‘Champions’ final won by the whites with a goal from Vinícius Júnior.

“They are different games, but it is still one of the biggest clubs in the world. I never saw that final in Paris until this weekend and I realized why. It was torture. Now I know why didn’t see. We played well, but they scored the decisive goal”, explained Klopp.

“We could have won that game, but we didn’t. Now we have more experience. Before the final, the other games were at a training ground (Alfredo Di Stéfano) and at an empty Anfield. That’s history,” he added. the German technician.

ANDlLiverpool lHe comes into this tie having won two Premier League games in a row and has slightly bounced back from a disastrous season for the ‘Reds’.

“I am very happy that we can play this game now instead of two weeks ago. We have to play a great game, two actually. In these last games we were like a team and now we have to show it again. We have to of results, without a doubt.”

Klopp He also praised his rival on Tuesday, Carlo Ancelotti, and described him as the “calmest coach” he had ever met in his entire life. “I respect him a lot and admire him a lot,” he said.

“He real Madrid It is one of the most powerful clubs and they have brought in very young and very good talent. Madrid is always very competitive and hard to beat, but you have to try. I don’t think you can panic this team,” he said.