Desire can deliver Champions League dream for Liverpool, says Jürgen Klopp

21 May 2018 05:31
• Klopp says his team can overcome experience of Real Madrid• Adam Lallana and Emre Can increase Klopp’s selection optionsJürgen Klopp believes Liverpool’s bravery, work-rate and desire for a sixth European Cup can compensate for Real Madrid’s greater experience when the sides meet in the Champions League final. Saturday’s contest in Kiev will be Real’s fourth Champions League final in five years, with Zinedine Zidane’s holders aiming to lift the trophy for a third consecutive season. No club has won a hat-trick of European Cups since Bayern Munich in 1974, 75 and 76.Liverpool’s recent European record pales by comparison but having reached a first final in 11 years with several exhilarating performances and scored a competition record 40 goals en route, their manager is confident his team’s virtues can prove decisive in Ukraine. Related: Andy Robertson: ‘The problem with Real Madrid is they’re all fantastic’ Related: Emre Can to move from Liverpool to Juventus on five-year contract Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian