Rome — Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp has said his team will be "on fire" for the Champions League final in Kiev as they look to stop an experienced Real Madrid side from winning a third consecutive European title. The Merseyside club will feature in their eighth European Cup final on May 26 after beating AS Roma 7-6 on aggregate in the semifinal on Wednesday. It hands Liverpool an opportunity to end their six-year trophy drought and lift their first piece of silverware under Klopp’s management, having lost the finals of the League Cup and Europa League in 2016. "We were in a League Cup final and didn’t win it," Klopp said. "People don’t tell me in the street since then: ‘Thank you for bringing us to the final’. We were in the Europa League final too. Nobody tells me thank you. "I see no trophies after these games. They don’t hang silver medals at Melwood. That’s a pity, but that’s the game. There’s still a job to do." Madrid, who overcame Bayern Munich in the other semifinal, play in...
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