Klopp says 2019 Liverpool team are the best he has taken to a final
Saturday’s match against Tottenham will be the manager’s fourth Champions League final
Liverpool — Jurgen Klopp says his current Liverpool team are the strongest side he has taken to a final as he plots Champions League glory against Premier League rivals Tottenham on Saturday. Liverpool are preparing for their second successive Champions League final after a run that included an incredible comeback to overturn a three-goal first-leg deficit against Barcelona in the semifinal by winning 4-0 at Anfield. It will be Klopp’s fourth European final as a manager, having been a Champions League runner-up with Borussia Dortmund in 2013, before losing the Europa League final with Liverpool in 2016. Their run to Madrid in 2019 has been marked by a never-say-die spirit, with Klopp suggesting this is better than those that have lost his three previous European finals. “I don’t like to blame my other teams [for the European final defeats],” said Klopp, whose side lost out to Real Madrid in the final in 2018. “I love them all. They all gave everything but I have never been part o...
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