Two finals in two years and a desire for every moment. Jürgen Klopp looks forward to the final duel against Tottenham on Saturday in Madrid. And the coach of the Reds grows hard.
The European finals, he knows it. Jürgen Klopp has already led the Reds in the final of the Europa League 2016 and in the final of the Champions League 2018. Two painful experiences that will inevitably count on Saturday against Liverpool. "These are different situations, when we had played in the final of the Europa League in Sevilla, we had dropped in the second half, and last year we had a bad luck with Salah's injury. This season, I hope it will be different, we can not compare this team with that of last year, "he pleaded in a press conference.
The appointment at the Wanda Metropolitano against the Spurs comes at the right time to crown a season almost perfect despite the second place (a breath) behind the scarecrow Manchester City. "Guardiola said he preferred the Premier League because he has not played the final for many years (he laughs), he is the best coach in the world and he deserves all the praise he gets. say that the Champions League is more important because I can still win it while I have already lost the Premier League, "joked the German.
No matter, the end of the season in cannonball and obviously the turnaround in the semifinals have boosted the morale of his troops. "The best time to play the final, it would have been 5 minutes after I beat Barça, it was the best match of one of my teams, if we had won 2-0, I would have been very proud of this performance. The most important thing is that we play with the same desire, "adds the former Borussia Dortmund.
And if he knows perfectly the Spurs that his team has beaten twice this season (2-1) - "At home, we had a little luck at the end" - he does not want to enter the game of comparison. "The emotions will be different for the final, it's a special match, we have good reason to be in a good mood," said Klopp, who is in a good position to talk about the finals ...
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