Remarkably, Liverpool FC scored five times in resounding aggregate victories over Portuguese side FC Porto and Premier League champions Manchester City. Although Liverpool ultimately progressed 5-1 on aggregate, the Dutch defender has not forgotten the incident.
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“I think we all knew that he was a good player but I didn’t expect him to be such an incredible, great player”.
Despite guiding the team to two consecutive Champions League triumphs and a third final in succession, Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has come under pressure following the team’s meek surrender of LaLiga’s title to fierce rivals Barcelona.
“I definitely feel we are going in the right direction”.
Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund side lost 2-1 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final at Wembley in 2013 before Liverpool FC lost 3-1 to Sevilla in the Europa League showpiece in 2016.
The manager spontaneously started chanting: “We are Liverpool!”.
Former Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson also agrees with Marcotti and believes tiredness will be a factor.
The European Cup was the only trophy that eluded Shankly but his team, under Bob Paisley, went on to win the competition three times.
“I wish Jurgen all the best from bottom of my heart that he can win this trophy”, he said.
The 19-year-old has been one of the most compelling stories of Liverpool’s thrilling run to the final, having greeted every challenge with a nerveless calm since marking his Champions League debut with a goal in their qualifying-round tie against Hoffenheim last August.
He forced his players to join in, adding “this is just the start for us”.
Somewhat notable is that while multiple Real Madrid players made their way over to console the opposing goalkeeper on the pith, no players from Liverpool, the team with the motto “You’ll never walk alone”, were anywhere in sight around Karius.
‘It was amusing to see how big the support and fan base of Liverpool is.
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“But I said to him – maybe this was the decisive moment when he got it – I think he’s a world class centre half, 100 per cent”. I saw his team playing a lot of times and it is just fantastic football.
