German coach Jurgen Klopp, head coach of Liverpool, spoke about the upcoming confrontation with Real Madrid in the first leg of the 16th round of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League tomorrow, Tuesday.
Meeting events are scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, at ten o’clock in the evening Egyptian time and at eleven o’clock in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Jurgen Klopp surprised Real Madrid with loud statements
Jurgen Klopp said at a press conference ahead of the meeting: “I hope that playing at Anfield will give us a lot of momentum as it is a great match that will bring together two teams with a lot of history and it will be a great match.”
And he continued: “There were different stories between me and Real Madrid here or in Dortmund … This is one of the most successful teams in the world and they have a lot of experience.”
And he continued: “I only watched the Paris final once last week to analyze what happened, and it was torture … You can see how confident Madrid and their experience is.”
He added: “The last match against Real Madrid in front of PSG was at their training ground, then we played at our stadium without fans, but the second leg was good and strong, but now other times and other teams.”
And he continued: “Usually we meet each other in the final, but now we have a meeting in which one of them has to say goodbye to the championship.”
And about Nunez’s readiness, he said: “Darwin? He has a chance, yes, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t suffer from anything. We have to look today and then we will decide on his participation.”
He added: “I think the timing of the match is well chosen because we are gradually starting to go back to the opposite of what it was a few weeks ago, but we have to play an exceptional match here or in Madrid.”
He continued: “You have to do everything you can against Real Madrid to have a chance to win, while Madrid don’t always have to do everything to have a chance.”
He continued by saying: “We need good and positive results. The last two victories were great, but we have to prove ourselves again. We had two victories after the World Cup, but these last two victories look very different.
He continued, “It’s good that our fans have recently seen that we’re doing better and we need to go again.”
He continued: “We always work hard to claim the championship and you should enjoy these moments. It will be a special game and I expect Anfield to shine and we look forward to it.”
And he continued: “I think after the final, Ancelotti said that he knew everything we were going to do, but we had to beat them honestly.”
And about Ancelotti, he said: “Ancelotti is the quietest coach I have met in my life, I respect him very much and love him very much. They (in Madrid) have a world-class team as well as amazing talent.”
He continued: “Real Madrid is a competitive team and it’s always difficult to beat them, but it’s logical that we do everything to try and do it (win).”
And he emphasized during his speech: “I don’t think that you can intimidate Real Madrid.
And he continued: “We had a lot of chances and (Courtois) made a few saves and it affected us. We didn’t have enough adventurous spirit at that time (in the final).”
He added: “You have to respect Real Madrid, you can’t play against them without respect, they’re a world class team and they have a great organization and that’s why they’re hard to counter but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to beat them.”
And he continued: “Some of the Madrid players have won the championship five times, and they will probably think that they own the championship, but nevertheless, we will try our best against them.”
And about Vinicius he said: “Vinicius? Nothing justifies the racist abuse he is subjected to… As far as I know, he is a global player and you should not allow him to get into individual confrontations.
And he continued: “I hope Vinicius doesn’t give a damn about these fools (those who issue racist chants).”
And he continued: “Special plans for Vinicius? We will try to prevent passes to him, but the problem is that if you defend well against him, there is also Benzema or Rodrigo or others, and then there is Modric… they have world-class players and we have to defend in a strong team. way, and that’s what we’re going to try to do.”
He concluded by saying: “Our fans love football and Madrid will come to us and we can celebrate in the best possible way.”