And in the Premier League, Liverpool had to leave the title to Manchester City, and in the Champions League Real Madrid was very strong 0-1 in Paris yesterday. Jürgen Klopp did a simple analysis ready to go next. “Real scored a goal, we did not.”
“I don’t have a simpler explanation. It’s hard to accept, but if the goalkeeper was the man of the match, then we did something wrong. I would have liked more chances, but in the last 30 metres we should have done better.”
This is the third final lost by Klopp in the Champions League. “We did good things tonight, but it wasn’t enough. If you lose 0-1, it wasn’t good enough. Real Madrid hit the target once and it was a goal. Anyway, that’s football and we have to accept it.”
“I told my players that I am very proud of them. They had a great season. We lost two league titles in the details. We have a great group and we will come back stronger.”
Klopp concluded with a decisive note to his team: “I hope the players, after a good night’s sleep, realize what they have achieved this season. But if you have 24 shots, you have to enter more.” “I only remember three world saves from Thibaut Courtois, we had to score more, especially with our qualities.”
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