“We needed an extraordinary performance, and we didn’t do it,” laments Klopp (Liverpool)

Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool coach, defeated 1-0 by Real Madrid on Wednesday at the Santiago-Bernabéu and eliminated in the knockout stages of the Champions League, in a post-match press conference): “We arrived with a difference of three goals to make up, and we needed to put in an extraordinary performance to make up that difference… and we didn’t put in an exceptional performance. We had a good game, but Real were in control. Alisson had to make two sensational saves to keep us in the game. If we wanted to pass, we had to be huge, if we wanted to win, we had to be very good. Real were huge, and that’s why they came through. I was not angry after the game. Just disappointed. I would have been angry if we had played better and had come close to passing. When we start this competition, we start with the idea of ​​winning it. We have reached the final three times in recent years, but we have never won it. To do that, you have to be amazing, and we weren’t. But it’s the competition we want to be part of every season. This will be our main objective from now on. When we come back from the international window at the end of March, we will have three matches against City, Chelsea and Arsenal. I believe this week will be quite decisive».