Klopp happy ‘as if it were the first final’

by time news

Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool coach, qualified for the Champions League final after his 3-2 win over Villarreal on Tuesday in a post-match press conference): “At first, we were impressed by them. We weren’t building anything. We weren’t playing in the right spaces. We threw long balls and we forced our game. We had a few good balls to play, but never enough to have a good momentum. At the break, we explained to the boys that we had to be stronger and move smarter. We weren’t moving enough. We couldn’t find our circles. Our three attackers were arrested. We had to resolve all of that. This final, I feel like it was the first. It’s always special. Big respect to Villarreal. It’s a great stadium, and what they’re doing here, what Unai (Emery) is doing, it’s amazing. We deserved it, but this victory really comes from a huge performance by the boys. Coming back from a 2-0… (…) I didn’t want us to defend the result of the first leg, but to go for the victory».

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