Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has warned Real Madrid ahead Champions League final in Kiev, he said the Reds will be “on fire” when they clash later this month.
Liverpool will play their eighth European Cup final when the clash with Real Madrid and wants to end their six-year trophy drought and lift their first title under the management of Klopp, having lost the finals of League Cup and Europa League in 2016.
“We were in a League Cup final and didn’t win it,” Klopp told reporters.
“People don’t tell me in the street since then: ‘Thank you for bringing us to the final.’ We were in the Europa League final too. Nobody tells me thank
you.
“I see no trophies after these games. They don’t hang silver medals at Melwood. That’s a pity, but that’s the game. There’s still a job to do.”
Real Madrid has the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos, Luka Modric and Karim Benzema, who have all been involved in lifting their last three European titles in 2014, 2016 and 2017 and Klopp is aware of the wealth of experience with the Zinedine Zidane side.
“You cannot be more experienced in this competition than Real Madrid,” the German manager added.
“I think 80 percent of their team played all these finals. They are four times in the last five years and still together. They are experienced, we are not, but we will be really on fire.”
Real Madrid is hoping to win the title for the 13th time and be the first team to win it three times in a row in the current format of the competition.
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