Jurgen Klopp revealed his pride at his Liverpool side while taking a swipe at Atletico Madrid and their cynical style.
Liverpool knocked out of the Champions League after 2-3 defeat (2-4) on aggregate.
Following the game, Klopp couldn’t resist a brutal assessment of the Spanish side, even as he praised his team.
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They way they play, I don’t get it. I don’t understand how they get some of the best players in the world playing like that,” he said.
“Congratulations to Atletico, but I’m a really under-average loser. And if I said everything that was on my mind I would come across as the worst loser in the world.
“I’m super proud of the boys because for 95 minutes we played a sensational game. We were the clear better side, dominated a team which is packed with world-class players who are difficult to break down - but we did it constantly.
“I feel proud. I told them already they should be proud.
"The last two and a half years in the Champions League has been an incredible ride and journey. In some moments we needed luck or a really good hand and we didn't have that tonight.
“I loved the way we played in the 90 minutes. We caused them so many problems and I love that - our big mistake was to score the second goal five minutes too late. We should have scored that in the 90 minutes and it would have been fine!”
Source:
The Mirror
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