Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp said on Monday that facing Real Madrid, who beat them twice in the Champions League final in 2018 and 2022, in the round of 16 was “a truly thrilling draw». «I know we’ve faced Real Madrid in two recent finals but it’s not that often that our two clubs have met back and forth, so we can’t wait for that to happen“said the German on the club’s website.
In 2018, Real won 3-1 in the final and they did it again last year (1-0). The last confrontation in two sets between the two clubs had also turned to the advantage of the Spaniards (3-1, 0-0), in the quarter-finals in 2021.Real have the best record of all in Europe. We know it. But ours ain’t bad either“Klopp underlined. “It’s a really good draw. A truly thrilling draw. The matches are still a few months away but it doesn’t take much imagination to know what the atmosphere will be like during the two matches.“, he further advanced.
Only eighth in the Premier League after 13 games played, Liverpool are struggling in the league but qualified fairly easily in second place in Group A, ahead of Napoli on goal difference. “There are still a lot of games to play before that, obviously, so we’ll focus on each game as it comes, but this draw has given us something quite special to look forward to.“, concluded the German.
