Dylan Bettencourt
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has vowed that his team will win the Uefa Champions League after losing out on the Premier League by a single point.
Going into the final day of the Premier League it was all to play for between Liverpool and Manchester City.
It all looked to be going the Reds’ way when Mohamed Salah put the ball in the back of the net to give his side the lead but it was then when a fan from the stands indicated to him that City had completed a miracle.
City had come from 2-0 down to lead Aston Villa 3-2 to win back-to-back Premier Leagues.
At no point during the final fixtures were Liverpool in a title winning position but losing the league on the final day by a single point is heartbreaking.
Liverpool have finished the last four Premier League seasons with 90+ points but only won the league once in that time.
That heartbreak will be transformed into motivation as the Merseyside club look to win their seventh European trophy.
“Yes, losing the league today increases the desire to win,” Klopp said post-match.
“This season is absolutely incredible, and it doesn’t end today, it ends next week.”
Liverpool have already won the Carabao and FA Cups this season and will be looking to get over their Premier League blues to beat Real Madrid on Saturday in a repeat of the 2018 final, this time in Paris.
Winning the Champions League will without a doubt make the Liverpool players forget that City won the league, but first they have to beat the team that has the most Champions League triumphs.
While Liverpool goes into the match as favourites, Real Madrid, as they have shown this season, cannot be written off.
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