On the verge of knockout following the heavy defeat conceded by his troops once morest Real Madrid (2-5) following having scored two goals in advance, Jürgen Klopp particularly regretted the third goal conceded following returning from the locker room.
And Liverpool collapsed. After leading 2-0 following a quarter of an hour of play, the Reds indeed sank to finally lose 5-2 at Anfield, conceding the heaviest defeat in their history at home in C1.
Jürgen Kloppe inevitably blamed the blow at the end of the meeting. In particular because of the third goal conceded on the return from the locker room on a header from Eder Militao, lonely at six meters. “The third goal we conceded is a horrible goal, it changes the course of the game. At that moment, we lost the momentum and it never came back, regretted the Reds coach. In the second half, Real Madrid obviously played the game they wanted to play. The two goals they then scored weren’t really well defended. »
“The start was excellent, yet noted the German technician at the BT microphone. It was exactly us, the way we want to play, we were giving them problems all over the pitch, we read the game well, a super intensive start. We led 2-0. I thought the whole first half was good, apart from the goals (conceded). But we became a little more passive, already quite high on the pitch, we no longer pressed when we had to because if we become passive once morest this team, we are punished. »
