Sports 247 – Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp highly appreciates the strength of Bayern Munich but at the same time revealed that Liverpool is completely ready for this confrontation.
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Liverpool facing Bayern Munich is considered one of the most exciting matches in the 1/8 Champions League series of the 2018/19 season.
Coach Jurgen Klopp is no stranger to rival Bayern Munich, having led Dortmund many times to face the Gray Tigers in Germany.
Klopp said: `Of course the match will be very difficult, it’s an interesting confrontation and I’m looking forward to it. It’s very different from when I was at Dortmund. Bayern haven’t won this tournament for 6 years and
`Bayern is a big team and this is also a top tournament. The Gray Tigers always have the top players in Europe and their squad is very strong. I’ve always wanted to beat them since I was leading.
In his 18 years in charge, Klopp has faced Bayern more than any other coach.
In the pre-match interview, the coach also revealed that Liverpool was completely ready to face Bayern.
`We have been training very hard. Many people think we can beat Bayern and we need to prove it. If that happens it would be great but things haven’t even started yet, we
`Wijnaldum has returned to the training ground and seems to have recovered well. Shaqiri is very positive but we will have to wait until the last minutes, as will Lovren. If Fabinho has to play as a centre-back it will not be easy
In addition, he also wants the fans to create a fiery atmosphere in the stands to add strength to the team.
Liverpool will need to be very careful in this return match as they still have a trip to the Gray Tigers’ field in 3 weeks.
