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Klopp: Book hotels for next year's CL final, we'll come again

A defiant Jurgen Klopp has vowed Liverpool will return stronger next season and has told fans to book the hotels for next year's Champions League final in Istanbul.

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic Set Sights On French Open Showdown

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will look to book a heavyweight French Open quarter-final clash Sunday, while Carlos Alcaraz hopes to extend his run after becoming the youngest man to make the last 16 since 2006. Record 13-time Roland Garros champion Nadal takes on Felix Auger-Aliassime, the Canadian ninth seed trained by Toni Nadal, the Spanish star's uncle and coach for the best part of three decades.

"Can't Do Much More" To Win Ballon d'Or: Karim Benzema After Real Madrid Win Champions League

Karim Benzema admitted he had done all he could with Real Madrid this season to make himself favourite for the Ballon d'Or after helping the Spanish giants beat Liverpool 1-0 in Saturday's Champions League final in Paris. Benzema did not score in the final at the Stade de France as Vinicius Junior netted the only goal of the game, but the Frenchman finished as the Champions League's top scorer with 15 including 10 in the knockout rounds.

Champions League Final: Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois Earns Respect With Heroics To Thwart Liverpool

If Real Madrid's Champions League final win in 2018 was remembered for a nightmare performance by Loris Karius in the Liverpool goal, the Spanish club's victory over the same opponents in Paris on Saturday was in no small part down to the heroics of Thibaut Courtois.