Fabinho fit for Champions League final as Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp slams Nations League

Fabinho has been ruled out of the FA Cup final with Chelsea, but Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has confirmed the midfielder will be fit for the Champions League final. The Brazil international picked up a muscle injury in the win over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Tuesday, which ruled him out of a trip to Wembley on Saturday. Ad/> Klopp confirmed the 28-year-old is unhappy to miss out on a shot at a second piece of silverware this term, but will be firing on all cylinders for the Champions League final with Real Madrid on May 28.

Premier LeagueSalah, De Bruyne, Son and Saka on shortlist for Premier League Player of the Season award2 HOURS AGO “[He] will definitely be back for the [Champions League] final,” Klopp said at a press conference on Friday. “Before, we will see, we don’t know. That’s it.

“[He is] absolutely okay. Fab is a professional, he was obviously not happy about it, that’s clear, but he took it and is already taking on the fight against time, if you want. That’s how it is.

“It is not enough if you are ready on Friday before the final, it should be Tuesday or Wednesday or something like that and we are working on that and we are all very positive that it will be the case. So he is absolutely okay.” /> Klopp has been outspoken about the ticket allocation for the Champions League final, with the Reds boss demanding to know why the two teams secured only 20,000 tickets each for a Stade de France ground that can hold 75,000 spectators. In his press conference, Klopp confirmed he had conversed with UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin about a range of issues, and said a bigger concern he had was with the Nations League.