Jurgen Klopp criticised by football fans for press conference after Champions League final

Jurgen Klopp has been accused of being ‘salty’ in his post-match press conference after Liverpool lost to Real Madrid in the 2021-22 Champions League final.

Vinicius Jr scored the only goal of the game in the second half as Madrid were crowned champions of Europe for a record-breaking 14th time at the Stade de France in Paris.

Liverpool, who were being tipped to win a historic quadruple one week ago, end the season without either the Premier League or Champions League trophies but did manage to win both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup.

And Klopp couldn’t hide his frustration that his side had lost to a team that only mustered one shot on target over the course of the 90 minutes.

The Liverpool boss, per Sky Sports, said: “They scored a goal, we didn’t, that’s the easiest explanation in the world of football and it’s hard, harsh to get anyway, [but we] respect that of course. When the goalkeeper is Man of the Match then something is going wrong for the other team, so we had I think three really big chances where Courtois made incredible saves. I would have loved to have had a few more of this calibre.”

He continued: “I think Madrid had one shot on target, is that right? And that was a goal. But, look, I understand 100 per cent and I respect 100 per cent the reason for playing football and having these kinds of competitions is to win the game, and whatever you do – as long as it’s in the rules – it’s allowed and you can do it. It’s completely fine. We had to defend as well in moments, just that we blocked the shots or whatever. We played a good game, but when you lose 1-0 you have to admit it was then not good enough.”

Klopp then took issue with one particularly question asked by a reporter, who asked: “What do you think was the