Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool fans can ‘book the hotel’ for next Champions League final

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp sounded defiant notes after Liverpool lost 1-0 to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League Final.

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The Reds’ third final in five seasons was their second loss to Real Madrid, but Klopp’s already considering his team’s fourth final in sixth.

“I have a strong feeling we will come again,” Klopp said. “The boys are really competitive and are an outstanding group – they will be that again next season. And we go again. Where’s it next season? Istanbul? Book the hotel.”

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Klopp’s men were out for revenge in taking 24 of the game’s 28 shots.

The man himself was fairly dismissive of the game’s only goal, claiming that Fede Valverde wasn’t trying to find Vinicius Junior with a pass.

“We conceded a goal from a throw-in,” Klopp said. “Valverde wanted to shoot, Vinicius was there and that’s it.”

This, for what it’s worth, looks like almost 100 percent a pass, but we’re used to just a little bit of cynicism in Klopp’s explanations.

VINICIUS JR. BREAKTHROUGH FOR REAL MADRID.