May 30, 2022 - 20:55
By guardian.ng

Liverpool fans confident Reds will bounce back after Champions League setback

Real Madrid’s Brazilian defender Marcelo (C) lifts the The Champions League trophy after Madrid’s victory in the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on May 28, 2022. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Disappointed Liverpool supporters drowned their sorrows in a pub near the club’s Anfield home after Real Madrid pipped them to the Champions League title on Saturday — but after winning two trophies this season, they were confident even more success lies ahead next season.

The reverse in Paris came a week after Liverpool missed out on the Premier League title, with Manchester City hanging on by just a single point.

Up until then, Liverpool had been eyeing an unprecedented quadruple of trophies in a single season but had to settle for lifting the FA Cup and English League Cup in a gruelling campaign where they played every possible match.

“My Dad’s been watching the football for 80-odd years. We always keep on dreaming and we always keep on believing,” one supporter told AFP.

“We’re disappointed now but we’ll get over it, and we’ll go again next season, and with Jurgen Klopp in charge anything is possible and that’s all I’ve got to say.”

Liverpool lost 1-0 at the Stade de France with Vinicius Junior scoring the only goal for Real as the Spanish giants were crowned kings of Europe for a record-extending 14th time.

“Unlucky, you know. We did