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– “I think Carlo thinks the tie is over, and I think it is as well at the moment, but in three weeks…”
– Liverpool have certainly mounted fairytale comebacks before, but while Jurgen Klopp believes his optimism in overturning a three-goal deficit against Real Madrid will return, he will know significant improvements will be needed from Tuesday’s 5-2 defeat at Anfield.
– The loss – Liverpool’s worst at home in Europe – means they have it all to do to reach the quarter-finals of this season’s Champions League.
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– “We will go there and play a football game,” Klopp said of the second leg in Madrid against the holders on Wednesday, 15 March.
– “It will be a massive challenge. We have to make sure we learn from this game.”
– Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson lamented errors throughout the game that were costly against Carlo Ancelotti’s men.
– “We made too many mistakes around the goals,” he added. “When you make too many mistakes, teams like Madrid punish you.”
