Klopp: ‘I forgot the score! It was 7-6 right? Unbelievable!’
Jurgen Klopp wanted Liverpool’s loss against Roma to be less exciting and admitted that his side are “usually much better”.
Liverpool suffered a nervous second half and eventually lost 4-2 on the night, but progressed through to the Champions League final in Kiev on May 26 where they will play Real Madrid.
And Klopp was just pleased to get through after a manic 180 minutes of Champions League football over two legs that saw 13 goals.
“The game was wild,” Klopp told BT Sport. “They took all the risks and we punished it with the counter-attack but then we gave away a goal.
“There was lots of space. But then our last line was too deep and you cannot play like this. Each counter-attack was really dangerous for us but we didn’t use this. We were a little too patient. We are usually much better – you know this.
“It was the first semi-final for most of the boys so normal to have to keep nerves in. It was a little bit exciting – more exciting than I actually wanted.
“We are deserved finalists 100%. You don’t come without luck. We needed it only one time tonight. Real Madrid needed luck yesterday too. That’s how it is.
“We have two very important Premier League games then let’s go there [the final] and try our best.
“The boys deserve it, the character they showed, the football they showed – it was just crazy. I forgot the score! It was 7-6 right? Unbelievable!”
