Jürgen Klopp: Probably something is wrong and I should probably finish – ŠPORT.SK

today 12:05 | Liverpool FC football coach Jürgen Klopp had mixed feelings after Wednesday’s retaliatory quarterfinal match between the Champions League and Benfica Lisbon (3: 3). On the one hand, he enjoyed advancing to the semifinals, but he could not hide his disappointment at the unsuccessful conclusion, when his charges allowed the Portuguese opponent to make the match a drama. Read also VIDEO: Benfica bit Liverpool until the last minute, the favorite of their lead … “The Reds” won the first match on the Benfica 3: 1 field and in retaliation 20 minutes before the end they led an identical score. In the end, however, they relaxed, the guests equalized with Roman Jaremčuk and Darwin Nunez’s goals and revived the hope of advancement. Liverpool finally guarded the result, but Klopp was definitely not satisfied with the end of the match. “We have reached the semifinals, but you can see that I am not flying in the clouds now. There is probably something wrong and I should probably finish,” Klopp told a post-match press conference. After the victory in Lisbon, he saved several supports in retaliation and allowed himself to build a significantly changed line-up. Before Saturday’s FA Cup semifinal against Manchester City, he let the attacking stars Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane rest on the bench from the beginning. Compared to the first force measurement, up to three new players presented themselves in the defense – Joe Gomez, Ibrahima Konate and Kostas Cimikas. James Milner appeared in the middle of the field, starting for the first time since March 2. “Defense in such a line-up has never played together before. It was about the details to stay 100% concentrated. We led 6: 2 in the first game. But the players are just people and they probably thought the job was done. Well Benfica “The match didn’t go exactly as we imagined, but it doesn’t matter at all. We’re in the semifinals and that’s all that matters. I’m really happy,” the German coach was quoted as saying by AFP. photogallery Liverpool FC – Benfica Lisbon Source: reuters However, the home team let the opponent get into the game. “We were 6: 2 in total and we were probably too slow,” admitted LFC striker Diogo Jota, who was followed by home captain Jordan Henderson: “We had a pretty comfortable lead. We are disappointed with the goals we collected.” Liverpool made it into the top four in EPM / LM for the first time since 2019 and a total of twelve times in history, breaking the English clubs record. Manchester United also has a dozen semi-final entries. “The Reds” will meet Villarreal in the battle for the finals, who eliminated Juventus Turin in the eight finals and Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals. “He deserves to be in the semifinals when both Juventus and Bayern are eliminated. Unai Emery (Villarreal’s coach) is the king of European competitions. It’s unreal what he’s showing. Well, give me some time to prepare properly for the opponent.” added Klopp. His team still has a chance to win four trophies this season. Already in February, he won the English League Cup and is still in the game for the title in the domestic Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League. photo gallery Liverpool FC – Benfica Lisbon Source: reuters Benfica coach Nelson Verissimo was proud of his team despite the elimination: “The result says we are finishing in the quarterfinals. But I am proud of my players for what they did. In this format of the Champions League We never got that far, we started in a challenging group in which we left behind Barcelona, ​​for which the players and the previous implementation team deserved recognition, then we eliminated Ajax Amsterdam and tormented Liverpool, one of the best teams in the world. After the first match at Estadio da Luz, we got into a big disadvantage, we didn’t start the second half well in retaliation, we got two goals from “dead situations”, but we didn’t give up, we showed good moments and with two goals we equalized to 3: 3. It was a tough match and even though Benfica’s fans are sad now, they can be happy with what we did in the Champions League. “